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Potential clients often assume I take everything at face value that is found in the medical record.
They even assume, sometimes, that records have been changed and that you cannot prove it.
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Health care is sometimes a two way street.
What I mean by that is the following:
Doctors and nurses treat patients, advise on what to do, how to be, what not to do, etc. And sometimes, the health care providers make mistakes and harm results. And sometimes the patient makes mistakes and harm results.
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Lauren and I talk with potential clients every week and, unfortunately, it is clear to us many patients fail to ask their doctors some very important questions before deciding on a treatment plan.
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Did anyone read the Associated Press article in today’s issue of the Roanoke Times? The article, “Push is Under Way to Reduce Drugs for Dementia Patients,” tells a very sad…but very common story.
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What do you families do when their loved one has memory loss?
They can arrange for in home care - maybe provide it themselves
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Citizens frequently call our office complaining that their doctor refused to treat them any longer.
“He can’t do that, can he?” they often ask.
“I have been going there for years and all of a sudden I got a dear john letter.. or a we can’t treat you any more letter. Isn’t that against the law?”
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It should have been more….
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has fined a Tennessee nursing home nearly $740,000 over findings detailed in a state inspection.
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This happens more frequently than you would realize.
Patient, we will call him Sam, has stomach pains. Goes to his PCP. PCP says “I think it is gas, or something not to worry about, call back if you still hurt in 3 weeks.”
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Medical Malpractice lawsuits are appropriate for someone who has suffered the following:
1. Medical negligence (mistake wherein the provider failed to meet the standard of care)
2. That directly caused an injury
3. The injury is signficant or permanent and
4. Because of the injury, you lost significant money (lost wages, medical bills etc.)