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My Cat Died
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Toni Patt
My cat died last night. He was old. He lived a full kitty life. He died last night in my lap and I gently petted him. I could have taken him to the vet but all that would have happened is he would have been put to sleep. I couldn't do that to him. He
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Who is Responsible?
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Toni Patt
Like most therapists, I'm a veteran of interdisciplinary turf battles. Usually the problem is PT and nursing going around over getting a patient out of bed. Sometimes it's about whether out of bed to chair is a PT or a nursing order. This time was a little
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Vision 2020
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Toni Patt
In his 11/07/07 blog Brian Ferrie discusses Preview 2020. Preview 2020 is a statement of where the profession is expected to be in 2020. In his blog, Brian asked for opinions about the vision. I have an opinion. It may not be popular. I think someone
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The Memo
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Toni Patt
I received a memo recently that reviewed guidelines for documentation on Medicare patients. It told us what to write to prevent denials. Anyone who has ever treated a Medicare patient is familiar with the word games we play with documentation. Medicare
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