By Pauline Jelinek, WASHINGTON — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments made without telling the patient are among tricks used to disguise delays in seeing and treating veterans at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics.
They’re not a new phenomenon. VA officials, veteran service organizations and members of Congress have known about them for years.
The “gaming strategies” were used to make it appear veterans were getting appointments within target times set by the department, according to a 2010 department memo to VA facility managers aimed at fighting the practices. To read full article, click here: http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/how-va-clinics-falsified-appointment-records-1.285673
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