Today Acting Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs Richard J. Griffin issued an interim report entitled Review of Patient Wait Times, Scheduling Practices, and Alleged Patient Deaths at the Phoenix Health Care System.
The 35-page report is an interim report, however to ensure all veterans receive appropriate care, the IG submitted four recommendations to the VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to be implemented immediately.
The final report will address the sufficiency of Secretary Shinseki’s implementation of the recommendations.