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Do We Need a National Patient Safety Board?
Do We Need a National Patient Safety Board? 1200 800 Dan Frith

Not just yes but hell yes! Are people being harmed and killed by preventable medical negligence? Yes again. The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general found that 10% of hospitalized Medicare patients experienced preventable harm during hospital stays in October of 2018.  I do not know the exact…

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…or Maybe a Just Result
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…or Maybe a Just Result 900 682 Dan Frith

Our firm recently and successfully resolved a substantial malpractice case involving the failure to treat a post-operative infection which almost resulted in the patient losing a limb.  The client repeatedly saw his surgeon after the procedure and complained of drainage, redness, pain, swelling. All are indications of infection.  And guess…

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Researching Hospitals to Get Better Care
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Listen to Dan Frith on the Eldercare Success Podcast discussing “Researching Hospitals to Get Better Care.”

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Emergency Room Mistakes: A Scary Report!
Emergency Room Mistakes: A Scary Report! 1200 800 Dan Frith

A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to US emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed, which translates to about 1 in 18 patients getting the wrong diagnosis.

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Home Health Care and Fraud
Home Health Care and Fraud 1200 800 Dan Frith

Many elderly Americans need medical care at home…they don’t need or want to be in hospital and certainly want to avoid being placed in nursing home.  What these individuals need is trained and attentive home health services…and most of the providers (nurses and nursing aids) are just that…competent and caring…

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Ghost Surgery: Does South Korea Have a Better Idea?
Ghost Surgery: Does South Korea Have a Better Idea? 150 150 Dan Frith

Many people have never heard of “ghost surgery.”  What is it? Ghost surgery occurs when a surgeon performs surgery on another surgeon’s patient, and the surgeons are aware of the arrangement but the patient is not. There are legitimate reasons for surgeons to switch places. For instance, one surgeon may…

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Experience: Does it really matter?
Experience: Does it really matter? 150 150 Dan Frith

Being a medical malpractice lawyer who only represents the victims of medical negligence, I am constantly asked by friends and neighbors “who is a good doctor for______,” or “which hospital has the best reputation for treating_____?”

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Danville and Martinsville Deserve Better Healthcare
Danville and Martinsville Deserve Better Healthcare 150 150 Dan Frith

The good people in Danville and Martinsville Virginia have a problem.  They don’t have access to good medical care.  They don’t have good hospitals. Sovah Health (owned by Lifepoint Health based in Tennessee) purchased Danville Regional Medical Center and Martinsville Memorial Hospital several years ago and my firm has been…

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Stealing Money using the Paycheck Protection Program
Stealing Money using the Paycheck Protection Program 150 150 Dan Frith

Remember the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that ended back in May of 2021.  The federal-backed loan that helped businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis. Qualifying business were eligible for loan forgiveness…and most loans were forgiven. We are now learning that many unscrupulous businesses and business owners took…

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Should you allow your child to have Anesthesia for Dental Procedures?
Should you allow your child to have Anesthesia for Dental Procedures? 150 150 Dan Frith

The answer is “maybe” and “no.” This issue came to mind as a result of reading this column in the Roanoke Times.  The article was written by Cathy A. Harrison, a certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA).  CRNAs are advanced practice registered nurses with graduate-level education.  They are not doctors and…

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