VA to conduct monthly inspections of scheduling practices

Federal Times: The Veterans Affairs Department will be conducting monthly in-person reviews of scheduling practices in every clinic it oversees, according to a June 18 announcement by acting secretary Sloan Gibson.

Widespread reports of falsified wait lists and improper scheduling practices has sparked an inspector general investigation, the resignation of former VA secretary Eric Shinseki and a flurry of legislation that would make it easier to fire senior management and reform the VA health care system.

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