So now there are no more ‘allegations.’ An IG report has confirmed that the secret wait lists at the Phoenix VA hospital exists. Meanwhile, Sharon Helman continues to receive a tax payer funded vacation with paid leave (while she should be investigated by the FBI) and Eric Shinseki continues at is job.
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| IG report confirms secret wait lists at Phoenix VA hospital |
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An interim report released Wednesday by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General concluded that patients experienced “significant delays” in treatment at a VA health care facility in Phoenix, Ariz., providing the administration’s first official confirmation of problems that have been widely reported in recent weeks.
“While our work is not complete, we have substantiated that significant delays in access to care negatively impacted the quality of care at this medical facility,” the report explained.
The IG’s preliminary review found “multiple types of scheduling practices that were not in compliance” with the policies set by the agency. The report cited multiple lists separate from the official electronic waiting list for treatment, saying the additional lists “may be the basis for allegations of creating ‘secret’ waiting lists.”
One of the most damning charges to date has focused on the Phoenix facility’s alleged creation of fake waiting lists to understate the amount of time veterans had been waiting for medical care.