may 2012 all together now newsletter
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Karen Smith
Is a Non-Physician Reviewer
She worked at Rocky Mountain
Medical Equipment
She is working on the C2C
contract
Loves to read, cook and go for
long walks
Three words that would de-
scribe her are: Sense of Humor,
Talkative and gets along with
everyone
Julie Westenberger Is also a Non-Physician Re-
viewer
She worked at several Home
Health Care Companies
She is working on the C2C
contract
Julie is busy with 2 teenagers,
loves to read and cook
Three words that would de-
scribe her are: outgoing, loving
and spontaneous
Ann Bennett Also is a Non-Physician Re-
viewer
She worked as a Home Health
Physical Therapist
Currently is working on the
C2C contract
Loves to ride on her tandem
bike with her husband
key learning’s from these pilots
were assessed and additional
project work was identified.
Subsequent to this, one on one
meetings were conducted with
all proposal development
stakeholders, interview infor-
mation was assimilated, and
then key learning’s from three
additional proposal submis-
sions were assessed. Following
the work completed and les-
sons learned as outlined above,
in February of this year, a cross
-functional team and working
groups were established to
complete the project work
needed to fully optimize our
proposal development process.
The following are key features
We are excited to announce that a streamlined and en-hanced proposal development process has been developed and will “officially” be launched within CFMC during the month of May. Our optimized proposal development process is de-signed to improve efficiency and reduce stress for all pro-posal development stake-holders. A lot of great work has been
done to date to get us to this
exciting place! Last year, two
very comprehensive Rapid Im-
provement Events (RIEs) were
conducted and project work
was initiated. The resulting
process was piloted for the
Medicaid and Medicare 10th
SOW proposal responses and
In The News… by Linda Sample
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
In The News 1
Let’s Meet and Welcome
1
Recipes 2
In The News Cont. 2
May Day Lunch 3
Birthdays 3
Anniversaries 3
Calendar 4
Announcements 4
Heads Up… 5
Good To Know 5
New Years Tradi-tions
5
Denver Day of Rock 6
Trivia Questions 6
Leadership IQ 7
Laura Mankin’s 7
Fun @ Work 7
M A Y 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 5
Let’s Meet & Welcome...
of our streamlined process:
Adaptable proposal development process (10 & 20 day time-lines)
Clear roles and re-sponsibilities outlined for proposal develop-ment teams
Easily accessible CFMC past performance data (ten years of historical information) and bios
Standardized and eas-ily accessible tools and templates
Clear policies and pro-cedures
Training modules
Continued on page 2
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In The News continued...
Recipes: May Day Dish by Lynda P
and parsley. Combine sour cream, mayo, vinegar and seasonings. Pour over corn mixture and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate for an hour or so to let flavors blend. Serve with chips.
The “official” roll-out of CFMC’s optimized proposal develop-ment process and first training program will be held on May 22nd. This one hour training session is designed to provide an overview of the proposal development process and a high level review of the roles and responsibilities of each member of a proposal develop-ment team. A subsequent training session will be held June 12th to provide a more in depth review of each role and associated responsibilities within a proposal development team as well as a review of the templates and tools. These training sessions will be rolled out to all proposal develop-ment stakeholders. Additional training modules will be forth-coming.
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CREAMY BLACK BEAN SALSA 15 ou black beans, rinsed and drained 1 ½ cups frozen corn, thawed 1 cup chopped red pepper ½ cup chopped green pepper ½ cup chopped red onion 1 T parsley ½ cup sour cream ¼ cup mayo 2 T red wine vinegar 1 t cumin 1 t chili powder ½ t salt ½ t garlic 1/8 t pepper Tortilla chips Combine beans, corn, peppers, onion
Special thanks to the many individuals
that graciously offered their time and
contributions to optimizing the pro-
posal process. Also, thank you to
those of you who provided input and
feedback into the process.
If you have any questions, please let
Linda Sample know.
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Anniversaries 28 years – Ann Chuang – IT
11 years – Marcy Cameron - QIS
4 years – Tom Ventura - QIS
21 – Hilarea Amthauer - QIS 1 – Gretchen Nielsen - FS
3 – Nikki Racelis - QIS
7 – Leslie Gale - RS
10 – Lisa Osborn - RS
13 – Jason Mitchell - QIS
18 – Marian Boxer - QIS
Birthdays: For May
Anniversaries: For May
Congratulations to all of
you!
“The Sun Likes
Sunday -
The Moon Likes
Monday,
But I like Oneday -
That’s your
Birthday”
May Day Lunch... May Day occurs on May 1st and is generally celebrated in the United States as the beginning of spring. Many years ago my siblings and I would make paper baskets, pick violets from our yard and leave them on the door steps of our favorite neighbors. While it is cele-brated in Europe, May Day has not gained a lot of
popularity in America, how-ever, its roots go back a long way. Please enjoy May Day with us on Tuesday! Flower power is the theme and CFMC will be having lunch that day. Salad, Soup, Bread and Desserts… Hope to see you there!
Welcome Back Andrew Beinstock
Quality Improvement Specialist
Andrew left CFMC for a short pe-riod of time and worked at MGMA-ACMPE
Currently he is working on Improve Health for Populations and Commu-nities And Regional Extension Cen-ter Project
In his free time, spends it with my wife and 4 year old son. Go see live music. Andrew is an Easy-Going person
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use is stable. If you have
wheels, push it against a wall
to make sure it won't roll
away.
Equipment Needed A chair and a water bottle or
light-medium dumbbell.
Ab Exercises Side Bends: Hold a water
bottle with both hands and
stretch it up over the head,
arms straight. Gentley bend
towards the left as far as you
can, contracting the abs.
Come back to center and
repeat to the right. Complete
10 reps (bending to the right
and left is one rep).
Ab Twists: Hold the water
bottle at chest level and,
keeping the knees and hips
forward, gently twist to the
left as far as you comforta-
bly can, feeling the abs con-
tract. Twist back to center
and move to the left for a
total of 10 reps. Don't force
it or you may end up with a
back injury.
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May Events:
1st Day of May
3rd Quality Council
5th Kentucky Derby
11th Pay Day
13th Mothers Day
15th Leadership IQ
22nd Proposal Training
25th Pay Day
26th Denver Day of Rock
28th Memorial Day CFMC is
Closed
MAY 2012
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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If you have trouble staying fit at
work, these office exercises are
a great way to keep your body
moving right at your desk. The
moves here involve stretching
and strengthening your body, all
within the comfort of your of-
fice chair. This workout doesn't
take the place of traditional
strength training, but offers you
a way to keep your blood mov-
ing if you can't get away from
your desk.
Precautions See your doctor before trying
this workout if you have any
injuries, illnesses or other con-
ditions. Make sure the chair you
Office Exercises: 5 of 6
Announcements
New Years Traditions: 5 of 6 for 2012
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June: 7th Quality Council 8th Pay Day 11th Laura Mankin’s Baby Shower 12th Leadership IQ 14th Flag Day 17th Father’s Day 22nd Pay Day 26th Leadership IQ
For many people, January 1st offers an
opportunity to forget the past and
make a clean start. But instead of leav-
ing everything up to fate, why not en-
joy a meal to increase your good for-
tune? There are a variety of foods that
are believed to be lucky and to im-
prove the odds that this year will be a
great one. Traditions vary from culture
to culture, but there are striking simi-
larities in what's consumed in different
pockets of the world.
FISH is a very logical choice for the New
Year's table. Cod has been a popular feast
food since the Middle Ages and is compared
to turkey on Thanksgiving. Long before re-
frigeration and modern transportation, cod
could be preserved and transported allowing
it to reach the Mediterranean and even as far
as North Africa and the Caribbean. The Dan-
ish eat boiled cod, while in Italy, baccalà, or
dried salt cod, is enjoyed from Christmas
through New Year's. Herring, another fre-
quently preserved fish, is consumed at mid-
night in Poland and Germany.
Good To Know:
Heads Up: Info for next month to put on your calendars
“Did I put these on my cal-
endar?” Announcements may
not go out over the month to
remind you of events/activities...
Healthy eating starts with learning new ways to eat, such as adding more fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and cutting back on foods that have a lot of fat, salt, and sugar. A change to healthier eating also in-cludes learning about balance, vari-ety, and moderation.
Aim for balance. Most days, eat
from each food group—grains, protein foods, vegetable and fruit, and dairy. Listen to your body. Eat when you're hungry. Stop when you feel satisfied.
Look for variety. Be adventurous. Choose different foods in each food group. For example, don't reach for an apple every time you choose a fruit. Eat-ing a variety of foods each day will help you get all the nutrients you need.
Practice moderation. Don't have
too much or too little of one thing. All foods, if eaten in moderation, can be part of healthy eating. Even sweets can be okay.
Kaiser Permanente sent us their recipe booklet that contains healthy recipes and active living tips. Stop by the front desk and pick one up.
Hey Did You Notice? HR is now able to send messages through InfoTrak in the “announcements” section. Periodically, we will be using this tool as a way for us to send remind-ers on events at CFMC, deadlines and other fun information.
Decembers Answers:
1. They’re addressed
2. Vitamins A,B and C
3. Types of lifts in weight
lifting
A. “A spunky kid”
B. “The North Pole”
C. “Hope you get well soon”
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Drum roll, please............... The winner of the dress up your pumpkin/gourd is: Laura Mankin— (Big Bird) The winners of the trivia contest are: 1st - Gretchen Nielsen 2nd - Maj Mortensen The winners of the costume contest are: Tied for 1st - Alicia Goroski (Medusa) and Lisa Helseth (witch) 3rd place - Craig and Lorraine (Priest and Pregnant Nun) Thanks to everyone who came in costume… it was a grueling time...
Denver Day of Rock May 26th: event to help benefit Food Bank of the Rockies this year! Denver Day of Rock is a one-of-a-
kind music event presented by
Concerts For Kids to raise aware-
ness of the children in our com-
munity. This free event will fea-
ture five stages of live music
throughout downtown Denver on
Saturday, May 26, 2012.
It’s hard for most of us to imag-ine, but every day in our commu-nity, more than 300,000 people worry about where they will find their next meal. Hunger is very real and Food Bank of the Rockies is fighting to ensure no one goes without needed nutrition. 1 in 7 Colorado citizens live with food insecurity and struggle to meet their basic food needs. Hunger is especially hard on children, who make up 42% of the Food Bank’s
clients and require proper nutrition to grow and learn. In today’s econ-omy, the need for food assistance is increasing substantially.
This year at the 3rd Annual Denver
Day of Rock, individuals will be
asked to bring cans of non-
perishable food in which will di-
rectly benefit Food Bank of the
Rockies. During the event, there
will be several bins at various loca-
tions along the 16th Street Mall
where individuals can drop off cans
of food. All food donated that day
will go directly to FBR in order
for them to continue to help
feed our community and fight
hunger. Who does your dona-
tion help?
42% of those receiving food as-
sistance are children; 10% are
children age 5 or younger. Sen-
iors represent 5% of clients.
Many recipients are the working
poor. 42% of the households re-
ceiving food assistance from our
agencies have at least one work-
ing adult. 14% of our recipients
are homeless.
So come to the event and help
Concerts For Kids and Food Bank
of the Rockies fight hunger in
our community!
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Trivia: Do You Know The Answers To...
Say this fast and tell me what it means:
E. “Ache Inks High Sped?”
F. “Dime Toupee Deep Hyper?”
G. “Ann Knife Reed Hour?”
Answers in next months issue…
What do these have in common: (each
bullet is a separate question)
1. Tanya Roberts, Shelly Hack,
Cheryl Ladd
2. Pitching box, Foul Line, Stake
3. Annapolis, MD, Colorado
Springs, CO, Kings Point, NY
Questions, Comments, Suggestions? If you have something to add, share or say...
Email Scott Elliott, the All Together Now coordinator: SElliott@cfmc.org
Leadership IQ: May 15th at 11:00am in Pinecone... matters and how it is directly linked to employee loyalty and performance. In this we-binar, we’ll show current state of trust in the work-place and why some people are trusted and others are not. Think trust is just a mat-ter of being honest? You’ll learn the six key steps (in order of importance) to build trust with your employees
Leadership IQ The next presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15 in the Pinecone room from 11am -12 pm. Below is a brief summary. Getting People to Trust You Trust is fundamental to lead-ership. Find out why it really
beyond honesty and truthful-ness. We'll show you the surprising results of one of the largest studies on trust (with actions you can start today). If you are interested in at-tending, there is a sign-up sheet at the front desk or you can e-mail Cary.
Hilarious ways to have fun at work:
#10. To liven up a meeting, gradually
push yourself closer and closer to the
door on your chair. Pretend that you
have no idea how you got there,
move back to the table and start
again. See if anyone would notice if
you made it out the door before the
meeting was over...
Thinking of taking the day off? Forget
it! If you want more hilarity than you
can handle, then work is the place to
be! We’ve found 50 fantastic ways to
make your meetings, workplace,
cubes, so much fun, you wont want
to go home…
Perfect to liven up an Monday!
Each issues will list a new way to have
fun at work:
Laura Mankin’s Baby Shower: Laura Mankin is having a baby shower! She is having a girl, her due date is August 4th. We plan on having her shower in the Alpine room on Monday, June 11th at 2:30 to 4:00, and we will be doing mocktails and hors d’oeu-vres. Laura and Cory are registered at Babies-R-Us: http://
www.toysrus.com/registry/search/index.jsp?
_flowExecutionKey=_c4FA900C6-F69D-63ED-6991-CE6FD468154E_kFF51F6CD-9C38-A090-E200-317E5FCD622D&overrideStore=TRUS Currently we are sticking with the NCC penguin theme and plan on trying to incorporate pink and purple penguins into the decora-tions……
We are thinking of doing activities such as decorating ones and bibs and making handmade tutus. Please mark your calendars for this festive activity and would love for anyone and everyone to attend. Lisa is accepting donations for a larger gift for those that would like to contribute rather than shopping themselves and she will have them sign a card for recognition of their donation.
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