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Doctors Instructed to Go Light on Sedatives and Pain Meds to Move Patients Along?
Doctors Instructed to Go Light on Sedatives and Pain Meds to Move Patients Along? 150 150 Dan Frith

Are you kidding me? A hospital taking short cuts to discharge patients too early in order to increase revenue?Erik Franck, MD, an anesthesiologist practicing at the Kaiser Permanente hospitals in the Portland, Oregon has filed a lawsuit against Northwest Permanente (a division of Kaiser Permanente) making these very allegations.  Dr. Franck believes Kaiser…

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Watch out for medical mistakes while in the hospital
Watch out for medical mistakes while in the hospital 150 150 Dan Frith

I didn’t write the title to today’s post but I certainly agree with it.  The title to today’s post comes from The People’s Pharmacy and was written by Joe and Teresa Graedon.  The article was re-published by my local paper, The Roanoke Times, and presents some pretty sobering statistics:  1. …

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Non-Competes Are Bad For The Little Guy and Bad for the Larger Economy
Non-Competes Are Bad For The Little Guy and Bad for the Larger Economy 150 150 Dan Frith

Not my title but my sentiments exactly.  This title comes from an article recently published in Fortune magazine.Non-competes are employment contracts that prevent a departing employee (departing voluntarily or involuntarily) from working for a competitor for one year…or two years…or even three years.  The agreements are not only bad for individual…

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5 Ways to Make Hospitals Safer
5 Ways to Make Hospitals Safer 150 150 Dan Frith

I read with interest an op-ed letter in this week’s Wall Street Journal (May 18, 2016). The letter was written by James Lieber, a lawyer in Pittsburgh.  He noted the recently released studies revealing an astonishingly high number of Americans lose their lives each year due to preventable medical negligence.  His suggestions…

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Medical Errors are now the third leading cause of death in America
Medical Errors are now the third leading cause of death in America 150 150 Dan Frith

Johns Hopkins researchers estimate that medical error is now the third leading cause of death in America.  The numbers are shocking:1.  Heart Disease kills 614,348 each year2.  Cancer kills 591,699 each year3.  Medical Errors kill 251,454 each yearDo the math.  That translates to 689 people die every day (365 days…

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Dangerous Drug Combinations
Dangerous Drug Combinations 150 150 Dan Frith

I read with interest today an article written by Joe and Teresa Graedon (The People’s Pharmacy) about dangerous drug combinations. The article described a patient who was taking an ACE inhibitor for high blood pressure who soon thereafter was prescribed Bactrim (an antibiotic).   Within days the patient reported almost passing…

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Is Your Hospital Treating You Right?
Is Your Hospital Treating You Right? 150 150 Dan Frith

It is not my question…but it is a great question.  Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz are asking the question.  The doctors have a syndicated newspaper column and website which are well worth the time to read. The Roanoke Times ran the article today on whether your hospital is just offering you a…

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Let’s Move to the United Kingdom
Let’s Move to the United Kingdom 150 150 Dan Frith

Let’s go.  Right now!The British government is investigating banning or severely restricting the use of non-compete clauses that specify where and how employees can work when they leave a business.  A government official is quoted as saying, “I am clear that I want to see more enterprising start-ups and greater productivity…

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Medical Care in the New River Valley and Southwest Virginia
Medical Care in the New River Valley and Southwest Virginia 150 150 Dan Frith

I posted a blog last week about my ties to Blacksburg and the New River Valley, and my concerns over the quality of medical care provided to the fine folks who live in those areas. A reader of that post asked me to be more specific about my comments and,…

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Trade Secrets and Inevitable Disclosure: A Disturbing Trend
Trade Secrets and Inevitable Disclosure: A Disturbing Trend 150 150 Dan Frith

I am seeing a disturbing trend where an ex-employee, who never signed a non-compete agreement with his/her ex-employer, is faced with an attempt by the ex-employer to prevent the ex-employee from competing in the business world.  How?  By claiming the ex-employee is using “trade secrets” from the previous job to…

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