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FLU OR SEPSIS? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FLU OR SEPSIS?

I just read about a lawsuit in Minn where a man and wife both presented to the emergency room with flu like symptoms. Days later, the man came back, complaining of pain, decreased appetite, etc. Blood work was done and revealed the man had sepsis. Sepsis is often referred to as a blood stream infection.…

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WIDESPREAD NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS REPORTED 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WIDESPREAD NURSING HOME VIOLATIONS REPORTED

It doesn’t matter where you live or what nursing home you are talking about…most nursing homes provide substandard care. Don’t want to believe me…would you believe the Inspector General for the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)? A memo from the Inspector General for HHS to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

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EVEN IF YOU JUST NEED TO GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

EVEN IF YOU JUST NEED TO GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST

I know this happens frequently because friends and family have asked me this question. “I am leaving my job and feel I should let all the employees know what really happened.” OK – I understand the psycological desire and emotional need to “get things off yoru chest,” or “set the record straight.” While you think…

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ELDER ABUSE SHOCKS MINN TOWN 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ELDER ABUSE SHOCKS MINN TOWN

I wish I had not read this article this morning in the AP. I wish two young teenage employees of a Minnesota Nursing Home had not spat on a resident with dementia. I wish they didn’t think it was acceptable to cover the mouths of Alzheimer’s patients that were vocal, or poke residents when they…

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EMERGENCY ROOMS GET POOR GRADES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

EMERGENCY ROOMS GET POOR GRADES

America’s emergency rooms are disasters. Don’t take my word for it…take the word of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). The annual report card by the ACEP gave the nation a D- grade for Americans’ access to emergency care, saying the emergency care system was “fraught with significant challenges and under more stress than…

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WATCH OUT FOR CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS WITH THAT NEW JOB 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

WATCH OUT FOR CONTRACTUAL RESTRICTIONS WITH THAT NEW JOB

Many employers are cutting their work force in response to the realities of the U.S. economy. Smart employees, aware of the economic problems facing their employers, are looking for better jobs in more secure industries and segments of the economy. In both situations, the employee looking for that new job better determine if she/he signed…

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TOO MANY DECUBITUS ULCERS! 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

TOO MANY DECUBITUS ULCERS!

I remember the first time I saw a picture of a decubitus ulcer…also called a pressure ucler or bed sore. The picture was horrible! A huge hole in a patient’s hip with black (dead) tissue surrounding it. Deep enough to put your fist into the wound! There is no excuse for patients having pressure uclers.…

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EXCITEMENT FOR NEW CHATHAM NURSING HOME 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

EXCITEMENT FOR NEW CHATHAM NURSING HOME

I read with interest an article in a recent issue of the Star-Tribune newspaper. The article hailed plans for the construction of a new 85 bed nursing home for Chatham, Virginia. The Roanoke, Virginia firm of Smith/Packett is developing and building the new facility, which will be called the Chatham Health and Rehabilitation Center. So…

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ORAL CHANGES TO A WRITTEN CONTRACT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

ORAL CHANGES TO A WRITTEN CONTRACT

TRUE OR FALSE You have a written employment agreement that says you will be paid $75,000 a year, in monthly payments. In December, your boss says, “sorry, apparently we have been in a recession since last December, I can only pay you $60,000 a year starting now.” You don’t respond – don’t agree, and his…

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FDA WARNINGS – YOUR PHARMACIST’S DUTY? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

FDA WARNINGS – YOUR PHARMACIST’S DUTY?

So if the FDA comes out with a warning on a medication, or the medication has been withdrawn, who is supposed to tell you – the consumer? Well, some would argue that as an involved consumer, you should be proactive in your healthcare and investigate whether your medications are still on the market, etc. The…

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COURT RULES AGAINST INSURANCE EXEC IN NONSOLICITATION DISPUTE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

COURT RULES AGAINST INSURANCE EXEC IN NONSOLICITATION DISPUTE

A lawsuit involving a top Hawaii executive who resigned from an insurance company and took former clients and employees with him to a rival firm has business people talking about loyalty, relationships and professional obligations. The case is Marsh USA Inc. and Marsh & McLennan Companies v. Chad W. Karasaki. Chad Karasaki, left Marsh’s Honolulu…

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PHYSICIAN NONCOMPETE NOT ENFORCED 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

PHYSICIAN NONCOMPETE NOT ENFORCED

This report comes to us from Iowa, the Iowa Court of Appeals to be exact. The decision in The University of Iowa v. Dr. Thomas Warren, does have some relevance to Virginia as the court applied the same rationale typically utilized by Virginia courts in determining the validity of non-compete agreements. Dr. Thomas Warren was…

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