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The Dungeon by Jason Marketti: Years ago, I began working at a large nursing facility that also had an assistive living complex attached to it. The place was immaculate in every detail (except one), had a large library and two fancy dining rooms. There were multiple levels with stairs Read More...
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Patient Understanding by Jason Marketti: I've spoken to patients from many countries and places around the globe. Sometimes it's like watching the movie Billy Elliot or trying to understand the lyrics of South African rap-rave crew Die Antwoord. I'm aghast, did they just curse? I wouldn't know Read More...
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Gait Distance by Jason Marketti: Where is the objective data regarding gait distances in hospitals, rehab centers and SNFs? What I mean is, when we write down a patient used a FWW and walked 100 feet, where is the data to prove the distance was exactly 100 feet? Did someone measure the Read More...
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Post-Operative Care by Jason Marketti: We often see patients three to five days post-operatively in a SNF. The ortho docs, who send the patients to the facility, expect certain outcomes while the insurance companies have outcomes and agendas of their own. This creates some difficulty in managing Read More...
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Nursing Can't Do That by Jason Marketti: The patient I was supposed to see was in a RUG level that paid very well. He had some complications that prevented him from participating to get the full minutes for several days. On the patient's assessment day, I spoke to the nurse in charge of his Read More...
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Reuse of Equipment by Jason Marketti: I worked in a clinic that reused TENS pads. Cross-contamination anyone? I understood the financial aspect of it; the pads were expensive. But to jeopardize patients and expose them unnecessarily to a potential infection didn't seem worth it. Didn't a Read More...
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Future Care by Jason Marketti: I've read about social security running out of money, reduced reimbursement rates, a decrease in the number of qualified providers, quicker discharges and supposedly better recovery after surgery. Where does this leave everyone? Social security has to Read More...
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Let the Patient Decide by Jason Marketti: We're all aware of the patient's bill of rights regarding treatment in a healthcare setting. They have the absolute right to refuse treatment and I think we should encourage them to invoke that right but with some consequences attached. First, we should Read More...
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Off the Record by Jason Marketti: We were treating a patient for several weeks and making some progress toward her discharge. There was a family conference and it was decided, with the patient's input, that she'd go back to her apartment. For the next couple of days, she seemed not to Read More...
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Rankle Fracture by Jason Marketti: I was reading the eval and came across a patient with a "Rankle fracture" to her lower extremity. I was thinking this is serious and went on a quest to look it up. I couldn't find what exactly a Rankle fracture was on the leg or the severity of it. When Read More...
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Conditions for Licensing by Jason Marketti: Once again, I was searching the state board websites and came across some applications that asked whether the prospective licensee had a disease or condition that interfered with the ability to perform the essential functions of the profession. If so, Read More...
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Discriminatory Care: Part Two by Jason Marketti: Because I'm male and have the same color hue as the patient, he probably thought I found his jokes about women and minorities funny. I didn't. I despised this patient and couldn't wait until he discharged. I spoke with supervisors about his remarks but Read More...
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Discriminatory Care: Part One by Jason Marketti: Being my cheerful self, I walked into the patient's room, introduced myself and immediately felt the frozen gazes of several family members. The one family member who could speak a little English told me it wasn't a good time to see his grandmother. I Read More...
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ICD-9 Codes by Jason Marketti: Just because a code is billable, doesn't make it the best possible code for a therapy diagnosis. I have certificates in billing and coding and constantly come across codes, such as 719.7, which is difficulty in walking. This can be the "catch-all" code Read More...
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Fun in Therapy by Jason Marketti: Therapy can be monotonous at times, especially if I'm seeing too many total joint replacements. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do, but going through the same routine every day can be a bit boring. I will try and break up the session of therapy and Read More...
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