Tomorrow we will be attending (and exhibiting at) a very exciting conference in Troy, NY. 

The Denver Post recently published an article detailing the flaws of their state's Medicaid system - and how a lack of technology leaves them vulnerable to provider fraud. 

Here at MediSked we have a monthly "Current Events Roundtable" meeting - and you're not allowed to show up without recent news to share. 

Inevitably, every month someone references an article or broadcast on California's institutions - and the push for the state to close them. 

On April 7th, a new report on uninvestigated/unpunished crimes against people in California's state hospitals for people with developmental disablities was released. And it wasn't good. In fact, it was incredibly disturbing. 

I won't go into detail - but I will say that the report is titled "13 Deaths Blamed on Abuse and Neglect at California State-Run Homes." (which you can read by clicking on the link.) 

Yesterday, I was in Washington DC for the ANCOR Ignite! conference.

MediSked is an ANCOR Gold Sponsor and we were an exhibitor too, so Mike and I spent most of our time staffing our table and sharing the MediSked story. We did manage to sneak away (one at a time) to catch some of the speakers and presentations, though - and I couldn't be more grateful for that. 

I chose to attend the "Person-Centered Services: A Meaningful Life Full of Possibilities" talk, presented by 21-year old Dakota Johns. 

Dakota really put the motivation in motivational speaking. He was a charismatic, inspiring, and incredibly fun(ny) presenter.

He’s a hardworking college student majoring in Communications and minoring in Video Production – and he also owns two businesses (Dakota’s Amazing Animals Pet Sitting & Dakota Speaks.) An aspiring sports broadcaster, an accomplished athlete, an actor who has starred in commercials, and an advocate for those with developmental disabilities – Dakota also has Down Syndrome.