Special Operations Command to Issue Ethics Guidance, Amid Scandals; Department of Veterans Affairs Perform Better Than Their Private Sector Counterpart (Audio) – Federal News Network

Read article - A news brief about a study from Dartmouth and the American College of Physicians found that most hospitals within the Department of Veterans Affairs perform better than their private sector counterparts. Researchers reviewed VA hospital quality data for 121 healthcare regions and compared it with the private sector. VA provided better care in most regions especially in treating heart failure, heart attacks, and pneumonia. (The study was coauthored by William Weeks, professor of psychiatry, community and family medicine, and of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Dartmouth is mentioned at approximately 2:05.)