Investigation Shows VA Hires Doctors with a History of Medical ...

VA hires providers with past malpractice, discipline - USA Today

Neurosurgeon John Henry Schneider racked up more than a dozen malpractice claims and settlements in two states, including cases alleging he made surgical ...

Investigation into the VA Reveals Doctors Hired with Discipline ...

... medical mishaps that have left patients dead or gravely injured. For example, a VA hospital in Iowa City knew that one neurosurgeon's medical ...

Rep. Rutherford: VA Fails Veterans by Hiring Dangerous Doctors

The USA Today article includes the following excerpt: "Neurosurgeon John Henry Schneider racked up more than a dozen malpractice claims and ...

VA hires doctors despite disclosures of malpractice, disciplinary issues

A neurosurgeon disclosed a series of malpractice claims spanning two states when he applied for work at a VA hospital in Iowa.

Malpractice, misconduct history of military-employed doctors ...

The names of military ...

VA policy for hiring doctors has violated law for last 15 years

The Department of Veterans Affairs has allowed its hospitals across the country to hire health care providers with revoked medical licenses for at least 15 ...

The Hill: VA needs to fire dangerous doctors and improve hiring ...

Would you trust a doctor who had their license revoked, had a history of sexual misconduct, and had on numerous occasions engaged in ...

VA Hospitals Still Struggling With Adding Staff Despite Billions From ...

Money from the Veterans Choice Act, which was meant to improve medical staffing levels at VA health centers, has had little impact on hiring ...

Improving Veterans' LIVES A Historical Look at the Establishment of ...

Her outstanding efforts as a physician, researcher, and writer have produced a lifetime of invaluable information about the inception of VA research. We are ...

'Mystery shopper' model being used to boost VA care

Thanks to the research of Dr. Saul J. Weiner and colleagues, based at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, the same model is being used ...

For VA Whistleblowers, A Culture Of Fear And Retaliation - NPR

Alan Hyde is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System. He served in Operation Desert Storm, ...

Timeline of Accomplishments

Launched the Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP) in 17 VISNs, which brings together nearly 76 VA medical centers to conduct lung cancer screening and lead ...

VA Research News Briefs

This year's theme is “Building Community Through Research,” as VA celebrates researchers' contributions to both the Veteran community and the health science ...

What is the VA? The Largest Educator of Health Care Professionals ...

This July, medical students, residents, and fellows in almost every medical and surgical specialty will join nurses at all levels of training, ...

How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health - ProPublica

A ProPublica analysis of 313 studies conducted by the agency's inspector general in recent years shows repeated failures in behavioral care.

Veterans Affairs Centralized Adjudication Background Investigation ...

VA-CABS has a uni-directional interface to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) systems to enable DCSA to push adjudication decisions to ...

VHA DIRECTIVE 1100.21(1) Veterans Health Administration ...

b. Updates office name change from Medical Staff Affairs to VHA Credentialing and. Privileging Office. c. Clarifies that a tracking system is in ...

VA doctors are being overruled on veterans' treatment plans. Here's ...

When Christine Russell read the message from the San Diego VA announcing it would no longer pay for her cancer treatment, all the pain came ...

Senate Passes Bill to Investigate VA Doctor License Issues - Audacy

The Senate passed legislation from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that requires that every healthcare provider hired by VA with a revoked license ...

The VA's Private Care Program Gave Companies Billions and Vets ...

... Veterans Affairs' policies on paying for veterans to see private doctors instead of using government-run medical services. The new rules ...