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Was your surgeon with you the entire time of your operation? Maybe not.
Was your surgeon with you the entire time of your operation? Maybe not. 150 150 Dan Frith

It is called “concurrent surgery” or “double-booking.” One surgeon schedules two surgeries (for two different patients) in two different operating rooms at the same time. Here is how it works.  Let’s say two of  Dr. John Smith’s patients are scheduled for hip replacement surgery next Wednesday, both procedures starting at 7:30AM.  Both patients…

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Did your hospital tell you that a mistake was made?
Did your hospital tell you that a mistake was made? 150 150 Dan Frith

Mistakes happen and when they happen in a hospital setting patients get injured and sometimes die.  More than 400,000 Americans die annually in part because of avoidable medical errors, according to a 2013 estimate published in the Journal of Patient Safety. In 2008, the most recent year studied, medical errors cost…

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Researcher Finds Understaffing, Poor Work Conditions Can Lead to Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes
Researcher Finds Understaffing, Poor Work Conditions Can Lead to Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes 150 150 Dan Frith

That’s right.  You heard it here first!  Breaking news! I recently ran across an article which reported on a researcher’s effort to determine the causes elder abuse in nursing homes. The researcher, Carolyn Pickering, spoke with the first line care givers at nursing homes, the nursing aids, and she learned that understaffing (too…

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Myth Busting: Medical Malpractice Cases Do Not Raise Cost of Care
Myth Busting: Medical Malpractice Cases Do Not Raise Cost of Care 150 150 Dan Frith

I recently attended a nice social gathering/cocktail party where the subject of my law practice came up for discussion.  Several people were interested in my medical malpractice cases (I shared no names… just facts) and I got the typical questions of, “who would you want to perform X surgery on you?”…

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Sometimes the Pathologist is Right
Sometimes the Pathologist is Right 150 150 Dan Frith

A pathologist is a physician who examines tissues, checks the accuracy of lab tests, and interprets the test results in order to facilitate the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.  They often play a very important role in the correct diagnosis and treatment of patients…they just operate behind the scene and I recently read…

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Does your Surgeon have enough experience?
Does your Surgeon have enough experience? 150 150 Dan Frith

I get it…if a doctor tells us we need surgery we typically accept the recommendation and tell him/her to schedule the procedure.  This conversation happens thousands of times a day all over the United States.  But what if your surgery is a very complicated and involved procedure like bariatric surgeries,…

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Why Does Carilion Settle Cases in Outlying Courts?
Why Does Carilion Settle Cases in Outlying Courts? 150 150 Dan Frith

Laurence Hammack wrote an interesting article in the October 11, 2015 edition of the Roanoke Times titled, “Pattern of settling lawsuits against Roanoke-area hospitals makes them hard to find.”  The article addressed the practice by Carilion, with the approval of the involved attorneys and parties, of dismissing (or “nonsuiting” which will be…

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Medical Errors: The Silent Killer in Medicine
Medical Errors: The Silent Killer in Medicine 150 150 Dan Frith

We see preventable and avoidable medical negligence cases every day.  Cases in which someone loses a husband, wife, child, parent, or friend.  The number of people who are injured or killed by medical negligence is staggering.  Don’t take my word for it.  On September 22, 2015, the Institute of Medicine…

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Do Not Sign It!
Do Not Sign It! 150 150 Dan Frith

I hate to over simplify the issue but if you are asked to sign a non-compete or non-solicitation contract as a part of a new job, don’t.  More precisely, do not sign a non-compete or non-solicitation contract without reviewing the contract, and its potential impact on your future and your…

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Employees and LinkedIn Accounts
Employees and LinkedIn Accounts 150 150 Dan Frith

Many of my firm’s clients have LinkedIn accounts.   Some started using this social media site on their own and some were encouraged (even required) to open an account by their employers.  Regardless of the reason, a LinkedIn account can bring you business and help you network within your trade or industry.However,…

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