We are one week ahead of a historic Kentucky Derby, and I ask you: Is your rehab provider wearing blinders?
After the storm
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 21, 2019
Life hasn’t just been stormy. It’s been more like a torrential downpour that will not stop. But we all know that after a storm comes the … rainbow, new life, and a fresh beginning.
Finding your sweet spot
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 28, 2019
Everyone is, or should be, looking for what their new sweet spot will be in the coming year.
Just below the surface: Depression in the elderly
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 22, 2020
We must dig deep, assess the unique coloring in any “heaviness” in our patients and understand what may be just below the surface.
Naughty or Nice?
By
Renee Kinder
Dec 22, 2016
If left up to me this holiday season, I vote let them be NAUGHTY.
Are you finding PDPM dysphagia coding hard to swallow?
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 24, 2019
The new payment system has resulted in some creative MDS-related questions regarding the PDPM areas associated with swallow and diet.
And the Oscar goes to…
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 28, 2020
Rather than stew about the overdressed, self-congratulators flaunting at the Academy Awards ceremony, I’ve decided to give out my own Oscars — to the loving, deserving stakeholders in the various...
The data is in! Evaluating a year of PDPM ResDAC data
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 03, 2021
Have you been curious as to the national data trends related to the Patient Driven Payment Model? In a time when we are all considering changes to the future of reimbursement and the impact of potential...
The ABCs of documenting CPT
By
Renee Kinder
May 06, 2021
It’s that time of year again when the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel meets with the task of ensuring its codes remain up to date.
DMPAG & TCET: Acronyms for therapists to know
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 31, 2022
We navigate our days and communicate with a bowl full of alphabet soup and acronyms for therapists.