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SUBJECTS
Manometry Test for Achalasia Treatment VA Mather AFB Delayed Again D

2003 -
2003 -    ..
2004 - Summary/Objective
2005 -
200501 - Follow up ref SDS 44 0000. ref SDS 42 0000.
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200503 - VA at Mather AFB advised that manometry equipment is not available for
200504 - doing the test scheduled for Thursday, 060223.  The test is
200505 - indefinitely delayed pending resolution of equipment problems.
200506 - ref SDS 0 NT7P  Notified the doctor that testing is delayed,
200507 - ref SDS 0 7U8H, and asking about doing the test somewhere else, or
200508 - with different equiipment.  Also ask about performing esophageal
200509 - dilation procedure to clear achalasia without further testing.
200510 - ref SDS 0 4V5G
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200512 -     [On 060316 received notice that manometry test scheduled on
200513 -     060321. ref SDS 46 5K5F
200515 -      ..
200516 -     [On 060317 Vi called and changed the meeting to 060330 0800.
200517 -     ref SDS 47 QG7M
200519 -      ..
200520 -     [On 060330 doctor performed manometry test and advised that
200521 -     treatment for achalasia can now go forward. ref SDS 48 MD4N
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2008 - Progress
2009 -
200901 - Test Schedule Changed to 060223 Pending Equipment Repairs
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200903 - Follow up ref SDS 44 5K5F.
200904 -
200905 - Talked to Jimmy this morning.  He was off work yesterday for a
200906 - holiday, and has experienced problems with communications, per below.
200907 - ref SDS 0 NT6J
200909 -  ..
200910 - Jimmy advised that the manometry equipment, which has had continuing
200911 - problems, reported on 060209, ref SDS 44 4W7F, is still not repaired.
200912 - They had to ship the equipment to the manufacturer, but at this time
200913 - there is no date scheduled on placing manometry equipment back in
200914 - service for patient tests.  Jimmy said that Vi was planning to call
200915 - later today and advise that the test scheduled for Thursday, 060223,
200916 - has been indefinetly delayed.  Jimmy will let Vi know that this action
200917 - item has been performed, so that she is saved a call.
200919 -  ..
200920 - Ask about performing balloon dilation procedure, per planning on
200921 - 060209. ref SDS 44 NJ5L
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SUBJECTS
Email Unread Months Behind Communication Fails Cannot Find Anything

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350402 - Email Months Unread Communication Cannot Find Anything
350403 - Communication Fails Reverts to Verbal Rembering the Gist of the Story
350404 - Verbal Communication Meetings Calls Expedite Cannot Remember Anything
350405 -
350406 - Follow up ref SDS 21 RP54.
350407 -
350408 - During the call this moring, per above, ref SDS 0 5K5F, Jimmy said
350409 - that his email directory is full.  He has not had time to delete
350410 - anything.
350412 -  ..
350413 - Jimmy has not seen the letter on 060209, ref DIP 5 0001, confirming
350414 - understandings from the meeting that day. ref SDS 44 0001  While we
350415 - talked he looked through his email, but could not find the letter for
350416 - 060209. ref SDS 44 4W44  Jimmy indicated that the email system doesn't
350417 - work very well, because it is hard to delete documents.
350419 -  ..
350420 - Previously, on 010911 Tom Munnecke reported on work in the 1980s
350421 - developing an email system for the VA. ref SDS 7 T217
350423 -  ..
350424 - Jimmy said he likes to work by conversation, because it seems faster
350425 - and easier.  This aligns with Gary's report on 050722 that email is
350426 - not effective nor efficient for communication in big organizations.
350427 - ref SDS 21 RP54
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350429 -     On 020504 study shows professional standards for communication
350430 -     practices and requirements on good management specified in FAR,
350431 -     ISO, Health Care, Covey, Drucker, law, contract notice provisions,
350432 -     and 2,000 years of literacy for contemporaneous documentation of
350433 -     alignment and feedback to work intelligently, quickly, and
350434 -     accurately are ignored in government, business, health care, every
350435 -     sector. ref SDS 6 NS6F
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