Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital markets itself as Carilion’s “flagship facility,” bragging that U.S. News & World Report ranks it as one of the top six hospitals in Virginia. Somebody better tell that to the Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit watchdog organization that serves as a voice for…
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No one wants to be hospitalized and ABSOLUTELY NO ONE wants to be so sick or injured as to be in the hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The ICU provides specialized treatment to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care. An ICU provides the critical care and…
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Ballad Health is a 20 hospital system formed by the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health Systems. It is the sole hospital option for over 1 million people living in Southwest Virginia and Eastern Tennessee and patients deserve better. Focusing on my home state, Ballad Health operates…
read moreWe all become anxious when we are hospitalized. For many the anxiety is tripled when surgery is involved. We are concerned about complications encountered during the surgical procedure. We are concerned about the pain we will likely experience after the surgery. We dread the physical therapy and rehabilitation that will…
read moreThe title of today’s blog post is not mine or any of the other lawyers who work at Frith and Ellerman…but it sure could be. The title comes from an article published in an online medical news source called MedPage Today, and you can read the article here. The online…
read moreWhat is telemetry monitoring? It is a system used in hospitals that enables the continuous tracking of your heartbeat. It is attached to your body using electrodes, which transmit your vital data to a central monitor for analysis. Doctors use telemetry monitoring if you’ve been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat…
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Emergency rooms are often the first line of defense for patients in critical condition, and they play a crucial role in saving lives and providing immediate medical attention. However, due to the fast-paced and high-stress nature of emergency care, mistakes happen, leading to medical malpractice claims. In this blog post,…
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Lewis Gale Medical Center (Salem, Virginia) is part of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) which operates 186 hospitals nationwide. The hospital (LGMC) is one of two hospitals on the Roanoke Valley. LGMC was recently recognized by the Virginia Department of Health as a Level II trauma center. According to…
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I recently read an article in the June/July edition of the AARP Magazine on healthcare fraud. The article was titled, “The $80 Million Healthcare Fraud,” and described the criminal activity of a family of chiropractors who operated the Dolson Avenue Medical Clinic in New York. It appears the two brothers,…
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