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The serious medical needs of an 84-year-old US Army veteran were ignored by nursing home staff resulting in the veteran’s death from gangrene infected genitals that required surgical intervention. The …

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Jul 22 2018July 20, 2018

First, Do No Harm – VA Committee Launches Patient Wellness Investigation

25 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Editorial Staff

USA Today and The Boston Globe recently reported on VA nursing homes receiving poor internal rankings in secret. If you have been following our blog, we also posted on this …

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Jun 13 2018June 13, 2018

Trump’s VA Boasts Of Bucking Obama-Era Secrecy In Agency Press Release

19 Comments / News & Legislation, VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

In another curious press release from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency’s propaganda arm highlighted its release of nursing home ratings as bucking Obama-era resistance to transparency. “For years, …

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Dec 14 2016December 14, 2016

Veterans Affairs Uses Clinton Executive Order To Preempt States Rights

103 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

Veterans Affairs will mandate VA regulatory changes affecting VA care in all states, creating a states rights problem, to allow advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) to treat veterans without physician …

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Jul 1 2016June 30, 2016

Should VA Violate Constitution To Destroy Physician Led Care?

105 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

To solve the wait list problem, VA now proposes to trump state laws that prohibit nurses from treating patients without supervision of a physician. Do you agree? I generally oppose …

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Jun 13 2016June 13, 2016

Patient Safety At Center Of Montana VA Shakeup

33 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

One whistleblower says patient safety in the operating room is at the center of the shakeup going on within the wall of Fort Harrison VA in Montana. In 2014, Associate …

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Nov 30 2015December 2, 2017

Tomah VA Announces 100-Day Plan In Face Of Abuse Investigation

155 Comments / Ben's Blog, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Tomah VA confirmed allegations of patient abuse the same day it pushed out a release to national press that it is starting a new facility improvement plan for the second time. …

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