Title: Rebuilding the trust
Description: "Following the disclosure of deficiencies in outpatient services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, reported by the Washington Post in February 2007, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates commission an independent panel to review current rehabilitative care and administrative processes at both Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Secretary Gates selected nine panelists with backgrounds in politics, industry, military, and medicine, to serve on the Independent Review Group ... This is the final report of the Independent Review Group. It is intended to communicate the impartial and unbiased review of the continuum of care, leadership, policy, and oversight issues. Additionally, this report offers detailed discussion of the Independent Review Group's findings and offers alternatives and recommendations, as appropriate, to correct deficiencies and prevent them from occurring in the future" -- Executive summary.
Subjects: Administration, Ethics, Professional, Evaluation, Hospitals, Military, Medical care, Military Medicine, Military hospitals, National Naval Medical Center (U.S.), Organization & administration, Professional ethics, Quality of Health Care, Rehabilitation, Veterans, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Professional Ethics, Military Hospitals
Places: United States