FW: Acting Secretary Gibson call for monthly review of VHA facilities

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> Subject: FW: Acting Secretary Gibson call for monthly review of VHA facilities
> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:40:44 -0400
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> > Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:31:11 -0700
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> > Subject: Acting Secretary Gibson call for monthly review of VHA facilities
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> > Acting Secretary Gibson call for monthly review of VHA facilities
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> > VA Department of Veterans Affairs
> > Office of Public Affairs
> > Media Relations
> > Washington, DC 20420
> > (202) 461-7600
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> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> > June 18, 2014
> >
> > Acting Secretary Gibson Initiates Monthly Site Inspections Across
> > Veterans Health Facilities to Restore Integrity to Scheduling Process
> >
> > WASHINGTON – Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson today
> > directed all Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Medical Center and
> > Health Care System Directors to conduct monthly in-person reviews of
> > scheduling practices in every clinic within their jurisdiction. Site
> > inspections will include observing daily scheduling processes and
> > interacting with scheduling staff to ensure all policies are being
> > followed to deliver Veterans the timely care they have earned.
> >
> > "Our top priority is getting Veterans off of wait lists and into
> > clinics," said Acting Secretary Gibson. "We need our folks in the
> > facilities to work directly with staff, answer all questions, and
> > ensure our Veterans receive the timely care they have earned.
> > Veterans must trust their health care system, and these reviews are an
> > important step towards restoring integrity in all our scheduling
> > activities."
> >
> > In addition to monthly reviews of over 900 Veterans Health
> > Administration facilities nationwide, Veterans Integrated Service
> > Network Directors will also conduct similar visits to at least one
> > medical center within their area of responsibility every 30 days,
> > completing visits to all medical centers in their network every 90
> > days.
> >
> > This action follows the VA's release of results from its nationwide
> > Access Audit, along with facility-level patient access data.
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