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31 May 2009, 6:28 pm
She also reminded me that I had promised her that as I am going to turn 60 this year (even though, as everyone knows, 60 is the new 40), I was going to distance myself from people and things that anger me, like self-important editors who can't recognize or follow a hyperlink and the publications that employ them.So, rather than get in a war of visual acuity with the Stevie Wonder of newspaper editors, I'm removing the specific sources of aggravation. [read post]
30 May 2009, 7:52 am
The October 1, 2008, market basket inflationary increase accounted for approximately 3.4% of the rate increase, with the remainder primarily related to higher average acuity levels among Medicare patients served. [read post]
24 May 2009, 12:17 pm
The sucker punch: a 1.9% negative adjustment to adjust for the shift to the severity-adjusted MS-DRG system in FY 2008-09 and the concomitant attention to reporting, which the federales say resulted in higher reimbursements without a change in acuity. [read post]
11 May 2009, 7:52 am
Many observers are very interested in what the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services might do to counterbalance providers being overpiad by $770 million more than anticipated in Medicare payments for nine higher-acuity reimbursement groups that were added in 2006. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 3:11 am
Many observers are very interested in what the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services might do to counterbalance providers receiving $770 million more than anticipated in Medicare payments for nine higher-acuity reimbursement groups that were added in 2006.Most insiders expect proposed Medicare cuts, or at least a proposed freeze, but almost all acknowledge it is unknown whether lawmakers will have the resolve to act on any such proposals. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 8:10 pm
I think it is marvelous that he retains the agility and mental/musical acuity to play so well at 80, but I don't think it was the greatest judgment to put this concert in the large auditorium as opposed to Zankel, where his strength deficit would not have been such a problem and he could have relaxed more at the keyboard. [read post]
22 Apr 2009, 2:10 pm
As Angel Reyes of Dallas, Texas explains, “The pain pump appeared to be attractive with the advantage of no gastric indigestion or mental acuity issues when compared to post operative pain medication. [read post]
7 Apr 2009, 1:11 pm
I later learned that these tests are "divided attention" tests, designed to test your physical acuity, as well as your ability to follow directions, do two things at one time, etc. [read post]
5 Apr 2009, 7:43 pm
Virgin Islands, licensed optometrists, for the measurement of visual acuity and visual fields only) * licensed podiatrists, for purposes of establishing impairments of the foot, or foot and ankle, depending on whether the state in which the podiatrist practices permits the practice of podiatry on the foot only, or the foot and ankle * qualified speech-language pathologists, for purposes of establishing speech or language impairments only. [read post]
14 Mar 2009, 7:00 am
Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEM, writes: Potential limitations should be recognized and dealt with such as the possibility that a particular standard becomes obsolete because of new discoveries or advances; or situations where environmental factors such as disaster, overcrowding, or multiple high acuity emergencies negate the applicability of standard clinical policies. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 1:53 pm
And as I must have said before: brilliance, or acuity, or insight, are not at the top of the list of qualities that you want to cultivate in a prospective law student--or even a prospective lawyer. [read post]
27 Dec 2008, 2:41 am
That's about as far as a mind can get while still retaining the level of acuity needed to make an FBI agent cry during cross. [read post]
19 Nov 2008, 6:37 pm
Hindall wanted to take some preventive steps with her own mental acuity, saying: "I feel like I'm having to do a lot of thinking for two people now. [read post]
8 Nov 2008, 8:45 am
If I've got my doubts about his mental acuity, I'm fighting them.September 19: I poll readers about my neutrality, and most of you think I'll be voting for McCain.September 21: I enjoy an "SNL" skit -- written by Al Franken -- that bashes McCain (for being willing to say anything to win).September 24: McCain suspends his campaign -- and threatens to skip the first debate -- because of the financial crisis. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 3:46 am
Sensory acuity may be decreased by masks that can restrict peripheral vision and hearing. [read post]
13 Oct 2008, 1:45 pm
Carpenter gives a list of seven factors of active procurement of a will, the:1) presence of the beneficiary at the execution of the will; 2) presence of the beneficiary on those occasions when the testator expressed a desire to make a will; 3) recommendation by the beneficiary of an attorney to draw the will; 4) knowledge of the contents of the will by the beneficiary prior to execution; 5) giving of instructions on preparation of the will by the beneficiary to the attorney drawing the will; 6)… [read post]
8 Oct 2008, 1:23 pm
Those involve distance from the nurses’ stations, emergency equipment, supplies, skill level of nurses, nurse-to-patient ratios, patient acuity, and coordination of medical specialty services. [read post]
7 Oct 2008, 2:11 am
FDA is taking these actions because it has received reports of serious adverse events associated with their uses, including eye inflammation, cloudy vision, permanent loss of visual acuity, a serious drop in blood pressure and increased heart rate. [read post]
6 Oct 2008, 10:40 pm
Medium acuity defines a person who has all or some of the lines and tubes of the high-acuity patient but is not life-support dependent and does not need the heart monitor. [read post]
3 Oct 2008, 3:25 am
If the floor is full and everyone needs frequent observation (high acuity), there is a problem. [read post]
