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http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-15-03063-511.pdf
This report speaks to the understaffing of medical professionals at VA. I am perplexed that under the scope and methodology they don't have reference to some medical standard. It seems to be all based on VA's perspective of healthcare. I like that they state "regrettably" providers have left VA, but little to the reasons why they left. What use is this report? I can't even wipe my butt with it since it's electronic!
This report speaks to the understaffing of medical professionals at VA. I am perplexed that under the scope and methodology they don't have reference to some medical standard. It seems to be all based on VA's perspective of healthcare. I like that they state "regrettably" providers have left VA, but little to the reasons why they left. What use is this report? I can't even wipe my butt with it since it's electronic!
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I'm surprised, actually not, at how the report and analysis stops short on talking about the drivers of losses and recommendations on turning that around. You need to plug the leaks in the ship before you can go full speed. I used to work in the medical side before becoming an engineer and my wife has spent her life in it. The nursing side is easy to figure. VA has an aging demographic that they didn't get ahead of and the "regrettable loss???" has a high burnout component. Pissed off nurses pull the entire system down because they treat the other services like radiology and respiratory like crap. They'll leave too. That plays the same in the commercial sector. Other than that, it's an attempt at quantifying what's more painful to the provision of services. I'm a systems type and would have a lot of questions about the approach, etc. but can't make any conclusion about the overall validity either way.
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Sgt Spencer Sikder
The easy ones, immediately. The more difficult ones, maybe never. There have been reports where a team came back a few years later and cited in the new report that the facility failed to implement recommendations from the previous report. Nothing happens. The VISN Director should be relieved at a few of these networks then we may see some changes.
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1stSgt (Join to see)
Sgt Spencer Sikder - Hopefully the new Sec VA will bring about change in the system. I must say that the VA in Madison Wi is awesome and takes very good of me. Hats off to them.
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