“VA Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie said that removing the red tape roadblocks to getting veterans “through the door” to see a doctor would be his top priority if he is confirmed by the Senate…”
“Wilkie agreed that it will take time to put the Cerner contract into effect and added that the VA also has a problem with its schedulers who make the appointments. He cited the high turnover rate among schedulers, saying the VA had a hard time hanging onto them.”
“Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia, chairman of the Committee, and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, the ranking member, told Wilkie that he would be taking over a department with a dispirited workforce buffeted by high turnover rates and political infighting that led to the ouster in March of then-VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Nominee Wilkie’s Top Priority: Getting Vets in Front of a Doctor – By Richard Sisk, June 29, 2018. Military.com
