VA Failed to Provide Follow-Up Care for Colonoscopy Patients, Watchdog Says

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Veterans in Kansas who received colonoscopies didn’t get proper follow-up care last year, a watchdog report has found

WASHINGTON—More than 1,000 Department of Veterans Affairs patients in Kansas didn’t get proper follow-up care after initial colonoscopies last year, a problem that was addressed only after a whistleblower repeatedly reported it, according to a government watchdog.

The watchdog found patients didn’t get follow-up screenings on time and when they did, often didn’t get the results in a timely manner because of staffing shortfalls, poor tracking of patient appointments and inadequate employee training, according to a VA internal...

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