I think you can look at peer review as a punitive mechanism. I think we try to approach it from a viewpoint that is a learning mechanism.
If there is another round, I will wait. If not, I can keep going.
If the results come back that the private sector is worse than the VA, do not even look at that. That is too low of a bar.
What are they looking for?
I know hindsight is 20-20, but if you look at that timeline it is totally ridiculous that it came to this point.
I am very proud of the VA. I think they do a great job. I am not proud of them on this one, and I think that it needs to be fixed.
I want to know what steps have been taken so it doesn't happen again.
So your standard is zero tolerance?
the person who is being the bad guy--who is doing the work that nobody wants to do, pointing out an inadequacy in the system--needs to be gu...
Do you see that the VA is--and by the way I agree with what Senator Burr said, one case is bad--but I want to know where the VA ranks in rel...
I think represents the fact that there's a recognition of the need that exists there.