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ANCOR International Council - Building Inclusive Communities on a Global Level

Posted by Brian White on Fri, Sep 29, 2017 @ 11:54 AM

In early 2017 MediSked, LLC became part of a revitalization of ANCOR's International Council. We are honored and excited to a be a part of such an important coalition! After meeting first in San Antonio during the ANCOR National Meeting and through multiple conference calls and emails, we are happy to share the council's mission statement!

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Tags: ID/DD News, Home and Community Based Services, 2017, Awareness

Spreading Awareness: Educating Voters and Getting Registered

Posted by Linda Nakagawa on Wed, Sep 27, 2017 @ 09:31 AM

This week, we celebrated National Voter Registration Day. The holiday is endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) and supported by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED).

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Tags: 2017, Awareness

Friday is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day

Posted by Linda Nakagawa on Tue, Sep 19, 2017 @ 03:56 PM

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall and every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall. Following a fall, many individuals see a decrease in their quality of life due to limitations from their injuries. Along with being a major public health issue, falls come with a heavy financial burden. According to the CDC, the total cost of fall injuries in 2014 was $31 billion.

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Tags: Advocacy, 2017, Awareness, older adults

“Technology is the Cornerstone of Modern Living”

Posted by Linda Nakagawa on Thu, Sep 14, 2017 @ 05:17 PM

Today members of the MediSked team attended the Care Coordination Regional Conference right here in Rochester, New York, where our headquarters is located. New York State is starting a new initiative, known as People First Care Coordination. Care Coordination Organization (CCO), authorized as Health Homes (HH), will provide integrated care coordination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Kerry Delaney, Acting Commissioner of the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) noted that this move to CCO/HH will require significant investment in technology as tracking data, outcomes, and quality becomes more and more important. During her remarks, Commissioner Delaney said, technology is the cornerstone of modern living.” Her quote really resonated with me as there is push in every industry to incorporate technology to make our lives easier and more efficient.

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Tags: EHR, Data, 2017, Awareness