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3 HEPATITIS CASES CONNECTED TO ANESTHESIOLOGIST 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

3 HEPATITIS CASES CONNECTED TO ANESTHESIOLOGIST

In New York, authorities are urging 4,500 people who were treated by the same anesthesiologist to be tested for Hepatitis C . Three people who have tested positive for Hepatitis C were treated by the same anesthesiologist during outpatient procedures. The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is trying to notify everyone who…

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ARE NECK ADJUSTMENTS TOO RISKY? 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

ARE NECK ADJUSTMENTS TOO RISKY?

An article on MSNBC implies that they are. The article describes events in the life of Christa Heck, a 43 year old mother and full time pharmaceutical representative. Heck went to see a chiropractor in 2003 for headaches. The chiropractor adjusted her back and neck. Later that day her head was still hurting and when…

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NURSING HOME CORPORATION INDICTED IN RESIDENT DEATH 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NURSING HOME CORPORATION INDICTED IN RESIDENT DEATH

A nursing home corporation has been indicted in the 2004 death of a woman who lived in their Portland, Maine facility. Tennessee-based Life Care Centers of America is charged with manslaughter, abuse and neglect of a long-term care resident. Read the report here. My home state of Virginia also has laws on the books which…

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WHAT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SIGN? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHAT IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SIGN?

A great Q/A in the Washington Post from April – keep reading. Ms. Garcia is right on the money: Can a Non-Compete Clause Be Too Competitive?By Lily Garcia Special to washingtonpost.comThursday, April 26, 2007; 1:59 PMI have worked for the same small company in Virginia for almost three years now. Yesterday, my boss presented the…

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DIABETES TREATMENT IN NURSING HOMES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

DIABETES TREATMENT IN NURSING HOMES

Check out this article: Reuters HealthThursday, June 7, 2007NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -The care of people with diabetes in nursing homes may be falling short in a number of important areas, a new study suggests.The study, of 11 nursing homes in Ohio and West Virginia, found that diabetic residents’ care generally failed to meet several…

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OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT

Here www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061101927.html is a great commentary on Washington Post.com…. It’s about a topic many women over 45 think about daily – bone appropriate treatment. The side effects can be serious and many – so is Fosomax appropriate for everyone? First of all, for your nursing home or assisted living resident – it may not be.…

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LENGTH OF NON-COMPETE 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LENGTH OF NON-COMPETE

Lets say I signed the following agreement with my boss and the company: “I will not contact any customers of the Frith Company, for two years after my employment, and/or solicit their business.” Then I quit – and for 1 year and 362 days, contact the old customers thus violating my agreement. Mr. Frith, on…

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“IS THIS IN VIOLATION?” 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

“IS THIS IN VIOLATION?”

We receive calls frequently from employees that are leaving their jobs, and ask “if I open this kind of a business, and hire employee Smith from my old one, will I violate my non-compete?” The next question is then, “Will the Court find it enforceable?” My answer is always – “It depends.” We need to…

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HOW PATIENTS CAN HELP REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

HOW PATIENTS CAN HELP REDUCE MEDICAL ERRORS

We spend most of our professional time representing the victims of medical malpractice and those who have been abused and neglected in nursing homes. A recent article in USA Today states that 34 percent of people say either they or a family member has experienced a medical error. Read the article here. Patients and family…

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ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES OPERATOR’S SUBSTANDARD CARE 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES OPERATOR’S SUBSTANDARD CARE

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Alterra Healthcare Corporation, which was one of the nation’s largest assisted living facility operators, had more than 200 residents who experienced neglect, injury, or death because of inadequate care during a four year period. The company paid more than $15.9 million to settle claims from more than 50 lawsuits, with…

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CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO LIMIT DOCTORS’ COZINESS WITH DRUG COMPANIES 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO LIMIT DOCTORS’ COZINESS WITH DRUG COMPANIES

A consumer advocacy group and a research group at Columbia University have launched a campaign to limit the number of meals and gifts that doctors receive from pharmaceutical companies. What a great idea! Maybe this movement will encourage doctors to prescribe medications based upon empirical studies and not which company bought her an expensive steak…

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NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES COULD LEAD TO BETTER TREATMENTS 150 150 Bo Frith
  • Bo Frith

NEW IMAGING TECHNIQUES COULD LEAD TO BETTER TREATMENTS

At the Society for Nuclear Medicine’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. this week, researchers made several announcements of ways they are using new imaging techniques to better diagnose and treat certain diseases, including heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and ovarian cancer. Two imaging techniques, multidetector computed tomography (CT) and imaging positron emission tomography (PET) along with…

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