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Danville Regional Hospital Receives Poor Marks 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

Danville Regional Hospital Receives Poor Marks

The only hospital in Danville, Virginia is getting a very poor report card from the Leapfrog Group,  a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health system.  The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is becoming the gold standard measure of patient safety.  Danville Regional Medical Center was given a grade of…

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On the 12th day of Christmas, my boss gave to me – a new non-compete 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

On the 12th day of Christmas, my boss gave to me – a new non-compete

Despite my best efforts at educating my fellow Virginians, on the law, their rights and legal obligations, rumors still run rampant about the law and how it applies to individual employees.  So, in the spirit of the Season, I wanted to share some of my favorite blogs (yes, some I wrote) and articles on Virginia…

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Is Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Getting Good Grades for Safety and Patient Care? 150 150 Dan Frith
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Is Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Getting Good Grades for Safety and Patient Care?

Everyone has an opinion on the answer to this question.  However, some opinions should carry more weight than others – take the opinions from the Leapfrog Group,  a nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety, and transparency in the U.S. health system. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is becoming the gold standard measure of patient…

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Virginia Hospitals – the good, the bad and the ugly 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Virginia Hospitals – the good, the bad and the ugly

According to the New York Times, “Not all hospitals are created equal, and the differences in quality can be a matter of life or death.” I didn’t need a national Newspaper to tell me this and likely, you didn’t either.  Every community I have worked in knows what hospitals are good, which are bad –…

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Is Your Doctor Telling You The Truth? 150 150 Dan Frith
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Is Your Doctor Telling You The Truth?

The title of today’s post is not mine, it belongs to Joe and Teresa Graedon from the People’s Pharmacy.  The article, which appeared in today’s Roanoke Times, starts with the assumption that doctors disclose to patients errors that are made in their diagnosis and treatment.   A foolish assumption for the vast majority of physicians. The…

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Dehydration in Virginia nursing home patients – yes, we have a problem 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Dehydration in Virginia nursing home patients – yes, we have a problem

My four year old gets dehydrated easily – I must encourage and remind her to drink her water. With encouragement (and a glass or bottle of cold clean water) she will drink up. My Mother (sorry Mom, telling on you too) gets dehydrated easily – but, with encouragement, and an ice cold glass of water…

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Medical Errors: How do you know when it happens to you? 150 150 Dan Frith
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Medical Errors: How do you know when it happens to you?

Most of the time you (or your family if you are no longer around) know if medical negligence has occurred because the unanticipated injury is obvious or the patient has unexpectedly died.  However, this is not always the case which brings me to a recent article in the Roanoke Times reporting on all of the…

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Remembering Veterans Beyond Veterans Day 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Remembering Veterans Beyond Veterans Day

It is easy in this Hallmark, holiday driven world to get caught up in celebrating something or someone on its designated day.  But we should not forget them the rest of the year either.  That is certainly true for celebrating and appreciating veterans.   We practice law out of Roanoke, Virginia.  That means it would…

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Nothing new under the sun in Virginia Medical Mlpractice, I just can’t speak about it! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Nothing new under the sun in Virginia Medical Mlpractice, I just can’t speak about it!

My Mom used to say the following (with some frequency): There is nothing new under the sun.  What did she mean? Only that things often repeat themselves. Maybe not to the same people, or at the same time, but we are creatures of habit and as humans, we make the same mistakes.  In my line…

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What is the cost of nursing home care in Virginia and how do you know? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

What is the cost of nursing home care in Virginia and how do you know?

Can you imagine walking into Kroger and there are three prices on a jug of milk. What if the tag said: $2.00 if you are a single Mom $3.50 if you are 65 or older $6.00 if you have a job and or retirement account Wouldn’t you be surprised? Upset? Bothered by this? Well, in…

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Non-Competes and Virginia’s Constitution 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Non-Competes and Virginia’s Constitution

There is nothing on Virginia’s ballot this November that relates to non-compete agreements. My efforts have not been that successful.  Nor is there a law likely to pass in the Virginia General Assembly this Winter that in any way impacts restrictive covenants in Virginia employment agreements.  Right now, the law in Virginia is basically –…

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Pressure Ulcers / Injuries in Virginia Nursing Homes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Pressure Ulcers / Injuries in Virginia Nursing Homes

Again, this week, I received a call from someone who was shocked to learn their Mother had developed significant pressure ulcers at a local nursing home, and now they were infected. Pressure Ulcers have gone by many names is the last 10-15 years: bed sores; pressure sores; pressure ulcers, and now the people who write…

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