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SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR SURGERY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR SURGERY

It has been estimated that 234 million surgeries are performed (globally) every year. Unfortunately, preventable surgical complications are way too common for those procedures. A report published by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found the death rate from preventable surgical complications to be 1.5 patients out of every 100. The non-fatal, inpatient surgical…

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ARE NON-COMPETES ENFORCEABLE IF YOU ARE FIRED? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ARE NON-COMPETES ENFORCEABLE IF YOU ARE FIRED?

We get this question a lot. The client signs a non-compete agreement when hired 4 years ago and then is terminated by the employer. It doesn’t matter if you were “fired” or “furloughed” or “terminated” or what ever you want to call it….the legality and enforceability of the non-compete is usually not effected. In determining…

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NON-COMPETES AND DUNDER-MIFFLIN 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NON-COMPETES AND DUNDER-MIFFLIN

I am addicted to watching Michael Scott run the paper products company, Dunder-Mifflin, in the CBS show, Office. If you missed the most recent show, Michael Scott has been “let go” from his job at Dunder-Mifflin and has plans to start the Michael Scott Paper Company. My misgivings as to whether Michael can actually run…

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KUDOS TO THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

KUDOS TO THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES

I think the state of medical care provided by nursing homes is abysmal! There are too many bed sores, too many falls, too many malnourished and dehydrated residents. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is trying something new to encourage better care. CMS announced last week a new demonstration project to test…

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FOOT HEALTH AND AMPUTATIONS IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

FOOT HEALTH AND AMPUTATIONS IN NURSING HOMES

It happens way too frequently. An elderly nursing home resident with poor circulation and diabetes receives poor care at the nursing home and ends up losing a foot…or worse a leg. Why does it happen? It happens because “at risk” patients don’t receive a thorough assessment and an individualized preventive care plan. Foot health and…

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WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? IT’S ONLY A BED SORE! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL? IT’S ONLY A BED SORE!

First, bed sores, decubitus uclers, or pressure ulcers…..are all the same thing and they can be horrible and painful. Pressure sores can range from red areas on the surface of the skin (Stage I) to severe tissue damage that goes deep into muscle and bone (Stage IV). These sores are hard to treat and slow…

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MAY I SEE THOSE RECORDS PLEASE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

MAY I SEE THOSE RECORDS PLEASE?

I thankfully, am in good health and don’t have many physician visits. I do however, have a loved one who spends hundreds of hours a year under direct physician care. Do her doctors communicate? Do you assume they share information? When my loved one goes to the doctor, I encourage her to ask the physician…

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EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ADVICE IN VIRGINIA

I just saw a friend at the bank who said her brother, age 60, just lost a job with a large southern title examination company where he had been doing real estate closings for years. No severance, nothing. Can he easily find a job? I doubt it. Could he be hampered by a Non-Compete? Absolutely.…

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HOW GOOD IS THE MEDICAL CARE IN AMERICA? 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOW GOOD IS THE MEDICAL CARE IN AMERICA?

A couple of weeks ago I got into a little discussion with a friend over the state of medical care in the United States. My friend knows I represent individuals who are injured or killed as a result of medical negligence. While my friend acknowledged that medical mistakes can and do injure many patients, he…

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SURGEONS IN OHIO FREED FROM NON-COMPETE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

SURGEONS IN OHIO FREED FROM NON-COMPETE

It is not Virginia, and each state is a little different, but a judge in Springfield, Ohio recently found a non-compete involving surgeons to be unenforceable. The surgeons, who are physician-investors in the soon-to-open Ohio Valley Medical Center, filed a complaint asking the court to find their non-compete with Springfield Surgery Center was unenforceable. The…

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DEALING WITH DANGEROUS DOCTORS IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

DEALING WITH DANGEROUS DOCTORS IN VIRGINIA

Last week the Roanoke Times published an excellent editorial on the lack of disciplinary action taken by the Board of Medicine against Virginia doctors. Some of the more interesting observations included: * A 1999 report faulted the Board of Medicine for allowing physicians to practice in situations where license revocation or suspension was warranted. *…

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End of life can be scary for both patient, family 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

End of life can be scary for both patient, family

This is a question / answer column in our local paper, the Roanoke Times. Dear Dr. Camardi: I’m in a panic, I’m really scared and I just don’t know what to say or how to act. My mother is dying because of cancer and she has little time left and she wants me to be…

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