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jodigirl

Naperville, Illinois

Blog: http://advocateyourself.blogspot.com

I am an attorney who was brought into the field of patient empowerment through no fault of my own. I have been a patient and was the care-giver for my ill, elderly dad until he died in January 2010. My dad's death was not necessary. His autopsy revealed that his own... Full Bio

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Caregiving: When Does "Until Death Do Us Part" Take Effect?

As caregivers and patient advocates, we often face the issue of a patient who is so ill or incapacitated/suffering from Alzheimer's that...

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When Doctors Gossiping About Patients Endangers Lives

HIPAA purports to protect patients. But, as with any piece of legislation, attorneys are often hired to find ways to circumvent that...

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Can You Trust Nursing Homes?

Gangrene and Osteomyelitis Cited in Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Nursing Home http://goo.gl/SnwaF The author of the above article...

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Preventing Caregivers From Suffering Poor Health

Last week the Gallup Poll reported that Caregivers Suffer from Poorer Physical Health. http://goo.gl/z8Clk According to the article, Americans...

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Top Ten Most Wanted for Health Care Fraud

As an advocate and caregiver, you must be on the watch for insurance, Medicare and healthcare fraud. Advocates and caregivers should...

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jodigirl and JHMJGM1 are now friends. Apr 22 2011

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Jan 22 2011 by jodigirl

I am still seeking out an orthopedic surgeon. For now Duke has prevented me from obtaining medical care. It seems that Duke Medical is treating me with no more respect than they treated my dad. The common denominator is Duke Orthopedics

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Jan 22 2011 by jodigirl

I allowed Duke Orthopedics to perform a surgery on 9-13-2010 but the surgery failed. The wound opened within 2 days (while I still in the hospital). It was weird. No physician at Duke Hospital would look at the opened wound. It was the 3 monkeys (see, hear, speak no evil).

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Jan 22 2011 by jodigirl

Wow-I cant believe its been so long since I have updated my WhiteBoard. My dad died on 1-15-2010. Shortly thereafter I became sick with the same infection that dad fought (osteomyelitis).

Sadly Duke University Orthopedics was unable to help my dad and they were also unable to help me.

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