Medical Malpractice

• Pediatrician Stands Tall

  Dan Frith | June 24, 2008 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I try to read as much as I can about issues affecting medical malpractice in America. The sources include books, newspapers, television reports and yes...even blogs written by doctors...and that is...

• Doctors Not Using Electronic Records

  Dan Frith | June 19, 2008 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I can't tell you how many times we see medical negligence cases which arise out of problems with medical records. A radiologist's report never makes it into the patient's chart or is never...

• Hospitals Spying on Doctors

  Dan Frith | June 13, 2008 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Just had to share this CBS News Report with you. It appears that some hospitals are hiring "fake patients" to arrive at the hospital with various complaints to grade how the hospital staff handles...

• Stephanie Kuleba: Autopsy Cofirms Malignant Hyperthermia

  Dan Frith | June 06, 2008 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I posted two blog articles (March 28 and 31) on the tragic death of 18 year old Stephanie Kuleba. Ms. Kuleba was more than an hour into asurgery to correct inverted nipples and breast asymmetry when...

• Pediatrician: Mentor or an abusive voyeur?

  Dan Frith | June 04, 2008 9:49 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This headline from a Washington state newspaper will certainly catch your attention! The story is about prominent pediatrician, WilliamSchnall, a "Jekyll-and Hyde" doctor who systematically groomed...

• The Colonoscopy Age

  Dan Frith | June 02, 2008 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  This blog should be more accurately entitled, "The Age for Colonoscopy." A colonoscopy isan outpatient procedure during which your large bowel (colon and rectum) is examined from the inside....

• Wrong Site Surgery

  Dan Frith | May 16, 2008 6:34 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Wrong site....Wrong patient....Wrong procedure! Anyway you cut it (pun intended)....it is bad news for the patient! Recently reviewed data in Pennsylvania shows that a near miss or actual...

• Exercise Found To Lower Rate of Breast Cancer in Women

  Dan Frith | May 15, 2008 6:21 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  The results of a new study, published in a report in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, indicate that exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer for woman. Researchers looked at data from...

• Patient Safety in the Hospital

  Dan Frith | April 24, 2008 6:38 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  I spend a great deal of time researching and reading about the many medical mistakes and errors which occur in the hospital. One of my favorite sites on the Web is maintained by the Joint Commission...

• 18 Veterans Committ Suicide Every Day - Outrageous!

  Dan Frith | April 22, 2008 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  Talk about a country that has failed its Veterans! In a stunning admission, top officials at the Veterans Health Administration confirmed that the agency’s own statistics show that an average of 126...