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04/18/2009 Yippee —— “Ultracare” points!Okay, so bear with me on this one —— I may not have all the nomenclature and exact details just right because I am operating from memory. (Always a shaky proposition when dealing with me!)Tracey was saying as how she was in the 98th percentile for “Ultracare Points” at her facility. This is like all the various factors marked up in the ever shifting paper trail of the clinic, the employees and the patients. One of the factors in this dubious ranking is how many of her patients died and whether they were “supposed to” or not. Evidently there is some statistic that says given the various ailments and afflictions a person has —— will he / she (you!) croak this month. Enough of Tracey’s patients managed to stay alive this month and thus her points were good. Along with a number of other things like blood levels of certain things like potassium, if the patients missed any dialysis treatments, etc. etc. Other than an “Atta Girl!” Tracey isn’t so too sure what the points are used for or good for but she is not letting her high ratings (for this month) go to her head. She says she has nowhere to go but down now so the euphoria will be short lived. I told her she should make some buttons that proclaim her supremacy in Ultracare and wear them to the everlasting meetings where such trivia is discussed. Unfortunately meeting attendance doesn’t count in these wondrous accolades because they have enough silly meetings to really run up a score. The sad thing about all the meetings is since Tracey is salaried she is still expected to work all the regular hours to get the job done so she essentially goes to meetings for free. But she can rest assured knowing she has mastered the Ultracare system. |