In 2013, the Center for Medicare Advocacy and Vermont Legal Aid, along with additional counsel provided by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, settled a lawsuit with the Medicare program (the named defendant,...
Staying the course: Lessons from ponies for upcoming Medicare changes
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Renee Kinder
Aug 31, 2023
There’s a certain kind of magic when watching eq competitions, especially when it involves someone dear to you. Over the weekend, our daughter, Emmy Grace, took part in her first hunter jumper 2-foot...
Preventing backward disequilibrium and the benefits of physical therapy
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Renee Kinder
Aug 17, 2023
As the crisp autumn air will soon announce that the season of fall is upon us, there’s a more pressing concern for the elderly population: preventing the metaphorical “fall” of backward...
Occupational therapy and sleep, the missing ADL
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Renee Kinder
Aug 03, 2023
The sleepover hangover is a telltale sign of summer in our home. Teenagers up and out way too late with friends, hopefully staying out of trouble and then crashing until 2 p.m. the next day. Little ones...
Caregiver training CPT codes proposed for CY 2024
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Renee Kinder
Jul 20, 2023
The newly released CY 2024 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule holds exciting news for therapists and caregivers. We have three new codes to be used for reporting the total duration...
Person-centered kindness, lessons from CMS
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Renee Kinder
Nov 05, 2020
Tuesday night pizza at the Kinder home while watching election returns somehow brought up the phrase “choose kindness.” Just the right message we all need.
New Year’s resolution or rehab bucket list? What is your 2022 approach?
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Renee Kinder
Jan 06, 2022
2022 is here. Can you believe it? Just today I had a colleague ask me, with a smile, “What is your resolution?” I thought and tried to come up with something clever… “Honestly, I have got nothing,...
Precious is life and lessons not to be forgotten
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Renee Kinder
Jun 18, 2020
There is much being said about the precious nature of life these days.
Count your beans, delight in the batch
By
Renee Kinder
May 23, 2019
The author is enjoying an “exponential” payoff, having recently channeled her inner streaks of Isaac, Lawson, Emmy, Joseph and Kathryn.
Love never fails. But …
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 14, 2019
How can we overcome working together as an interdisciplinary team while also respecting and honoring the expertise of all to ensure we are trusting, protecting, hoping and persevering together? Interprofessionalism...