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This disgusting news comes to us from Utah! Read the article from the Salt Lake Tribune about the allegations involving St. Joseph Villa nursing home. My biggest question is: Did the nursing home really investigate this employee’s past record (criminal?) before hiring him? Shouldn’t all nursing homes take extra precautions when hiring employees who will…

Each year, U.S. News & World Report publishes lists of “America’s Best Hospitals.” Now a study from Yale University affirms some of those rankings. According to an article on MSN, heart attack patients are more likely to survive the month if they go to a hospital which is ranked as “America’s Best” by U.S. News…

Are you getting ready to go to the hospital? Have you chosen elective surgery at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Danville Regional Medical Center, Carilion New River Valley Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County, Alleghany Regional Hospital, Montgomery Regional Hospital, Wellmont Bristol Regional Hospital or any other hospital in Virginia? Better do your homework…

Not all complaints against a nursing home are best solved through litigation. Litigation is very expensive and often results in hard feelings and unresolved issues on one or both sides. We receive many calls from family members who are frustrated with the care their loved one is receiving that fit into this category. Lauren Ellerman…

In a study by Dr. Brett Jarrell from Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia, he found that about 1 in 4 potential stroke patients who called a hospital operator were told to call their primary physician rather than 911. This is especially alarming considering the well-established link between fast treatment of strokes and improved outcomes.…

“Medical Home” is a new term being used by medical practices to help attract and keep patients. According to this article on MSN, patients have a “medical home” when they have a regular health care provider or place of care, have no difficulty contacting a provider by phone, have no difficulty getting advice or medical…

Two-thirds of nursing home residents in Alabama did not receive regular eye exams despite the fact that 57% of the residents had evidence of visual impairment. Moreover, about 90% had insurance that would have covered eye care, according to findings published in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. I will assume Alabama treats its…

An article in the New York Times explains that because the HIPAA laws are so technical, they are being misunderstood and misinterpreted. The article tells the story of Gerard Nussbaum was told he could not stay with his father-in-law while he was being treated after a stroke. He was then threatened with arrest while looking…

An article in the New York Times brings up a surprising realization. Surgeons and their teams are not tested for blood borne viruses. And those who have blood borne viruses are not prohibited from practicing medicine. The article tells of two people from Long Island who met in a support group for people with Hepatitis…

I bet the American Medical Association (AMA) is okay with allowing its members to sue house builders, suppliers, vendors, car dealerships, and lawyers but it is not okay with allowing those same people the constitutional right to sue them in court. The American Medical Association this week adopted new principles for establishing health courts, or…