Management that pushed. It is a combination. When something is going on for as many years, not everywhere, but at a number of facilities, it is an accepted way. Involved in scheduling, and they come in as a new hire, someone says, this is hour you do t they may not realize that someone is telling them the improper way to do it. It is a combination of things, the bottom line is, who is in charge. When you get them a policy directive from vha, do you enforce it or ignore it . That is the bottom line. My time is expired. Let me say, i thank you and your staff for the process tlau going through, it is unvaluable to the countrys veterans and to the agency. Your professionalism is helpful to us. Thank you for that work. Your investigation whether it be phoenix or the other 93 facilities, is focused on schedule, correct . That is what we go in to look at. Along the way, you sometimes become aware of other activities you need to look at that may be related. Principally, they are wait time, the
Cannot get into specific takeaways. But what have you learned about of v. A. Over that period time not down to the specifics . Referring to the 93 other facilities . Have some initial reporting on those as of yesterday. We have given the department 12 individual reports for them to examine and determine what action would be appropriate in view of the specifics of each of those reports. 93 are stillur very much active. At 42can tell you that different facilities of those 93 we found the practice of using the next available date as the desired date. It was something that was reported on in the interim and final reports. Where her facilities an appointment was canceled and rescheduled on the same day, for the same appointment time, for the sole purpose of giving the appearance of a shorter waiting time. We have had 16 facilities that have paper weight lists as opposed to being on an ewell. We have 13 facilities concludenvestigators that all these individuals came up with these deceptive p
Enforce it or do you ignore it . I think thats the bottom line. My time is expired but let me say once again, i thank you an your staff for the process you are going through. It is invaluable to our countrys veterans and to the agency. Senator, thank you very much. Senator tester. I want to thank you, too, for your work and your professionalism. It is very helpful to us so thank you for your work. Your investigations, whether phoenix or the other 93 facilities, is focused on scheduling. Correct . Whats that we dgo in to loo at but sometimes along the way you see other things you need to look at that may be tangentially related. There are some places where it is expanding. Is it fair to say that the investigation started out in phoenix because of some pretty damning things that were being said about phoenix. Is it fair to say that the scheduling problems are pretty pervasive throughout the va . Absolutely. Okay. Specifically for phoenix, look. A good portion of montana heads down there
Okay, we are on. Good evening and welcome to the april 14, 2014, meeting of the San Francisco Small Business commission and the meeting is called to order at 5 32 p. M. And we will conduct a roll call. Commissioner adams . Here. Dooley . Commissioner dwight. Here. Ortizcartagena. Here. Riley. Commissioner toursarkissian. Here. Commissioner white . Here. The commission has a quorum with six members present. Item two, general Public Comment, this is a discussion item. Do we have any members of the public that would like to make a comment on any items that is not on todays agenda. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item three the approval of the march 24th regular meeting minutes. Move to approve. Second. All in favor, aye. That motions passes. The next item of business, is welcoming the new Small Business paul toursarkissian, so welcome to the commission. Thank you. Thank you mr. President. I request to speak. Go ahead and speak. Okay. And well, thank you for giving me the opportunit
Good evening and welcome to the april 14, 2014, meeting of the San Francisco Small Business commission and the meeting is called to order at 5 32 p. M. And we will conduct a roll call. Commissioner adams . Here. Dooley . Commissioner dwight. Here. Ortizcartagena. Here. Riley. Commissioner toursarkissian. Here. Commissioner white . Here. The commission has a quorum with six members present. Item two, general Public Comment, this is a discussion item. Do we have any members of the public that would like to make a comment on any items that is not on todays agenda. Seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Item three the approval of the march 24th regular meeting minutes. Move to approve. Second. All in favor, aye. That motions passes. The next item of business, is welcoming the new Small Business paul toursarkissian, so welcome to the commission. Thank you. Thank you mr. President. I request to speak. Go ahead and speak. Okay. And well, thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce my