Blessings in disguise

Blessings in disguise

To the anti-gay peeps, don’t disappear for you played your part brilliantly, the victory was not yours but at least you forced many to stand up for their rights and to proud to be who they are.

 

This has been an interesting week for me, turns out it is all about standing for equality:

 Monday I was with a group after work discussing creating a work environment that will give minorities an equal playing field to get to the top.

Tuesday, I was working on ideas to help people develop their leadership skill which should help them get to the top at their respective careers

Wednesday I was in the audience where panelists spoke about their experiences being gay.  Also on Wednesday I went to our company meeting where ideas were zipping through my head regarding getting services to people who can’t otherwise afford it, and about getting congress to give CMS and FDA the authority to negotiate for cheap drug prices.

Thursday – It was about being clear of what I want to accomplish professional and what I need to do to get their especially as a women courtesy of Women in Health Management and Cheryl Ellis (guest speaker)

Friday- I feel joy and happiness. I also learn the hard time we go through can turn into a blessing in disguise especially when we stay grounded and true to ourselves and our path.

 

US. Supreme court ruling. I love Justice Kennedy's reason for his vote: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/supreme-court-affirms-right-to-gay-marriage-122495807066.html

 

#scotus #women #career #equality

Recording breaking Medicare Fraud takedown

From HHS NEWS BULLETIN: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2015pres/06/20150618a.html

 

243 individuals have been charged in the largest health care fraud takedown in history, for billing Medicare for unnecessary services and equipments to the tune of $712 million. The charges were handed out to some Doctors, Nurses, Patient Recruiters, Home Healthcare Providers and Pharmacy Owners for health care fraud-related crime including the following:

·         Conspiracy to commit health care fraud

·         Violations of the anti-kickback statues

·         Money laundering

·         And aggravated identity theft

For access to beneficiaries’ information, cash kickbacks were to patient recruiters, Medicare beneficiaries and other co-conspirators.  

 

 

 

*** Bravo to the 17 districts Medicare Strike Force that carried out this operation. According to the report, since 2007 the strike force have charged over 2,300 defendants who have collectively billed Medicare fraudulently for more than $2.5 billion.

 

Personal Branding in progress

Now that the move to NYC is over,  and I have signed a year lease.. It is time to review my life plans and first on the list is my career.
I went to a Professional branding seminar at work courtesy of one my organization's employee resource network, where I seat on the steering-committee and I learned a great deal.

Couple takeaways from the seminar that I want to implement are managing my social and professional brand and having professional purpose.

As of today, I have created the new summary below for my professional pages.

"Moriyina has spent more than 15 years working in the healthcare industry. She started out in various roles in patient care including patient sitter, rehabilitation aide, and nursing aide.  After completing her B.S. in Chemistry at Western Michigan University, she worked as a Research Scientist doing drug discovery research at AMRI Global, in Albany, NY.  She then obtained a MBA in Healthcare Management from Union Graduate College and subsequently worked as an Operations Analyst and Manager for a firm in Albany, NY, that provides strategic cost containment solutions to commercial healthcare programs and government agencies.

She then joined MSKCC in 2014 and is currently a Budget Associate in the Department of Medicine.

 Ms. Cole is a member of two professional organizations, Women in Health Management (WHM), where she serves on the program committee, and American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).  She is member two employee resource networks here at MSK; BLAM (Black, Latino, Asia, Mixed) where she serves as an ambassador and MHM (MSK Women on the move), where is serves in the steering committee. "

 

Stay tuned. Next on the list is my professional purpose...

A successful relocation

After four years, my things are out of storage from my last permanent residence, Albany, NY, though part of me remained in the form of my friendships,  and my kitchen things and car at the Beauregard. Woohoo, NYC is a now my permanent home.

 The move went better than expected even with the rain on the Sunday while loading my stuff from the Queens apartment and the unloading the next day in Manhattan. I took the rain as a help from God, washing away the debris and bad energy of the past.

I drove the truck myself and the only part I did not like was driving around looking for parking when I got to Manhattan.. The next moves.. will be done by MOVERS. Oh yeah, moving to a 5 floor walk up is not scary as it sounds. Thank you God!! Thank you to the Movers and My friends that help load and secure.

Link to Yina's world blog.. Two blogs become one.

http://inyinasworld.blogspot.com/

Managing my career

Being back in the professional arena feels wonderful, being part of an organization whose mission, vision and goals I can help bring to fruition is a career dream come true. As a work to finish each tasks, I am also taking step to enhance my career.
My plan for this year calls for me to focus on three things: Building my professional skills including communication and analysis; Networking internally and externally as a way to stay inform; Considering every opportunity that comes my way; Reading to keep up with industry trends and to be inspired.

The 3 R's for insurers

When I hear about catastrophic medical costs and the difficulty with finding employment (this I can testify to) I am glad provisions like the '3 Rs' exists in the Affordable care act.

Here is an article on the '3 Rs' by Kaiser's Mary Agnes Carey. It is an informative read.