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BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN EMERGENCY ROOMS
BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN EMERGENCY ROOMS 150 150 Dan Frith

How many of you have not had the experience of visiting your local emergency room? I bet not many. An astounding 115 million people in America are treated in emergency rooms every year, according to a 2007 statistic released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The more worrisome…

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ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SAVE LIVES!
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS SAVE LIVES! 150 150 Dan Frith

This blog is for my friends in the medical industry.A new study provides evidence that physicians could make fewer mistakes on the job by abandoning paper-based medicine in favor of electronic health records. The study, published in the November issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, suggests that electronic health records…

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MORE COMPANIES SUING EX-EMPLOYEES
MORE COMPANIES SUING EX-EMPLOYEES 150 150 Dan Frith

This report comes from an online magazine called, “Workforce Management,” a publication geared toward management concerns. The jest of the story is that employers are being more aggressive about suing former employees regarding noncompete agreements. Read the article on lawsuits over noncompetes for yourself.My Take: Employees need to be ready…

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EMPLOYEE COUNTERSUITS
EMPLOYEE COUNTERSUITS 150 150 Dan Frith

Many of our clients ask us to represent their interests in defending a breach of contract/noncompete agreement filed by their former employer. Our first step is to learn everything we can about the client’s former employer and our client’s job responsibilities with his former and current employer. We also talk…

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THE POEM OF A CRABBY OLD MAN!
THE POEM OF A CRABBY OLD MAN! 150 150 Dan Frith

The story goes that this poem was found among the personal belongings of an elderly man who died in a nursing home. The resident did not have any close relatives or family and this poem was found by nurses as they boxed up his personal belongings.What do you see nurses?…

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NONCOMPETES CAN REALLY TIE YOU DOWN
NONCOMPETES CAN REALLY TIE YOU DOWN 150 150 Dan Frith

This is the title of a great article on msnbc.com. The article is written by Eve Tahmincioglu.The conclusion: Even though you may be desperate to keep your job or find a new one, think long and hard before signing a noncompete agreement.I can’t write it any better than has been…

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UNDERSTAFFED EMERGENCY ROOMS
UNDERSTAFFED EMERGENCY ROOMS 150 150 Dan Frith

My local newspaper contained a letter today from Mary Boothe in Radford, Virginia. Ms. Booth told repeated “horror” stories about family members and friends who arrived in area Emergency Departments with potentially serious medical problems….and waiting….and waiting….and waiting to be seen and/or treated by a doctor. She concluded her letter…

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CAN’T WE PREVENT FALLS IN NURSING HOMES?
CAN’T WE PREVENT FALLS IN NURSING HOMES? 150 150 Dan Frith

This weekend my mother-in-law suffered a bad fall at her nursing home. The fall happened around 5:00 AM and resulted in an ambulance ride to the local hospital. Luckily, she didn’t break any bones but did suffer a nasty gash across her forehead and two black eyes.Each year, 1.8 million…

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Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Settles for $1M
Illinois Nursing Home Lawsuit Settles for $1M 150 150 Dan Frith

Helen Menneke (83 years old), formerly of Mundelein (IL), was admitted to Winchester House in Libertyville in January of 2004, suffering from dementia. She fell several times over the course of the year, suffering a brain injury and broken bones. After one such fall, nurses implemented an alarm system for…

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TENNESSEE NURSING HOME CNA WITH CRIMES
TENNESSEE NURSING HOME CNA WITH CRIMES 150 150 Dan Frith

Here is an upsetting story! Joyce Stanley, 37, of Madisonville (TN) has been charged with willful and physical abuse after reportedly hitting a blind 74 year old nursing home resident with a clipboard and an incontinence pad, as well as pulling her hair and slapping her. Stanley was a certified…

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