Friday, February 26, 2016

Is the V.A. on your side or the enemy when it comes to care?

Watchdog says IG dropped ball on VA probe, tried to 'discredit' whistleblowers

Article Title: Watchdog says IG dropped ball on VA probe, tried to 'discredit' whistleblowers

Snippet of Article: "...As with other VA hospitals, whistleblowers had claimed supervisors told employees to violate scheduling rules while hiding delays in seeing patients. But Lerner said the IG tried to “discredit the whistleblowers by focusing on the word ‘secret,’ rather than reviewing the access to care issues identified by the whistleblowers … OIG also denied OSC's request to review a copy of the complete investigation reports, undermining our ability to properly assess the VA's resolution of these issues.” ..."

Article Source: www.foxnews.com