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Robotic Surgery: Is it worth it?
Robotic Surgery: Is it worth it? 150 150 Dan Frith

For the last 10 years many hospitals and surgery practices have promoted to the world that they use robots in surgery. There are many surgeries in which a robot may be used including gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy),  hysterectomies, kidney removal, hernia repairs, hip replacements, and on and on.  What are…

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Medical Malpractice and Whistleblower Claims
Medical Malpractice and Whistleblower Claims 150 150 Dan Frith

Our law firm has a fairly unique practice…we represent patients in medical malpractice cases against health care providers and whistleblower cases on behalf of honest folks who report cases of financial and billing fraud.  I recently learned of a case which deals with both issues: a whistleblower on illegal kickbacks…

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High Blood Press and Stroke: A Dangerous Combination
High Blood Press and Stroke: A Dangerous Combination 150 150 Dan Frith

Your total blood pressure reading is determined by measuring your systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Systolic blood pressure, the top number, measures the force your heart exerts on the walls of your arteries each time it beats. Diastolic blood pressure, the bottom number, measures the force your heart exerts on…

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Medication Errors by Pharmacists
Medication Errors by Pharmacists 150 150 Dan Frith

I watched NBC Nightly News on the evening of March 16 and a story caught my attention.  The report, seen here beginning at the 16:15 minute mark, was about the stresses placed on pharmacists. The story focuses on a pharmacist with 14 years of experience and how employers (CVS Pharmacy…

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How Does your Hospital Stack Up?
How Does your Hospital Stack Up? 150 150 Dan Frith

I have written blogs before about how to find a good doctor in Virginia.  Click here. Now I want to talk about finding a good hospital in Virginia.  Of course you want a good doctor to provide you or your family with great care but what about the nursing staff…

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Information is Power: A New Tool for Patients
Information is Power: A New Tool for Patients 150 150 Dan Frith

Have you ever read your medical records from your healthcare providers? I know…it is too hard and too time consuming. But if  you read them you might be shocked at how inaccurate they are on some very basic and potentially life threatening ways.  Examples I have seen include the wrong…

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Telemedicine and the Coronavirus
Telemedicine and the Coronavirus 150 150 Dan Frith

Yes they are related.  Telemedicine, or the use of remote audio-visual technology to provide medical care has been around for years.  It probably got its first start when smaller rural hospitals used remote radiologists to interpret x-rays, CTs, and MRI studies during the middle of the night or on weekends…

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Radiologist Loses Medical License
Radiologist Loses Medical License 150 150 Dan Frith

Why does this keep happening? A Richmond area radiologist,  Michael J. Bigg, MD, has been summarily suspended from medical practice amid allegations of repeatedly missing signs of cancer in his patients’ mammograms.  The Virginia Board of Medicine found Michael J. Bigg’s practice constituted a danger to public health or safety.…

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Good Medicine in the time of Covid-19
Good Medicine in the time of Covid-19 150 150 Dan Frith

My initial plans for this blog post have taken a turn. I initially wanted to comment about how people who need to see their doctor, or even worse, need to be seen immediately in a hospital emergency department, were not being seen or treated because our healthcare system was overwhelmed…

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Non-Competes in the world of Coronavirus
Non-Competes in the world of Coronavirus 150 150 Dan Frith

These are troubling times. Every person and every business in America will be affected. Retailers, restaurants, bars, movie theaters, etc., will be firing, furloughing, and/or laying off hundreds of thousand employees…many of whom have employment contracts which prevent them from working for a competitor. Virginia courts will enforce reasonable non-compete…

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