Patient and family engagement — understanding CoreQ
By
Renee Kinder
Apr 14, 2022
On April 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility...
Why ask why? Applying research to daily therapy practice
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 20, 2022
Understanding research methods and findings can influence daily therapy practice.
Therapy and the COVID fog
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 04, 2020
COVID-19, we are navigating your blinding and winding path and will arise from grips stronger than ever.
The data is in! More trends from CMS ResDAC
By
Renee Kinder
Sep 09, 2021
All data lovers you are in luck! Another quarter of data is in, courtesy of the CMS Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC). We have all watched trends since the initiation of the Patient Driven Payment...
What’s your training style? Sous chef or Door Dasher?
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 10, 2019
October 1 was a day … I struggle to select the appropriate adjective to describe it appropriately. But it was a very long day.
Therapists think SMART: #FightTheCuts
By
Renee Kinder
Nov 18, 2021
On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part...
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...
You think we’re doing this for fun?
By
Renee Kinder
Feb 03, 2022
Two weeks ago, over her post-game Chick-fil-A, my 14-year-old put me in my place. I was, because I thought being a good mother required so, upset over the overly aggressive basketball schedule her father...
The good old days: When germs were good
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 31, 2020
My household smells like the inside of a swimming pool. Literally, only Clorox will do. Walls, floors, bathrooms, kitchen, even in the laundry. Everyone here has some piece of clothing that has suffered...
PDGM: What SNF operators need to know
By
Renee Kinder
Jan 02, 2020
New Year, new reimbursement model … for our home health counterparts, that is. Think the changes will not impact you? Think again.