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VA Performance Pay and Award Systems Need Better Oversight

VA Performance Pay and Award Systems Need Better Oversight Capitol Health Call Capitol Health Call Proposed Rule Aims to Protect 20% received more than $10 million in per- Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica formance rewards, which recognize sus- AproposedruleannouncedAugust23bythe tained performance beyond normal job re- Occupational Safety and Health Administra- quirements. tion (OSHA) seeks to reduce worker expo- The report also noted that the VA does suretocrystallinesilica,whichcancauselung not review the goals set by medical centers cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmo- and networks, so it does not have reason- nary disease, and kidney disease. If the rule able assurance that the goals make a clear is put in place, OSHA estimates it could save link between performance pay and physi- nearly 700 lives a year and prevent 1600 cian and dentist performance. The GAO re- new cases of silicosis annually. ported that at 4 medical centers it visited, all Airborne silica dust exposure occurs in physicians and dentists reviewed who were work involving cutting, sawing, drilling, and eligible for performance pay received it, in- crushing of concrete, brick, block, and other cluding all 5 physicians and dentists who had stone products and in work using sand prod- an action taken against them related to clini- ucts, such as glass http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

VA Performance Pay and Award Systems Need Better Oversight

Mitka, Mike
JAMA , Volume 310 (14) – Oct 9, 2013
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VA Performance Pay and Award Systems Need Better Oversight

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Capitol Health Call Capitol Health Call Proposed Rule Aims to Protect 20% received more than $10 million in per- Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica formance rewards, which recognize sus- AproposedruleannouncedAugust23bythe tained performance beyond normal job re- Occupational Safety and Health Administra- quirements. tion (OSHA) seeks to reduce worker expo- The report also noted that the VA does suretocrystallinesilica,whichcancauselung not review the goals set by medical centers cancer,...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.2013.280183
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Abstract

Capitol Health Call Capitol Health Call Proposed Rule Aims to Protect 20% received more than $10 million in per- Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica formance rewards, which recognize sus- AproposedruleannouncedAugust23bythe tained performance beyond normal job re- Occupational Safety and Health Administra- quirements. tion (OSHA) seeks to reduce worker expo- The report also noted that the VA does suretocrystallinesilica,whichcancauselung not review the goals set by medical centers cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmo- and networks, so it does not have reason- nary disease, and kidney disease. If the rule able assurance that the goals make a clear is put in place, OSHA estimates it could save link between performance pay and physi- nearly 700 lives a year and prevent 1600 cian and dentist performance. The GAO re- new cases of silicosis annually. ported that at 4 medical centers it visited, all Airborne silica dust exposure occurs in physicians and dentists reviewed who were work involving cutting, sawing, drilling, and eligible for performance pay received it, in- crushing of concrete, brick, block, and other cluding all 5 physicians and dentists who had stone products and in work using sand prod- an action taken against them related to clini- ucts, such as glass

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