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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital gets a “C” grade!
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital gets a “C” grade! 150 150 Dan Frith

A story in today’s Roanoke Times reported on a study by a hospital safety advocacy group, The Leapfrog Group, which surveys hospitals nationwide and assess grades based upon their performance on a range of safety factors.  Those factors include timely removal of catheters, hand washing, electronic prescribing, preventing blood clots and infections,…

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Emergency Room Doctors: How Often do they commit malpractice?
Emergency Room Doctors: How Often do they commit malpractice? 150 150 Dan Frith

Granted, ER doctors have a tough job.  They are often faced with seriously ill or injured patients and have very little information about their overall health or medical history.   But from my perspective, emergency room physicians in Virginia still make far too many errors and mistakes in providing good medical care to…

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LinkedIn and Non-Competition Agreements
LinkedIn and Non-Competition Agreements 150 150 Dan Frith

Most business folks know about LinkedIn.  A social networking site designed for business and professional communities. The goal of the site is to allow members to establish and document networks of professionals they know and trust.  Many companies want their employees to have a presence on LinkedIn, which can lead to more business (read “sales…

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Nursing Homes: Many Provide Unacceptable Care
Nursing Homes: Many Provide Unacceptable Care 150 150 Dan Frith

The nursing homes in Virginia are the same as in any other state.  Some are good…some are average…and some are just plain bad. Don’t believe me?  A report released in 2014 by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General found that 22 percent of Medicare patients…

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Virginia Nursing Homes and “the Chandelier Effect”
Virginia Nursing Homes and “the Chandelier Effect” 150 150 Dan Frith

The title of today’s posts may be a little confusing. What is “the Chandelier effect” and what does it have to do with nursing homes.  The Chandelier Effect is a fancy phrase for what nursing homes do to get you or your loved one into their facility.  It means they…

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“Hey Doctor, How Many Times Have You Performed this Surgery?”
“Hey Doctor, How Many Times Have You Performed this Surgery?” 150 150 Dan Frith

Doesn’t it just make common sense that the more times someone performs a specific task, requiring some degree of skill, that they will get better at performing the task? I certainly think so and a recent article on surgical outcomes proves the point. The article appears in Health magazine and…

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Cameras in Nursing Homes: A Good Idea
Cameras in Nursing Homes: A Good Idea 150 150 Dan Frith

I have blogged on this topic before.  The use of hidden cameras in nursing homes to “catch” bad guys neglecting or abusing the elderly is a damn good use of technology.  My home state of Virginia has guidelines for the use of hidden cameras which protect patient privacy yet expose…

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Virginia adopts long-term care rules
Virginia adopts long-term care rules 150 150 Dan Frith

I read in today’s Roanoke Times an article reporting action taken by the State Corporation Commission to reduce the burden of ever increasing premiums on long-term care insurance policies.  This is a great idea.  A study conducted by Virginia’s Bureau of Insurance revealed state regulators approved 82 long-term rate increases…

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Amazon does the right thing with non-competes
Amazon does the right thing with non-competes 150 150 Dan Frith

Kudo’s to Amazon (but they had to be shamed into it).  Business Insider reports that Amazon, which employs over 88,000 workers world-wide, plans to remove “non-compete” clauses from its employment contracts for US workers paid by the hour.  By signing the non-compete agreement, workers pledged not to:   …engage in or support…

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LewisGale Hospital pay $1 Million to settle Malpractice Suit
LewisGale Hospital pay $1 Million to settle Malpractice Suit 150 150 Dan Frith

The front page headline in today’s Roanoke Times read, “LewisGale paid $1M to Settle Death Lawsuit.”  I was interested in the article for two reasons. First, my law firm handles medical malpractice cases in Virginia and are currently suing, and have sued, Lewis Gale Medical Center, an Hospital Corporation of…

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