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PREVENTING MALPRACTICE AND MEDICAL ERRORS
PREVENTING MALPRACTICE AND MEDICAL ERRORS 150 150 Dan Frith

One of my favorite radio shows is The People’s Pharmacy – a show based out of the Raleigh Durham N.C. area that airs on public radio. Tomorrow, the program is on how to prevent or avoid malpractice / medical errors from being committed against you. It should be interesting. For…

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ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CLASS-ACTION AGAINST NURSING HOME
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CLASS-ACTION AGAINST NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith

A lawsuit against a Fort Smith, Arkansas based nursing home company can proceed as a class-action suit, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court affirmed a decision by the trial court which granted class-action certification to a suit alleging Batesville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center failed to live up to…

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PENNSYLVANIA: 175 SURGICAL MISTAKES IN 30 MONTHS!
PENNSYLVANIA: 175 SURGICAL MISTAKES IN 30 MONTHS! 150 150 Dan Frith

In one case, doctors removed a patient’s healthy thyroid after a laboratory mix-up led to an incorrect cancer diagnosis. In another, a neurosurgeon halted a procedure after making an incision on the wrong side of the patient’s head. In yet another, a surgeon inserted a needle into a patient’s right…

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PIGS GET FAT … BUT HOGS GET SLAUGHTERED!
PIGS GET FAT … BUT HOGS GET SLAUGHTERED! 150 150 Dan Frith

This good advice is given by Susan McGreevy, an attorney in Kansas City, Missouri in an article appearing in Contractormag.org, the news magazine for mechanical contracting. McGreevy tells her readers, presumably mechanical contracting companies, to use reasonable restrictions on its employees or run the risk that a judge may decide…

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IS YOUR HOSPITAL TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT INFECTION?
IS YOUR HOSPITAL TAKING STEPS TO PREVENT INFECTION? 150 150 Dan Frith

We have all read the stories in the newspaper about otherwise infection free patients contracting horrible and often antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections while in the hospital. It looks like some hospitals are finally doing something about this serious problem.The Wall Street Journal reported on June 26 that several hospitals are aggressively…

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REDUCE THE RISK OF DEHYDRATION WITH NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
REDUCE THE RISK OF DEHYDRATION WITH NURSING HOME RESIDENTS 150 150 Dan Frith

Dehydration is a recurring problem for residents in nursing homes. Many elderly suffer from swallowing problems which can lead to reduced fluid intake and multiple and serious medical complications. Based on the findings of a study that looked at nutrition and hydration in nursing home residents, consultant Jeanie Kayser-Jones, RN,…

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TENESSEE NURSING HOME BARRED FROM ADMITTING NEW RESIDENTS
TENESSEE NURSING HOME BARRED FROM ADMITTING NEW RESIDENTS 150 150 Dan Frith

Nashville’s city-owned Bordeaux nursing home is being fined and stripped of its ability to accept new patients because of violations uncovered by state inspectors. This is not the first time that Bordeaux has had problems. The U.S. Department of Justice began looking into the nursing home in March 2003, following…

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CASE REPORT: COMPANY SUES CONTRACTOR FOR VIOLATION OF NON-COMPETE
CASE REPORT: COMPANY SUES CONTRACTOR FOR VIOLATION OF NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith

This report comes to us from Texas…but could easily be from Virginia. A former trucker for a delivery company (KDSI) left the company to start his own delivery business. To stop the employee from stealing clients, KDSI filed a request for a temporary restraining order with the local court. According…

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SICKO: THE MOVIE
SICKO: THE MOVIE 150 150 Dan Frith

Well it’s finally here… Michael Moore’s much ballyhooed movie, “Sicko,” which takes a very hard look at the American health care system. I know the American Medical Association will hate it! I know the health insurance industry will hate it! I know the pharmaceutical giants will hate it! I know…

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MORE PROBLEMS FOR DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MORE PROBLEMS FOR DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 150 150 Dan Frith

Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC) was purchased by Nashville, TN based Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc. in 2005….and the problems have not stopped since! The last two years brought about a number of changes at the management level, including last week’s announced departure of the hospital’s fourth CEO since 2005. More importantly…

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