Taylor Klusman – Homework 9/13

The first article published of the three (CITE THE ARTICLE SOURCE AND DATE), which takes place a little under a year before the other two articles, is a notice from the Office of the Federal Register regarding their wait times and their aim for “transparency.” (this...

HW 9/13: Hermon Negash

VA hospitals across the country have the same problem; wait times are way too long. After the 2014 wait-time scandal in Phoenix where the VA hospital created records that covered up lengthy wait times, VA hospitals have been strict on their record keeping. The problem...

Katie Serrano HW 9/13

These articles pinpointed wait times all across America, including North Carolina, Virginia, San Diego and Colorado. USA Today discovered widespread inaccuracies in recorded VA hospital wait times that have skewed data and created false reports, while the Denver Post...

Homework 9/13 Lindsey Guimont

The US Department of Veterans Affairs released (I asked for news stories, not press releases. date needed here) a news release specifically on the problem of veterans’ wait times at the medical centers. The VA began posting their patient access data online in June...

9.13.17 – Homework (Reavis)

The Arizona Republic (DATE OF ARTICLE), which is part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported that “dozens of veterans died while waiting on care” at the Phoenix VA Medical Center (WHEN?). Despite investigators’ resistance to releasing how serious other involved states’...