One of the changes in the
2014Medicare proposed prospective payment regulations is the two-midnight rule. This rule requires that inpatients must remain in the hospital over two midnights in order to qualify for inpatient reimbursement.
Any stay shorter is considered outpatient, which has a much lower reimbursement rate.
Fortunately these rules have been delayed until September 30, 2014, but it’s important that you stay on top of this. It could have severe financial...
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2013 was a hard year for me. What about you? In fact, I’m just now coming up for air. Christmas just came down last weekend. I just didn’t have the energy to take it down earlier. So there…
It seems that Mom has become more difficult this year. Not really sicker, but more needy, more clingy, and worst of all, more unkind. Meanwhile, hubby has had a back injury and almost needed surgery. But he didn’t pass the cardiac clearance, so we are re-thinking that. But for the past several...
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How’s your relationship with your daughter-in-law (DIL)? Or is that too touchy of a subject? I think a lot of moms of sons are surprised by the challenges of adding a new woman to the family, especially if we have a close relationship with our sons.
I was blessed with a friend who was years ahead of me in the mother-in-law (MIL) business. She was so diligent in maintaining a good relationship with her DIL. She pointed out that when a young man marries, the new wife often sees the MIL as...
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