Schrier raises alarm after VA watchdog warns Spokane hospital risks losing accreditation due to data reporting problems

"After a watchdog report found Spokane’s VA medical center has failed to collect and report data needed to improve patient safety and maintain the hospital’s accreditation since launching a new computer system in October 2020, a Washington congresswoman called for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fix the system before it causes an exodus of medical staff.

'You go through growing pains when you adopt a medical record, but you shouldn’t have this,' she said. 'Listen to the staff about whether they’re able to perform their duties, whether they’re able to see the regular number of patients, whether the computer keeps crashing.'"