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A recent report suggests that higher workloads for hospital staff on a patient’s admission day increase the length of stay, mortality risk (risk of dieing) and total costs. The study was based upon a retrospective study of 5742 adults admitted to an academic (medical school affiliated) hospital. Maybe hospital administrators should make sure there is…

I reported last year (11-26-06) on an Illinois nursing home under investigation. The inquiry focused on possible morphine overdoses at the Woodstock Residence Nursing Home. Investigators interviewed a former employee of Woodstock Residence and believe the deaths suspicious but are not calling them homicides. The Chicago Tribune now reports a third body has been exhumed…

In a recent article, The New York Times reports that Chinese authorities are investigating whether two companies have exported contaminated toothpaste overseas. “No tainted toothpaste has been found in the United States, but a spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration” said yesterday that the agency would be taking “a hard look” at whether to…

For as long as I can remember, one of the ways to avoid heart attacks has been to take aspirin on a daily basis. The benefits of taking aspirin both to avoid heart attacks and to avoid colon cancer are now up for debate. In The Cheerful Oncologist, the author posts the following articles: From…

A new article entitled “Negligence Law Suits = Liens” has been posted by Lauren Ellerman on frithlawfirm.com. This article discusses the impact of a possible lien on a negligence law suit and some of the parties that may claim a lien against a settlement. Please view the article here. You may also find articles by…

Impossible! Outrageous! Unreasonable! Those are the types of responses I would expect to hear from administrators of our local hospital (Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital) if asked the above question. Well, it appears that at least one hospital is willing to give it a try. Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania has overhauled its approach to surgery.…

It takes a lot for a nursing home to lose certification from Medicare and Medicaid but it looks like a nursing home in Fredericksburg, Virginia has done just that. On May 1, 2007 a resident of Carriage Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fredericksburg strangled to death on a nurse call bell cord which had…

The front page of today’s Roanoke Times (5-8-07) contains an excellent article about a serious problem right here in Roanoke. For starters, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital lost most of their radiologists several months ago. That group of doctors, Radiology Associates, moved most of their practice to another hospital, Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem, Virginia. The reasons…

A surgical group in Penn. has received a great deal of press this week – a 90 day post surgery warranty. Yup. Any “repair ” work you need post surgery, “corrections” or fixing required, its covered! No additional charges or bills to the insurance company. A guarantee, like your kitchen aid, whirlpool washer or hairdryer.…