The DRG system has had the effect of hospitals discharging patients to other facilities, such as rehabilitation hospitals or skilled nursing facilities, more quickly, resulting in less time for the SLP to provide services and fewer referrals for specialty services.
Flagellation (Latin flagellum, whip), flogging, whipping or lashing is the act of methodically beating the human body with special implements such as whips, lashes, rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails, the sjambok, etc.n June 1879, flogging in the British Navy was debated in the House of Commons. John O'Connor Power, the member for Mayo, asked the First Lord of the Admiralty to bring the navy cat-of-nine-tails to the Commons Library so that the members might see what they were voting for.
flog a dead horse. and beat a dead horse. Fig. to insist on talking about something that no one is interested in, or that has already been thoroughly discussed. The history teacher lectured us every day about the importance of studying history, until we begged him to stop flogging a dead horse. Jill: I think I'll write the company president another letter asking him to prohibit smoking. Jane: There's no use beating a dead horse, Jill; he's already decided to let people smoke. flog a dead horse.