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VA OIG Safety Expert Discusses Deficiencies with Patient Safety at the Tuscaloosa VAMC
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In this episode of Inside Oversight, Amanda Newton, an associate director with the Office of Healthcare Inspections, discusses a report on deficiencies with the Patient Safety Program at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center in Alabama. She shares how a lack of resources, supervisory engagement, and failure of facility leaders to act impacted the medical center’s culture of safety. Find this episode at the VA OIG’s podcast page or where you normally listen to podcasts.
“I would just add that this report details deficiencies at just one VA medical center. I think it would serve as a cautionary tale to other facilities throughout VHA. There are lessons learned here that we can certainly apply to other facilities. I really hope that other facilities’ staff and other facilities’ leaders can take the information here and use these lessons to ensure the strength of their patient safety program.” – Amanda Newton
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