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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Being Prepared for Objections by Guest Author Caryn Kopp
New business and expansion of business is dependent in part on being able to address objections. One thing I can tell you about objections. If you can’t overcome them, you’ll never close the sale. Here are 3 tips to stay … Continue reading
5 1/2 Ways To … Possibly Solicit Cooperation When Negotiating by Guest Author Greg Williams
When negotiating, how do you solicit cooperation? You can browbeat someone; you can cajole them; you can be very amenable to their every whim, and yet, you may still be unsuccessful at soliciting her cooperation. The one thing you must … Continue reading
Posted in Business skills, Negotiation skills, Trial lawyer skills
Tagged negotation, Negotiation skills
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Should a Nurse go to Prison for Reporting Concerns about a Physician? by Pat Iyer
Transcript of the trial now available at this site: http://www.scribd.com/doc/30364402/Transcript-of-Mitchell-Bogus-Criminal-Trial Two West Texas nurses faced up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000 for reporting concerns about the substandard care of Dr. Rolando Arafiles Jr. … Continue reading
Navigating the Slippery Legal Slope of Falls by Pat Iyer
Inpatient falls and fall-related injuries continue to be the largest category of reported incidents in the acute care setting. Falls occur in many settings: In one week, Med League got four calls about falls: a young brain injured woman who … Continue reading
Posted in CMS never events, Damages, Medical malpractice
Tagged fall injury, fall lawsuits, nursing home falls, patient falls
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More writing tips
This is the final set of submissions for my writing tips contest. Another tip is not to forget to write out medical abbreviations in long hand and to include simpler term explanation of complex medical terminology as some documents may … Continue reading
Writing Tips
These are additional entries from my writing tips contest. Store perfected phrases and language in the autotext feature of your word processing program. That way, you can just click on a key word and immediately produce the desired text at … Continue reading
Tips for Writing by Joan Pate
I ran a contest asking for suggestions for writing. This was the winning entry by Joan Pate. I often have a “writer’s block” of sorts when I sit down to write a report on a case and have used a … Continue reading
The Language Patrol by Pat Iyer
I grew up in a household where proper use of English was crucial. The dictionary often joined us at meals as we argued over the correct use of a word or phrase. It was common to gleefully pounce on a … Continue reading
