Area veterans clinics cited for poor practices

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Clinics providing care for military veterans in the D.C. area were cited for improperly assisting diabetes patients, sitting on mammogram results and allowing unapproved medical providers to conduct exams, according to recently released inspections.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General found that an outpatient clinic in Southeast D.C. did not complete a foot screening for nine of the 27 diabetes patients whose cases were reviewed. Foot screenings are vital for early detection of symptoms that may require a limb to be amputated.

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