Dan Frith

I typically use this space to write about all that is wrong with healthcare in America….picking on doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and the pharmaceutical industry! Well…we are approaching the Holidays and I thought we should share this positive and exciting news about a new medication. Progenitorivox is the last medication…

Use of a new generation of antipsychotic drugs to control the behavior of dementia patients has surged in recent years, despite the Food and Drug Administration’s “black box” warning labels that these drugs can increase the risk of death for elderly dementia sufferers. About 30% of nursing-home residents are on…

I usually defend the front line workers in nursing homes as they are often poorly paid and overworked! I also realize that working as a nurse or nurse aid in a nursing home is a stressful and often thankless job. However, when a nurse aid abuses a resident it gets…

The number of citations for putting patients in “immediate jeopardy” increased 22% from 2000 through 2006, according to the records from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which regulates nursing homes. Those citations are the most serious reprimand inspectors can issue and often follow cases in which patients…

Beware! Federal health officials are investigating dozens of blood infections in at least two states linked to medical syringes contaminated with bacteria. No deaths have been reported but 40 people in Illinois and Texas have been sickened.The syringes at issue are filled with heparin, a blood thinner, and are used…

More outrageous depressing reports from our sister state of Tennessee. How about nursing homes where drug pushers sell to nursing home workers and residents? How about nursing homes where residents lie in their own feces for over 3 hours despite pushing the call bell for help? Well…in Tennessee it happens!Drug…

Pacific Coast Manor, in Santa Cruz, has been issued the most severe citation allowed by California law and fined $100,000 after a state investigation concluded inadequate care led to the death of a female resident at the nursing home. The California Department of Public Health concluded the nursing home failed…

Seven Hills Health Care Center, a Richmond-owned nursing home, has lost eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare funding and may have to close, forcing residents to find new homes. The not-for-profit nursing home is operated by the Hospital Authority of Richmond, with its board of commissioners appointed by the mayor of…

I acknowledge my biases…my law firm represents the victims of medical negligence. But I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I heard about the Sammelweis Society International! First, let me explain a little about the operation of hospitals in America. Before a doctor may admit and treat patients at the…