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		<title>Lawyer says veterans waiting, but VA silent on any compensation for colonoscopy mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety.

A spokeswoman for the VA declined to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-says-veterans-waiting-but-va-silent-on-any-compensation-for-colonoscopy-mistakes-98288/" title="Lawyer says veterans waiting, but VA silent on any compensation for colonoscopy mistakes">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA faces criticism from lawmakers after report finds continued problems with colonoscopies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lawmakers sharply criticized the Veterans Affairs Department on Tuesday about why a national scare over botched colonoscopies earlier this year didn&#8217;t prompt stronger safeguards at the agency&#8217;s medical centers.

Agency officials apologized for the continued weaknesses and told a House subcommittee they would do better. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said he would be disciplining ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-faces-criticism-from-lawmakers-after-report-finds-continued-problems-with-colonoscopies-83176/" title="VA faces criticism from lawmakers after report finds continued problems with colonoscopies">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA to face lawmakers&#8217; questions after report finds continued problems with colonoscopies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lawmakers sharply criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday about why a national scare over botched colonoscopies earlier this year didn&#8217;t prompt stronger safeguards at the agency&#8217;s medical centers.

House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner said VA Secretary Eric Shinseki has pledged to take disciplinary action over the matter.
The strong reaction came ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-to-face-lawmakers-questions-after-report-finds-continued-problems-with-colonoscopies-82572/" title="VA to face lawmakers&#8217; questions after report finds continued problems with colonoscopies">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>APNewsBreak: Inspections show some VA facilities couldn&#8217;t prove they followed guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Hefling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Fewer than half of Veterans Affairs centers given a surprise inspection last month had proper training and guidelines in place for common endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopies — even after the agency learned that mistakes may have exposed thousands of veterans to HIV and other diseases.

The findings, from the VA&#8217;s inspector general and ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/apnewsbreak-inspections-show-some-va-facilities-couldnt-prove-they-followed-guidelines-82348/">APNewsBreak: Inspections show some VA facilities couldn&#8217;t prove they followed guidelines</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP NewsBreak: Inspections show some VA facilities couldn&#8217;t prove they followed guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Hefling</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Fewer than half of Veterans Affairs centers given a surprise inspection last month had proper training and guidelines in place for common endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopies — even after the agency learned that mistakes may have exposed thousands of veterans to HIV and other diseases.

The findings, from the VA&#8217;s inspector general and ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-newsbreak-inspections-show-some-va-facilities-couldnt-prove-they-followed-guidelines-82072/" title="AP NewsBreak: Inspections show some VA facilities couldn&#8217;t prove they followed guidelines">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA to tell House panel about mistakes with equipment used for colonoscopies, other procedures</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile equipment that may have exposed 10,000 veterans to HIV and other infections was isolated to three Southeast hospitals or is part of a wider problem.

&#8220;Somebody is going to have to take responsibility,&#8221; said U.S. Rep. Phil .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-to-tell-house-panel-about-mistakes-with-equipment-used-for-colonoscopies-other-procedures-81423/">VA to tell House panel about mistakes with equipment used for colonoscopies, other procedures</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US House panel to hear how equipment mistakes were made at 3 VA hospitals, risking infections</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After months of health worries for more than 10,000 veterans, officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs are expected to face a congressional panel Tuesday and explain how mistakes at three hospitals in the Southeast may have exposed patients to HIV and other infectious diseases.

&#8220;Somebody is going to have to take responsibility,&#8221; .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-house-panel-to-hear-how-equipment-mistakes-were-made-at-3-va-hospitals-risking-infections-81347/">US House panel to hear how equipment mistakes were made at 3 VA hospitals, risking infections</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional panel to analyze VA hospital mishaps that put patients at risk of HIV, hepatitis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 01:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A congressional panel will question Department of Veterans Affairs officials about mistakes that put patients at risk of possible exposure to HIV and other infectious body fluids at three VA hospitals.

The VA recommended more than 10,000 former VA patients in Miami, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Augusta, Ga., get follow-up blood checks. Five have .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congressional-panel-to-analyze-va-hospital-mishaps-that-put-patients-at-risk-of-hiv-hepatitis-67186/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Congressional panel to analyze VA hospital mishaps that put patients at risk of HIV, hepatitis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami VA chief: Steps taken to prevent problems that caused exposure to contaminated equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 01:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The top Veterans Affairs official in Miami said Tuesday she has taken steps locally to prevent the kind of problems that exposed patients to contaminated medical equipment at VA hospitals in three states.

Mary D. Berrocal, director of the Miami VA Healthcare System, told The Associated Press she has hired someone in Miami to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-va-chief-steps-taken-to-prevent-problems-that-caused-exposure-to-contaminated-equipment-2-60649/" title="Miami VA chief: Steps taken to prevent problems that caused exposure to contaminated equipment">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Miami VA chief: Steps taken to prevent problems that caused exposure to contaminated equipment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 01:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Orkin Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — The top Veterans Affairs official in Miami said Tuesday she has taken steps locally to prevent the kind of problems that exposed patients to contaminated medical equipment at VA hospitals in three states.

Mary D. Berrocal, director of the Miami VA Healthcare System, told The Associated Press she has hired someone in Miami to  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/miami-va-chief-steps-taken-to-prevent-problems-that-caused-exposure-to-contaminated-equipment-60646/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor: Patients testing positive for HIV, hepatitis can&#8217;t link infections to VA hospitals</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/doctor-patients-testing-positive-for-hiv-hepatitis-cant-link-infections-to-va-hospitals-57205/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 10:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Former patients who tested positive for HIV or hepatitis will not be able to show they were infected by tainted equipment at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, a top doctor for the agency said Friday.

Dr. Jim Bagian, the VA&#8217;s chief patient safety officer, said the patients won&#8217;t be able to prove ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/doctor-patients-testing-positive-for-hiv-hepatitis-cant-link-infections-to-va-hospitals-57205/">Read more : Doctor: Patients testing positive for HIV, hepatitis can&#8217;t link infections to VA hospitals</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile hospital equipment; 7 more test positive for hepatitis</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-5th-hiv-case-linked-to-unsterile-hospital-equipment-7-more-test-positive-for-hepatitis-48375/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 06:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MIAMI — A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.

That brings the total who have tested positive for hepatitis to 33.
They are among thousands tested because they were treated with .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-5th-hiv-case-linked-to-unsterile-hospital-equipment-7-more-test-positive-for-hepatitis-48375/">Source &nbsp;: VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile hospital equipment; 7 more test positive for hepatitis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA reports a 4th positive HIV test in wake of dirty hospital equipment, vets grow frustrated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-reports-a-4th-positive-hiv-test-in-wake-of-dirty-hospital-equipment-vets-grow-frustrated-37887/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospitals might have treated them with unsterile equipment. Now, just a couple of months after the Department of Veterans Affairs issued the dire warnings, veterans are growing frustrated by the lack of  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-reports-a-4th-positive-hiv-test-in-wake-of-dirty-hospital-equipment-vets-grow-frustrated-37887/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>VA: 4th patient tests positive for HIV since agency said vets were exposed to dirty equipment</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-4th-patient-tests-positive-for-hiv-since-agency-said-vets-were-exposed-to-dirty-equipment-37799/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Poovey</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Department of Veterans Affairs says a fourth person exposed to dirty equipment at its hospitals has tested positive for HIV.

The test result revealed Friday is the second positive HIV test from a patient who was treated at a VA hospital in Miami. The VA is investigating problems with cleaning medical equipment ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/va-4th-patient-tests-positive-for-hiv-since-agency-said-vets-were-exposed-to-dirty-equipment-37799/">Original article on  : VA: 4th patient tests positive for HIV since agency said vets were exposed to dirty equipment</a>.]]></description>
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