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COST OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

COST OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES

An interesting fact. For $4300, you can spend 26 nights and 26 days traveling from Florida to Europe on a luxury cruise liner. You can get a suite with a balcony for little over $5200. On the way you will get to enjoy to sights and sounds of Gibraltar, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Monte…

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UNIVERSAL ENFORCEMENT OF NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

UNIVERSAL ENFORCEMENT OF NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

Remember when you were a kid, and you and your brother both wanted the red Popsicle but there was only one red one left? When your Mom gave your whiny brother the red one, and you were given the gross orange one, how did you respond? You said sternly “That’s Not Fair. Why is he…

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WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR HEALTH CARE SHIP? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHO IS THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR HEALTH CARE SHIP?

There was an article in our local paper today about Physician Assistants being used more and more in hospital settings and medical practices. I know of PA’s that treat depression, perform minor surgeries – they can almost do it all. When you go to a doctor, who is actually treating you? The Nurse?Physician?Nurse Practitioner?Physician Assistant?…

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NONCOMPETES AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

NONCOMPETES AND THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

Lauren and I have written several articles about doctors and non-compete contracts. (Type in “doctor noncompetes” in the search box in the upper left-hand corner of this page to be directed to those posts. We have also written an article which summarizes the various decisions by Virginia courts which can be found on our firm…

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PRETEND DOCTOR 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

PRETEND DOCTOR

I went to highschool in Tampa Florida and occassionly find myself on the Tampa Newspaper Websites looking for news. Today I landed on what I can only call, an amazing story in the Tampa Tribune: “TAMPA – Sandra Rovhana doesn’t have a license to practice psychiatry, psychology or any healthcare profession, investigators say. She doesn’t…

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WHEN SHOULD YOU GET ADVICE ON YOUR NON-COMPETE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

WHEN SHOULD YOU GET ADVICE ON YOUR NON-COMPETE?

I do not know why this is, but here is a fact. Most people who call our office and want their non-compete reviewed, call on Thursday or Friday. Most people call right before they are going to quit and have another job offer on the table. Many of our prospective clients call toward the end…

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INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALS: LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

INFECTIONS AND HOSPITALS: LIKE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY

Maybe my attempt to be funny with the title of this post is misplaced. The point I am trying to communicate is that, from our experience, hospitals do a damn poor job of preventing their patients from contracting infections while hospitalized (called hospital-acquired infections). We see it all the time. Patients who are admitted for…

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LAWSUIT OVER NURSING HOME STAFFING 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

LAWSUIT OVER NURSING HOME STAFFING

Our colleagues in California have filed a class action lawsuit against 22 nursing homes alleging the facilities failed to meet staffing requirements. We will keep an eye out as they try to hold companies accountable. We do not deny that most of the employees work very hard while on duty, but simply stated, there needs…

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MEDICAL RECORDS WERE CHANGED 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

MEDICAL RECORDS WERE CHANGED

When someone calls our office with a potential medical malpractice or nursing home abuse case against a Virginia nursing home or hospital, I always tell them we need to review the records. Often times, families will tell me they know the records were changed, altered, forged etc. and that the records will not reflect what…

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CAN THEY FIRE YOU FOR FAILING TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE? 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

CAN THEY FIRE YOU FOR FAILING TO SIGN A NON-COMPETE?

This is a good question. The answer in Virginia is pretty much, YES, you can be lawfully fired for failing to sign a non-compete. That is, unless you have a written employment arrangement wherein each party agrees otherwise. Most employees in Virginia are considered at-will, which means you can be fired and or quit at…

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10 THINGS YOUR NURSING HOME WILL NOT TELL YOU 150 150 Dan Frith
  • Dan Frith

10 THINGS YOUR NURSING HOME WILL NOT TELL YOU

This is not my title, it is the title of an article from a publication called, SmartMoney. It is a great article and provides some real “truisms” (if that is a word) about the long-term care industry. However, the article does leave out one item of great importance. When admitting a loved one into a…

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SENDING COMPLAINT LETTERS TO YOUR DOCTOR 150 150 Lauren Ellerman

SENDING COMPLAINT LETTERS TO YOUR DOCTOR

My Grandfather was a gifted letter writer. He once wrote a toothpaste company and told them how much he enjoyed their product. They sent him a free case of toothpaste. After a fishing incident wherein is hearing-aide ended up in the Atlantic Ocean, and Grandad was able to use it again after a slow bake…

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