- Beth Janicek | February 16, 2010 12:17 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Miscellaneous
Even though a jury in West Texas acquitted Anne Mitchell, the nurse on trial for reporting a doctor for improper care, Alex Winslow, the executive director of the consumer group Texas Watch,...
- Beth Janicek | December 17, 2009 4:53 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Automobile Accidents
This week alone there have been two head-on collision accidents resulting in four deaths in the San Antonio area. The circumstances behind these two tragic accidents are unknown, but both occurred...
- Beth Janicek | October 15, 2009 2:46 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Motorcycle Accidents
The Federal Highway Administration and Oklahoma State University will conduct an intensive study into the cause of the growing number of motorcycle crashes and deaths on America’s roads. The...
- Beth Janicek | August 12, 2009 11:34 AM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Medical Malpractice
Ten years ago, To Err is Human the highly publicized federal report called for a mandatory nationwide reporting system for medical errors, which the AMA and the American Hospital Association...
- Beth Janicek | October 06, 2008 6:06 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
Last week I blogged on Nursing Homes Making Money While Providing Less Care. I am following up today with a Memorandum Report: 'Trends in Nursing Home Deficiencies and Complaints which describes the...
- Beth Janicek | September 30, 2008 1:43 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
A recent New York Times article exposes some scary numbers regarding nursing home care. They report 94 percent of for-profit nursing homes were cited for deficiencies of care last year. This raises...
- Beth Janicek | September 23, 2008 5:58 PM | San Antonio, TX
Category:
Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
Most people are aware of Child Protective Services and the duty of doctors, caregivers and others to report suspected child abuse and/or neglect. It is unlikely, however, that the same people know...