Los Angeles VA hospital delays more than 80 surgeries due to insect infestation
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center closed operating rooms for a
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Veterans Benefits
VA launches investigation after veteran’s father tweets pictures of unsanitary conditions
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake
Read MoreTo Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai Chi
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) Every week in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Zibin Guo guides veterans in wheelchairs through slow-motion tai chi
Read MoreCalifornia Joins States That Would Evict Veterans Who Seek Aid-In-Dying Option
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people
Read MoreCMS and VA team up to prevent healthcare fraud
Since 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force has charged more than 3,500 individuals with allegations of defrauding Medicare of $12.5
Read MoreVA Clears The Air On Talking To Patients About Marijuana Use
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) “Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations
Read MoreOregon VA hospital allegedly turned patients away to increase quality rating: 6 things to know
(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Roseburg (Ore.) Veterans Administration Medical Center allegedly attempted to limit the patients
Read MoreVA is using acupuncture to curb the use of opioid painkillers
Doctors at Baltimore’s VA Medicare Center has started offering a version of acupuncture to treat some veterans’ chronic pain. The
Read MoreVA spent $1.1B over 6 years on an EHR it’s trying to replace
(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Between fiscal years 2011 and 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs funneled more
Read MoreVA failed to report eight potentially dangerous doctors
The Government Accountability Office found five medical centers within the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to report potentially dangerous doctors
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