On the information provided by the VA and the article below, it appears that it will take 10 hours to process each GI Bill claim. If the VA has only 900 people working on the 277,000 claim then it will take over a year for the claims to be processed.
According to UAA’s VA coordinator, Teri Gravenmier, "approximately 300 veterans have claimed benefits, Gravenmier is the only full time employee in the Veterans Affairs department. She estimated that up to 3,000 hours are needed to process all the claims."
"According to a Sept. 23 press release, the VA has received 277,000 applications for eligibility for the new GI Bill, and “the VA has over 900 personnel processing education claims".
Full Article at: New GI Bill promises lots, delivers too little, too late
By Kaitlin Johnson | 29 September 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Medical Errors and Saying Sorry, Check with your Attorney
When the Government says they are Sorry, accept it, but don't sign anything until you consult with your lawyer.
You have to protect your rights.
Full Article at:Study: Saying 'I'm Sorry' Reduces Lawsuits
09/28/2009
"Apologies and open communication with patients about medical errors are the keys to reducing malpractice claims by as much as 55 percent, according to a recent commentary in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) referencing decades of evidence published by "Sorry Works!," a coalition led by Doug Wojcieszak, a public relations consultant."
"The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) adopted many of these strategies, including an apology after a medical error that resulted in a greater than 50-percent reduction in average litigation costs and reduced malpractice claims by 55 percent between 1999 and 2006."
You have to protect your rights.
Full Article at:Study: Saying 'I'm Sorry' Reduces Lawsuits
09/28/2009
"Apologies and open communication with patients about medical errors are the keys to reducing malpractice claims by as much as 55 percent, according to a recent commentary in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) referencing decades of evidence published by "Sorry Works!," a coalition led by Doug Wojcieszak, a public relations consultant."
"The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) adopted many of these strategies, including an apology after a medical error that resulted in a greater than 50-percent reduction in average litigation costs and reduced malpractice claims by 55 percent between 1999 and 2006."
VA Shuts Door On Release of Information Regarding Veteran Care
This is very disturbing, I mean don't we veterans have a right to know, a protected right to know?
If the VA gets away with this, what is to stop them from denying any and everything they feel might not be in their best interest. The Best Interest of the Veteran must come before and perceived right to the VA, in my opinion.
Full Report at: Report on VA flaws here leads to disclosure ban
By WALTER F. ROCHE JR.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Facing congressional scrutiny over a report of poor care given to veterans at a Veterans Administration nursing home in Philadelphia, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has slammed the door on the release of similar reports nationwide.
In a directive dated Friday, VA officials in Washington, D.C., informed local agency officials that inspection reports like the one on the VA nursing home on Civic Center Boulevard are not to be released to the public.
The directive came less than a week after the Tribune-Review disclosed details of a 2008 report on the nursing home that concluded the VA "failed to provide a safe and sanitary environment for their residents."
Such reports from the Long Term Care Institute - which the VA hired to inspect its facilities - are considered "protected" documents under the provisions of a federal law designed to promote improved quality, the directive states."
If the VA gets away with this, what is to stop them from denying any and everything they feel might not be in their best interest. The Best Interest of the Veteran must come before and perceived right to the VA, in my opinion.
Full Report at: Report on VA flaws here leads to disclosure ban
By WALTER F. ROCHE JR.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
"Facing congressional scrutiny over a report of poor care given to veterans at a Veterans Administration nursing home in Philadelphia, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has slammed the door on the release of similar reports nationwide.
In a directive dated Friday, VA officials in Washington, D.C., informed local agency officials that inspection reports like the one on the VA nursing home on Civic Center Boulevard are not to be released to the public.
The directive came less than a week after the Tribune-Review disclosed details of a 2008 report on the nursing home that concluded the VA "failed to provide a safe and sanitary environment for their residents."
Such reports from the Long Term Care Institute - which the VA hired to inspect its facilities - are considered "protected" documents under the provisions of a federal law designed to promote improved quality, the directive states."
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