VA to face questions on Colonoscopies

Looks like the VA still hasn’t gotten it’s act together..

WASHINGTON — The questionable medical practices were first found at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tennessee, then at VA facilities in Georgia and Florida.

Now, Veterans Affairs officials will face fresh questions about patient safety at a House hearing Tuesday after an internal review found continued weaknesses with colonoscopies and other procedures at the agency’s medical centers.

The latest findings — that fewer than half of VA facilities selected for surprise inspections in May had proper training and guidelines in place — are contained in an inspector general’s report to be released at the hearing. The findings, obtained in advance by The Associated Press, suggest that errors in colonoscopies and other minimally invasive procedures may be more widespread than initially believed.

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