(Video) [9/25/2014] Falsified Records? Marine Called VA to Reschedule Appointment 4 Days AFTER His Death The family of a U.S. Marine is demanding answers after Department of Veterans Affairs records indicated that their son had canceled an appointment four days after his death. Cpl. Jordan Buisman died on Nov. 26, 2012 while waiting for an appointment with a VA doctor in Minneapolis. The records indicate, however, that Buisman called to rescheduled his appointment on Nov. 30. Earlier this month KARE 11 News reported that two former employees had filed a formal whistleblower complaint with the Veterans Administrations Office of Inspector General claiming they were instructed to falsify records to make it appear that veterans were cancelling or delaying appointments. They say the practice allowed VA managers to hide long appointment delays. So it doesnt look like were the ones causing the delay, former scheduler Letty Alonso told KARE 11. It looks like the patient wants that delay. Alonso and fellow whistleblower Heather Rossbach were not involved in Buismans case, but they say its an example of the type of appointment record falsification that prompted them to file their complaint. Both women say they were fired after they objected to fraudulent practices. They are contesting their firings through the Office of Special Counsel. Buismans mother and her attorney joined Steve Doocy to discuss the troubling discovery. Lisa Riley explained that she first started looking into her sons death because he had tried to make an appointment with a neurologist for a seizure disorder and had already been waiting 70 days before he passed away. If he had been seen sooner or expeditiously, he would have possibly still been alive. The expert gave him more than a 50% chance of still being alive today had he seen a doctor right away, she said. Attorney Michael Bryant said this doesnt appear to have been an isolated incident within the VA, but in Buismans case there is absolutely no question he did not make the phone call as the records indicate.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:55:54 +0000
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