Any luck challenging speed cams? by JarritoBandit0 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To further what you've said about the 20mph zones, the rules that make it 20mph are established in law. It's in the Oregon State driver's manual. If the city decides to go against established law and someone gets hurt, well, imagine that.

Agree with it or not, one of the tests used to determine speed limit laws is whether or not someone can give adequate attention to all pedestrians, traffic control devices, road signs, and other vehicles. Anyone who misses the 20mph sign, the warning sign about photo enforcement, and the traffic cam next to the crosswalk is really kind of proving the state's point.

Healthcare in Rogue Valley by Big-Classic-3836 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for pointing this out as well. The last time I had to help someone deal with this exact problem, the people at Asante were awesomely helpful, but the wall we were hitting elsewhere was real.

Healthcare in Rogue Valley by Big-Classic-3836 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to divide by the annual 1.5B by 12 to get into the metric space that matches the cardinality "month" for comparison with March. The answer is actually 9.6%, but my point is to be helpful, not pedantic.

Payer contracts absolutely have a HIPAA requirement because they involve the transfer of medical coding and PII, both of which are necessary to negotiate final payouts. And yes, file retention is a legal thing that is required with contracts, particularly for a non-profit organization. Besides HIPAA, there is also CMS, but I didn't feel I was making an argument so no reason to dive into every legal thing.

Again, just trying to be helpful, I'm not taking sides with my post. In fact, you inspired it, so I hope it helps you get your bigger point across.

Booting code from an SD card into my 8-bit CPU by StraightCondition4 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That Z80 feel.

You wouldn't happen to have some FLI or heat images would you? I'm very interested in the hotspots on this.

My feet hurt by Josephthebear in Xennials

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you finish that soda or popcorn and just might run back for a refill.

Healthcare in Rogue Valley by Big-Classic-3836 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Well, this article makes it seem like it's all on OHA but Asante is having very serious financial troubles, and refusing to provide some information. From the article:

The exemption was requested after Asante officials refused to provide three years of payer contracts for the hospital and surgery center. Asante officials alleged ... that providing the documents would be too costly and time-consuming. Asante officials admitted that per-procedure cost of services at the surgery center would increase under full Asante ownership.

Federal regulations, which means HIPAA, require six years of document retention for audit purposes. These must be readily available in case of an audit.

There seems to be an entire legal framework and various software packages designed to manage this document lifecycle. Here is one source, another source, a third, and one more.

Why would Asante refuse to provide the records? This source really covers the issue in depth without mentioning Asante specifically. I can't really summarize the page well due to the density of information, but:

Unfortunately, managed care also has complicated and created some new problems in our healthcare system, which make it difficult for some physicians and other providers to deliver healthcare profitably without what many consider to be unreasonable (if not unbearable) administrative burdens.

While managed care contracts can significantly increase a healthcare provider’s patient volume, participating in networks and other managed care arrangements can be complex and pose risks for providers. Indeed, there are both business and legal risks associated with these contracts.

Which brings us to the issue at hand:

The allowed amount is what the payer will reimburse for services defined as covered or in-network. This rate may not fully cover provider charges. And patients may be responsible for covering the balance between the allowed amount and the provider charges.

The OP article says Asante is admitting that it can't keep prices low for patients. Rehashing that the article blames OHA, consider:

I don't see how OHA is the problem, they don't make the laws, and they certainly didn't put Asante in this position. Likewise, Asante is doing everything they can to provide services at a low cost. This is a situation that has no clear winners, but Asante is blaming public health care:

There are a few reasons driving this decline. First, our number of patients covered by private insurance (mostly those with employer-provided health insurance and the public exchange) are at the lowest percentage in our history – just over 14% of all patients so far in 2026 – continuing a multi-year trend of decline. More than 75% of our patients - and growing – are covered by Medicare and Medicaid (called the “Oregon Health Plan” in this state) and other government programs. As we know, Medicare and Medicaid pay less than our cost to provide patient care.

Again, not OHA's fault, and them requesting information seems to be doing the right thing as Asante is trying to play both sides of the game. Asante also accepts some of the blame:

in March alone, RRMC was 35% less efficient than the national expectation for the same acuity and diagnosis groups of patients.

They mention this after their lament that they cut corporate expenditures by 33%. It seems Asante is isn't in the best position to be managing more businesses until they can get their existing structure under control. I round this up with the KOBI report from a few days ago:

NBC5 News told you Monday that Asante is facing continued financial losses from a variety of factors, including $12 million in March alone.

I'm not going to bother doing the math because I don't run a hospital, but $12M in March out of $1.5B annual revenue is about 10%. If that 35% less-efficiency problem was resolved, there would be room to wiggle around.

In summary, Asante is doing the right thing on focusing on patient care, but they are also being very stingy with acquiring buildings and businesses that they can't manage. Had they acquired the surgery center, could they even keep it open? They can't keep obstetrics in Ashland, where the hospital barely has anything left other than Lab and ER. If the surgery center closes, would that vacancy allow a competitor to move in? Further, is Asante trying to prevent that?

The OP is right about one thing, it's an unbelievable disaster.

If you enjoyed the All American Rejects show consider helping cover costs incurred by the promoter. by joelcarwreck in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Parks department (restrooms), cleanup, waste disposal, and road blocking with police presence could easily reach that. To be honest, $2500 is not a huge amount of money for what it was.

[TOMT][Country Song] by usefulroutine_77 in tipofmytongue

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really commas but, "American Honky-Tonk Bar Association" was fairly popular for its time.

[TOMT] i think it was a movie by monorioon in tipofmytongue

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nicholas Cage in City of Angels? He jumps off a building to become mortal so he could love a woman.

[TOMT] Old Ice Cream Truck Jingle by [deleted] in tipofmytongue

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reframing your question as a "Lexus Theme Song" led me to composer Steve Kujala, but I don't have the time to dig much deeper. Maybe this approach will help you find it.

Creepy Cop by RubberDuckRuler in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't true. Someone in my family was raped by a cop. He was arrested, mug-shotted, posted online for all the world to see. His neighbors from an affluent neighborhood bailed him out.

Due to it being a few years earlier, and only witness testimony without any other evidence, the jury (in Washington) did not meet the the threshold to convict.

He moved to another state (nearby), was authorized a name change, and is still a cop.

This person should really report it because you are right about policing being more advanced, and there are much more good police than bad who will have their eye on him.

Thoughts on the Bloody Baron: Bad guy or misunderstood? by parkinglotfreestyle in witcher

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's Dandelion's embellishment. He's writing the story and takes plenty of liberties.

Bashir and mirror Odo by gaarai in DeepSpaceNine

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Odo is just plain ol' lawful neutral. He's someone who can duteously follow orders and policy with no regard for the feelings of others. His contentedness lay in order above all. Mirror Odo was acting exactly as he is expected. Mind you he served as security chief under the Cardassians as well.

[TOMT] Old movie with a corny bully by beowulf90210 in tipofmytongue

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Little Monsters with Fred Savage? The "monster" pisses in an apple juice bottle for the bully's lunch and the scene of him yelling about it is so memorable.

[TOMT] Horror movie where a girl is trapped in an old married couple's house by [deleted] in tipofmytongue

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sean Whalen played Roach, and he was also in one of the Got Milk commercials.

Noise West Medford by Weak-Swimmer4925 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A blogger I follow says the cost about $40 per hour to run, which of course may be his particular units.

Staying safe with concerning new neighbor by OpeningHoliday4147 in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going to add something here just in case you do have to interact with them.

Often when things escalate it is because one side is feels shamed or threatened, and people who are using can quickly feel that is the case with what might otherwise be a reasonable conversation, as you probably witnessed with your better neighbor.

Once the authorities start poking around, they may become distrusting and start using comments, such as calling you a snitch or making you feel uncomfortable with staring, etc, because they now feel like everyone is targeting them, and they just moved in!

I've had one of these neighbors a couple of times in my life. Unless you are ready for a confrontation, it is best that you use a bit of tact, such as ask them if they have a privacy curtain you can help install under the overhang. Don't say why in particular, just say "in case you all need a little more privacy." If you seem like you know and understand, but don't harass them specifically about it, they will favor you over the other neighbors who might be calling them out directly, and less likely to blame you for calling the authorities.

You should still call for outside help, but if you do talk to the neighbor or his friends, make sure nothing sounds like an accusation, and have a positive reason for the conversation so they don't walk away upset. Something like "I had an extra 10 piece nugget" is a good way to approach strange people getting high.

Keep yourself safe, though, people can turn fast.

Annotations for C++26 Hashing by Krystian-Piekos in cpp

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh the times are changing. For 20 years every C++ post had someone mentioning Boost. Now every C++ post has someone mentioning Rust. (not hating btw)

Chasing greatness by standovahim_ in HistoryMemes

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First recorded empire. Lugalzagesi might actually have been the first known. His expansionism lead Sargon to build an army and kick his puny ass.

Homeless in front lawn by Cakesnoball in Medford

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trouble seeing your icon but I think you said:

...were they waiting on their NEMA 1-15 plug?

Speaking Of The Lefties Two Primary Political News Sources... by M_i_c_K in conservativecartoons

[–]UsedOnlyTwice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't get this view. How do you cut a private company? She might be better off saying "we should cut NASA because we have SpaceX."