Posts Tagged ‘VA Healthcare Problems’

NRC fined VA for prostate cancer programs failures

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

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.

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US inquiry finds problems at Prescott VA hospital

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

PHOENIX – A federal agency that investigates whistle-blower complaints has closed its probe of the VA Medical Center in Prescott after concluding that medical errors had occurred and the facility had suffered from understaffing of nurses and housekeepers.

The Office of Special Counsel investigated problems in the hospital’s long-term care and hospice wards reported by a nurse who alleged that she was fired in 2008 because she complained that patients were suffering. The report found no evidence to support an illegal firing.

A full investigation by the Veterans Affairs Office of Medical Inspector – completed in September and released Thursday – concluded that some workers made medication errors, including overusing laxatives and misusing narcotics. More serious allegations of patient abuse could not be substantiated.

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NRC cites VA clinic for radioactive-treatment violations

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

In the first outside report on its flawed prostate-cancer program, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center was cited for eight apparent violations in using radioactive materials on nearly 100 veterans, federal inspectors have concluded.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission found that the Philadelphia VA staff failed to evaluate radiation doses or know when to report a mistake, according to the 16-page report obtained yesterday by The Inquirer.

The brachytherapy team, for example, failed to check radiation doses for more than a year because a computer was unplugged from the hospital’s network, the report said.

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Calls for “Tort Reform” Desperate Distraction From Health Care Debate

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Those opposed to real health care reform are flailing to come up with real, alternative solutions to our current crisis. With all the talk of death panels, government takeovers, and rationing of care, now tort reform has been thrown into the mix.

Yet it will do practically nothing to lower health care costs, and certainly will not fix our broken health care system. However, it will most definitely hurt patients injured through no fault of their own. Seemingly, the effects of legislation on real people have somehow evaporated from the discussion.

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Report: High Mortality Rate At Lexington VA Hospital’s ICU

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

(AP) – Several factors including staffing shortages and a lack of communication may have contributed to a higher-than-expected mortality rate among critically ill patients at a Kentucky veterans hospital.

The consulting firm that reviewed the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Cooper Drive in Lexington found instances of emergency triage performed by a desk clerk; nurses not being able to readily identify or contact on-call residents; and doctors’ orders not being followed, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported.

The high mortality rate among patients treated in the hospital’s intensive care unit prompted local and regional VA officials to call in the McLean, Va.,-based Booz Allen Hamilton consulting firm to investigate, the newspaper reported….

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