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Virginia’s Birth Injury Fund Will Run Out of Money 150 150 Dan Frith
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Virginia’s Birth Injury Fund Will Run Out of Money

Virginia’s Birth Injury Fund was the first effort in the nation promising lifetime medical care to a small class of infants whose injuries at birth represented a severe malpractice threat against doctors and hospitals. A wonderful plan…but it has never worked! The plan was “sold” to the Virginia General Assembly by the Medical Society of…

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Medications Can Cause Eye Disease 150 150 Dan Frith
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Medications Can Cause Eye Disease

I was surprised to learn that commonly prescribed medications can impair our vision and cause diseases of the eye. A recent report, published in Drug Safety, identified 62 drugs that can cause adverse reactions to the eye. Public Citizen, on its WorstPills.org web site, summarizes the report and details how the medications can cause cataracts,…

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Drug Mistakes in Nursing Homes 150 150 Dan Frith
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Drug Mistakes in Nursing Homes

The press has been filled with articles recently about drug mistakes in hospitals. The wrong drug given to the wrong patient…the right drug given to the wrong patient…and even the right drug given to the right patient but in the wrong dose (actor Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins)! These articles got me to wondering about just…

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The NonCompete Quandary 150 150 Dan Frith
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The NonCompete Quandary

I want to share with our readers an excellent article from the online edition of Virginia Business and written by Marjolijn Bijlefeld. The article looks at how several different employees and employers in Virginia have been affected over the years by noncompete agreements. As an employee, reading this article will provide you with two very…

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BE A SMART EMPLOYEE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

BE A SMART EMPLOYEE

For my Gen Xers and Gen Yers (you know who you are if you (1) have a facebook page; or (2) myspace profile; (3) a Blog; or (4) a profile on Linked in), LISTEN UP! Be careful what you post on these websites. If you are going to leave your company – and have a…

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Problems in Nursing Homes Often Overlooked and Underreported 150 150 Dan Frith
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Problems in Nursing Homes Often Overlooked and Underreported

To anyone who regularly reads this blog, it will not come as a surprise to hear me say (once again) that the medical – industrial complex which runs America’s long term care industry puts profits ahead of people. Always have and always will! The result is overwhelmingly poor care. Some of critics of my position…

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Bayer Antibleeding Drug Removed From Market 150 150 Dan Frith
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Bayer Antibleeding Drug Removed From Market

Bayer AG of Germany, agreed to temporarily suspend sales of Trasylol last November following requests from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The antibleeding drug may have received its final blow with a new study that shows it is associated with a greater risk of death compared to competing medications. The results of that study,…

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PROTESTS AT LONG TERM CARE COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PROTESTS AT LONG TERM CARE COMPANY ANNUAL MEETING

That is what I like to see… don’t like the way seniors are being cared for? You could sue. You could lobby congress to change the laws… or you could show up and protest their annual meeting!Protesters question Lazard Ltd. bosses about senior care homesBy Ruth O’Kelly-Lynch “Protesters questioned multi-billion dollar Wall Street investment bank…

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WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUR NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUR NON-COMPETE

Hate your current job? Maybe you don’t hate it, but you want to leave? Have a non-compete? Before you call our office and ask us to review your contract, this is what you need to do: 1. REVIEW YOUR CONTRACT – does it say that Virginia law applies? If so, we can help. 2. DON’T…

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WORSE THAN YOU THOUGHT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WORSE THAN YOU THOUGHT

Please read your employment contract before you sign it. Please have an attorney look at it with you to explain what it means. Example 1 – woman wants to leave her job. She notifies her supervisor, who says “We don’t want you to leave, and if you do, you owe us $10,000.” “WHAT?” She exclaims!…

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Headhunters and Management Recruiters 150 150 Dan Frith
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Headhunters and Management Recruiters

If you are unhappy with your current job situation you may have had the opportunity to retain the services of a job recruiter or headhunter. For those employees who have not, a job recruiter or headhunter is an individual or company who attempts to match employees searching for a new job with companies in need…

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TENNESSEE NURSING HOMES IN THE NEWS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS 150 150 Dan Frith
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TENNESSEE NURSING HOMES IN THE NEWS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS

I have previously blogged on the bad state of nursing home care in Tennessee…but it seems to just keep getting worse and worse! The Tennessee Department of Heath officials have suspended admissions of residents to three nursing homes as a result of safety violations and sub-standard care. The list includes: 1. Dove Health & Rehabilitation…

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