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		<title>NRC fined VA for prostate cancer programs failures</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/08/nrc-fined-va-for-prostate-cancer-programs-failures/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission levied a $39,000 fine Monday against the Department of Veterans Affairs for violations of federal regulations of the use of radioactive materials at prostate cancer programs in VA hospitals across the country.
Click here to read more.
If you or a loved one have suffered injury due toÂ negligence byÂ government health care providers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Associated Press: Augusta Chronicle: 33 vets missed in alert</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/08/associated-press-augusta-chronicle-33-vets-missed-in-alert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-three veterans were overlooked last year when the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in downtown Augusta alerted its patients about possible exposure to infectious bodily fluids.
Click here to read more.
If you or a loved one have suffered injury due to negligence by government health care providers, you are entitled to compensation. The Law firm of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Associated Press: Politics News: APNewsBreak: 4 positive tests of vets treated at St. Louis, but illness sources undetermined</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/08/associated-press-politics-news-apnewsbreak-4-positive-tests-of-vets-treated-at-st-louis-but-illness-sources-undetermined/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/08/associated-press-politics-news-apnewsbreak-4-positive-tests-of-vets-treated-at-st-louis-but-illness-sources-undetermined/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[VA Healthcare Problems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ST. LOUIS: Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Centers dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, but further testing will be necessary to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame, VA officials said Friday.
The Department of Veterans Affairs provided test results to The Associated Press after repeated requests over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting, Investigation, Disclosure, and Remedying of Medical Errors Leads to Similar or Lower Than Average Malpractice Claims Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/06/proactive-reporting-investigation-disclosure-and-remedying-of-medical-errors-leads-to-similar-or-lower-than-average-malpractice-claims-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Veterans Affairs Medical Center developed a comprehensive process designed to proactively identify and remedy medical errors. Key elements of the process include widely publicizing the disclosure policy and process throughout the hospital, prompt reporting and investigation of potential errors, full disclosure of investigation results to the patient and/or family, and apology and fair remedy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man sues Hampton VA doctor over missed stroke symptoms</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/05/man-sues-hampton-va-doctor-over-missed-stroke-symptoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/05/man-sues-hampton-va-doctor-over-missed-stroke-symptoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
Â© May 18, 2010
HAMPTON
After the Hampton VA Medical Center denied responsibility, a Chesapeake veteran has sued the emergency-room doctor there who failed to diagnose a stroke that left him permanently disabled.
John Morgan, a Marine veteran, went to the Hampton center Nov. 23, 2008, complaining of slurred speech, unsteady gait and weakness on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. to pay $350,000 after suicide of Marine</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/05/u-s-to-pay-350000-after-suicide-of-marine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/05/u-s-to-pay-350000-after-suicide-of-marine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By William H. McMichael – Staff writer
Posted : Saturday Jan 17, 2009 6:57:58 EST


The government has agreed to pay $350,000 to the family of a Marine combat veteran who committed suicide after what his family alleged was negligent mental-health care at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Massachusetts.
Former Marine Reserve Cpl. Jeffrey Lucey hanged himself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Office of Inspector General Report on Quality of Care Issues at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center, Report No. 09-02950-58</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/quality-of-care-issues-louis-a-johnson-va-medical-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/quality-of-care-issues-louis-a-johnson-va-medical-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (214.4 KB) ]]></description>
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		<title>Webb visits VA medical center after receiving complaints</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/webb-visits-va-medical-center-after-receiving-complaints/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/webb-visits-va-medical-center-after-receiving-complaints/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Jim Webb made his first visit Friday to the Hampton VA Medical Center, where he praised the dedication of health care workers but said he is still following the incomplete investigations of many patient complaints.
In the fall, Webb asked the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to examine the quality of care at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VA clinic now concedes violations</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/va-clinic-now-concedes-violations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/va-clinic-now-concedes-violations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a dramatic about-face, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center has acknowledged that its troubled prostate cancer program violated federal radiation rules meant to protect patients from harm.
Just last month, Philadelphia VA officials disputed the finding of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigation that the hospital committed eight safety violations in its prostate brachytherapy program.
Click here to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GAO Calls for Stronger Credentialing, Privileging Oversight at Facilities</title>
		<link>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/gao-calls-for-stronger-credentialing-privileging-oversight-at-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.vet4vet.net/blog/2010/01/gao-calls-for-stronger-credentialing-privileging-oversight-at-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government Accountability Office (GAO), after reviewing credentialing, privileging, and performance monitoring procedures at several Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, has called for several areas of improvement among those facilities.
GAO’s interest began when seven out of 180 patients diedâa rate that was far greater than expectedâbetween October 2006 and March 2007 at a [...]]]></description>
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