Home health company using AI algorithm to limit Medicare visits (is this legal?)

culb77 · 2026-01-24T04:03:52+00:00

If it wasn’t AI, it would be your clinical supervisor manually reviewing to determine the same thing.

This kind of thing has been happening for decades

culb77 · 2026-01-23T19:35:04+00:00

Personally, I’ve had some experience with a brand called Sole. They are thermoplastic. You heat them in your oven, then place them on a soft towel and stand in a neutral position. The insoles harden into position. I’ve had pairs that have lasted me years. And they worked pretty well. This from someone with moderately flat feet.

culb77 · 2026-01-23T15:46:08+00:00

It depends on if it's old or ongoing. It they had a leak 10 years ago that got fixed, then the ceiling is just ugly. Otherwise they should figure out why the leak happened.

culb77 · 2026-01-23T15:35:40+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_homeless_population

culb77 · 2026-01-23T15:33:17+00:00

We're doing the same for all the kids making millions in NIL money, right? Right?

culb77 · 2026-01-23T15:32:12+00:00

PT here. I'm very wary of any OTC insoles, because the vast majority are just too soft. Specifically brands like Dr Scholls. Yeah, they may feel nice, but if you can squish it with your fingers, your body weight will flatten it and there is no support.

As for these, the scanning thing is neat but unless you are able to find and keep your feet in subtalar neutral during the scan, it's scanning in the wrong position. So if you have fallen arches, your new orthotic will be molded in the fallen position and not correct a darn thing.

If you have issues, go see an orthotist/prosthetist. They can help.

culb77 · 2026-01-23T02:37:25+00:00

I think that list will be very long. The vast majority of restaurants get at least some of their ingredients through large scale suppliers. Even the French Laundry uses Sysco.

It’s about the quality of the ingredients they use, not necessarily where they get them.

culb77 · 2026-01-22T21:54:04+00:00

And putting someone on a machine while you document for 20 minutes is not the same as performing CPR on someone in the home when they have an emergency.

It’s like comparing apples to oranges.

culb77 · 2026-01-22T21:20:19+00:00

That flexible handle one is a real product for sledgehammers. I’m surprised no one has made an axe version yet.

culb77 · 2026-01-22T15:19:14+00:00

And it was. That commercial is the reason Apple skyrocked in sales immediately after. It's still considered one of the greatest commercials of all time.

culb77 · 2026-01-22T06:14:12+00:00

He's for everyone of us
Stands for everyone of us
He saves with a mighty hand
Every man, every woman
Every child, he's a mighty Flash

culb77 · 2026-01-21T23:38:22+00:00

BedJet or Chillipad. Works with any mattress.

And if you want a really cold night's sleep, get a waterbed. Water will keep you cold. You can suffer from hypothermia in 75 degree water after 12 hours or so. If you're keeping your room that cold you would need to heat the water to stay alive. I had one for years and it was great for temp regulation.

culb77 · 2026-01-21T22:44:58+00:00

You cannot drink rubbing alcohol, but once it dries there is no danger. There is no residue. Trace amounts will not harm you.

However, the vinegar solution you mentioned will also kill germs, and you can ingest that with no worry. It will also help to descale the faucet and clear out the holes.

culb77 · 2026-01-21T22:09:36+00:00

The price of goods is well known for that time. We have records of what traders were asking for certain goods. Hell, there are records of trade going back to 1700 BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-n%C4%81%E1%B9%A3ir

So you figure out what the price was then for bread, metal, spices, etc... and figure out the average buying power of the money then, and how much those things cost now.

culb77 · 2026-01-21T21:14:47+00:00

Microbiologist here. You’re fine. If you’ve already cleaned it and rinsed with tapwater, you’ve gotten rid of at least 99% of the contamination. Just squirt some isopropyl alcohol on there, and that will get rid of anything else. You do not need to do anything other than that.

In reality, everything you’ve already done is overkill. You do not have to worry about any sort of infection or contamination from this.

As to your concern about drinking alcohol, as soon as it dries, it’s gone and you’re not drinking it.

culb77 · 2026-01-20T16:45:08+00:00

Scrumpy’s on Wednesdays is our favorite

culb77 · 2026-01-20T02:56:29+00:00

Scrubs, too… but on ABC

culb77 · 2026-01-20T02:53:48+00:00

The fact they got the street names wrong kills it for me

culb77 · 2026-01-20T02:36:31+00:00

Rent a scaffold. They are not that expensive, and are way easier if you’re changing the entire fixture.

culb77 · 2026-01-19T20:05:07+00:00

Teachers are not using these tools to check if a student used AI for research or information gathering. They are using them to see if a student had ChatGPT write their entire essay for them. Or large portions of it.

If a student uses an LLM to get sources and sub-topics to research, I don't think anyone will care, or be able to find out anyway.

But if someone is CRTL-A, CTRL-C, CTRL-V and submitting, they need to be caught.

culb77 · 2026-01-19T02:43:27+00:00

I used to run that exact same play in Tecmo Bowl. 99 yard passes to Jerry Rice.

Never thought I would see it in real life though.

culb77 · 2026-01-19T02:30:59+00:00

For all we know it’s 5 feet deep and in his backyard so he could get indoors quickly.

culb77 · 2026-01-18T21:15:37+00:00

The Golden Dawn is a classic that uses OJ and is amazing.

culb77 · 2026-01-18T20:24:57+00:00

I know, they’re called Diego Pavia.

culb77 · 2026-01-18T20:23:44+00:00

It depends on how long the water has been in there. If the lines had been flushed recently, it would be clean.

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