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MMP Realty Michigan Medical Practices
ROCHESTER INTERNAL MEDICINE PRACTICE
Retiring dedicated Physician selling 30+ yr. business; many (1000’s) patients; huge potential; 5 Exams, incl all equip w/ transition period to keep the patients. $126K fast sale
MACOMB COUNTY UPSCALE AREA: PAIN MANAGEMENT
Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Surgery full service; multi- million dollar gross; take on partners. A must business for Pain Specialist; incl internal med patients; many exams; leased office space; asking $365K. Few controls written per yr; strong referral base/patient refer.
MACOMB COUNTY FAMILY PRACTICE
Retiring Physician long established in this growing area; family practice with very few peds; clean well laid out larger clinic w/affordable lease; better Insurance mix; asking $236K; expecting sale soon, good terms.
Hospitals promise world but buying practices rarely done. Hospitals approached some of my listings, made offers & clients offended by deception; stopped dealing with hospitals 9 years ago. I will sell your practices fairly with 30 yrs of experience. Let’s find the right physician to take your Patients/Friends’ care seriously. Please call or email me
to get the straight talk on Selling/Buying.
Joe Zrenchik
248-240-2141
Email: Bestdoctors@yahoo.com
• Missed vaccination: A 4.5-month-old male infant received the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Prevnar 7, which provided protection against seven serotypes of pneumococcus. The following year, the FDA approved the use of Prevnar 13, which provided protection against an additional six serotypes of the disease. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that those vaccinated with Prevnar 7 also receive Prevnar 13. The physician did not update recom- mended immunization protocols in her office, and even though the child returned for three additional well visits, the child never received Prevnar 13. At age 39 months, the child developed serotype 6A pneumococcal meningitis, which resulted in left hemiparesis, seizures, and vision and hearing impairment. This disease could
have been prevented if the child had received Prevnar 13.
• Dental injury: A 13-year-old female received a Gardasil vaccine. Even though her mother was monitoring her in the exam room, the patient fainted and fell off the exam table, resulting in a tooth avulsion, another tooth luxation, a fractured wrist, and a laceration to her hand.
• Injection site reaction: A 35-year-old female complained of redness and swelling at the injection site for a flu vaccine, interfering with her ability to perform her job over the course of several months and resulting in several weeks of physical therapy. No informed consent was obtained. She stated she would never have had the injection had she known of the potential complications.
• Vaccination overdose: A 41-year-old female with a history of ankylosing spondylitis requested a pneumovax vaccination. No informed consent was obtained. The patient was queried regarding whether she had previously received pneumovax, which the patient denied. Actual vaccination status was never verified by the physician; however, the patient had received the vaccine two years earlier. The patient developed inflam- matory response syndrome, including the ampu- tation of a toe, which was alleged to have resulted from administering the vaccine without checking her immunization history and because the vaccine was not indicated for patients younger than 65 years old.
Take These Steps for Safety
To help avoid these types of issues:
• Ensure that immunization tracking is up to date and well documented in the medical record so that patients remain on schedule. Obtain copies of vaccination records from previous providers
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Contact Romy Shubitowski at rshubitowski@ ocms-mi.org with newsworthy information or if you are interested in becoming more involved in OCMS. Publication is subject to discretion of the editor on the availability of space.
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