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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital gets a “C” grade! 150 150 Dan Frith
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Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital gets a “C” grade!

A story in today’s Roanoke Times reported on a study by a hospital safety advocacy group, The Leapfrog Group, which surveys hospitals nationwide and assess grades based upon their performance on a range of safety factors.  Those factors include timely removal of catheters, hand washing, electronic prescribing, preventing blood clots and infections, and adequate staffing.  Important issues…

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Why it’s better to save money than win in court! 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Why it’s better to save money than win in court!

I love quizzes and magazine surveys. Let’s take a short one here. Would you rather: Spend (a) $2,000 or (b) $20,000 on attorneys fees? Obviously  – b.   Let go of a dispute quickly by (a) walking away, or (b) fighting it out until the end and having a judge say you win? Tougher question.  …

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“Granny Cams” in Virginia Nursing Homes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

“Granny Cams” in Virginia Nursing Homes

We are often asked by families whether it is legal for them to place a hidden camera in their loved one’s nursing home room. These cameras have long been called “granny cams.” In this day in age, with today’s technology, you can sit at work and watch a baby sleep soundly over a video monitor…

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Emergency Room Doctors: How Often do they commit malpractice? 150 150 Dan Frith
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Emergency Room Doctors: How Often do they commit malpractice?

Granted, ER doctors have a tough job.  They are often faced with seriously ill or injured patients and have very little information about their overall health or medical history.   But from my perspective, emergency room physicians in Virginia still make far too many errors and mistakes in providing good medical care to their patients….and a recently released…

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That rare case when the Department of Justice steps in against health care providers 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

That rare case when the Department of Justice steps in against health care providers

Families will often ask us whether a nursing home can be charged for criminal actions. I wrote about that last week. The answer in Virginia is most often, no. This week, headlines everywhere read that the Department of Justice is getting involved in a lawsuit against one of the largest nursing home chains – ManorCare,…

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When the relationship ends – who gets what?
When the relationship ends – who gets what? Lauren Ellerman

When the relationship ends – who gets what?

Business relationships are like romantic relationships in many ways. When the relationship is over, you must determine who gets what, and who is entitled / owns what. Listen to our recent podcast on how to divide the stuff (so to speak) when you leave a business for another. http://frithlawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/when-employment-ends-who-gets-what-2.mp3    

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LinkedIn and Non-Competition Agreements 150 150 Dan Frith
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LinkedIn and Non-Competition Agreements

Most business folks know about LinkedIn.  A social networking site designed for business and professional communities. The goal of the site is to allow members to establish and document networks of professionals they know and trust.  Many companies want their employees to have a presence on LinkedIn, which can lead to more business (read “sales and income”) to the employer.…

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Nursing Homes: Many Provide Unacceptable Care 150 150 Dan Frith
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Nursing Homes: Many Provide Unacceptable Care

The nursing homes in Virginia are the same as in any other state.  Some are good…some are average…and some are just plain bad. Don’t believe me?  A report released in 2014 by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General found that 22 percent of Medicare patients who stayed in a nursing…

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Criminal charges in Virginia nursing home abuse / neglect cases 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Criminal charges in Virginia nursing home abuse / neglect cases

I just read a local news story from Abingdon Virginia where police are investigating the death of an elderly patient of Grace Health Care of Abingdon, a nursing home and long term care facility in Washington County. Though very little is known at this time about the patient, her death, the possible cause or suspected…

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Virginia Nursing Homes and “the Chandelier Effect” 150 150 Dan Frith
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Virginia Nursing Homes and “the Chandelier Effect”

The title of today’s posts may be a little confusing. What is “the Chandelier effect” and what does it have to do with nursing homes.  The Chandelier Effect is a fancy phrase for what nursing homes do to get you or your loved one into their facility.  It means they spend their money on outdoor…

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Over-Medication in nursing homes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Over-Medication in nursing homes

For years our industry has been aware of a terrible and heart breaking issue related to over-medication of elderly patients in long term care facilities. Let’s face it – a CNA cannot properly care for 30 residents that are mobile, walking, fall risks, who need help getting to the bathroom, dining room, getting dressed etc.…

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Xarelto, Coumadin or Warafin management and physician mistakes 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

Xarelto, Coumadin or Warafin management and physician mistakes

I have heard it before: “This new medication is so far superior to what we used in the past. It’s easier to manage, blah blah blah blah blah.” While I love the optimistic health care providers have about new drugs, I have and will remain a skeptic. Coumadin has long been a difficult medication to…

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