--- title: The MediSked Blog | 2018 (4) description: 2018 | Stay up to date on news, trends, and best practices in the industry (4) --- [![Medisked Logo](https://info.medisked.com/hs-fs/file-28813879-gif/images/logo.gif)](http://www.medisked.com/) Call us direct: (866) 633-4753 - [Home](http://www.medisked.com) - [Get to know us](http://www.medisked.com/get-to-know-us/) - [Our Story](http://www.medisked.com/get-to-know-us/our-story/) - [What makes us different](http://www.medisked.com/get-to-know-us/what-makes-us-different/) - [Careers](http://www.medisked.com/get-to-know-us/careers/) - [Contact Us](http://www.medisked.com/get-to-know-us/contact-us/) - [Platforms](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/) - [Connect Agency Management Platform](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/) - [How it works](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/how-it-works/) - [Features](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/) - [Admin](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/admin/) - [Billing](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/billing/) - [Collabrative Messaging](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/collaborative-messaging/) - [HR Payroll](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/hr-payroll/) - [Medications](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/medications/) - [My MediSked](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/my-medisked/) - [People and Services](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/people-and-services/) - [Planning](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/planning/) - [Schedule Notes](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/schedule-notes/) - [Time Keeping](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/features/time-keeping/) - [Mobile Version](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/mobile-version/) - [Benefits to every department](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/benefits-to-every-department/) - [Nationwide research and expertise](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/nationwide-research-and-expertise/) - [The “Tech-y” lowdown](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/the-tech-y-lowdown/) - [Pricing](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/connect-agency/pricing/) - [Meridian Electronic Health Platform](http://www.medisked.com/platforms/meridian-electronic-health-platform/) - [Transformation Experience](http://www.medisked.com/transformation-experience/) - [Getting from “here to there”](http://www.medisked.com/transformation-experience/getting-from-here-to-there/) - [Premier Knowledge Transfer Coaching](http://www.medisked.com/transformation-experience/getting-from-here-to-there/premier-knowledge-transfer/) - [Improve the quality of lives](http://www.medisked.com/transformation-experience/improve-the-quality-of-lives/) - [Return on Investment](http://www.medisked.com/transformation-experience/roi/) - [Resources](http://www.medisked.com/resources-for-the-provider-community/) - [Support Services](http://www.medisked.com/resources-for-the-provider-community/support-services/) - [Training Services](http://www.medisked.com/resources-for-the-provider-community/training-services/) - [User Group](http://www.medisked.com/resources-for-the-provider-community/user-group/) - [Ask us a Question](http://www.medisked.com/resources-for-the-provider-community/ask-us-a-question/) - [Our Provider Agencies](http://www.medisked.com/our-provider-agencies/) - [Volunteer Events](http://www.medisked.com/our-provider-agencies/volunteer-events/) - [Customer Spotlight](http://www.medisked.com/our-provider-agencies/provider-agency-spotlight/) - [Blog](https://info.medisked.com/blog) ![blog_header-1](https://info.medisked.com/hs-fs/hub/178803/file-1703465410.png) # The MediSked Blog ## [Driving Person-Centeredness with Increased Visibility](https://info.medisked.com/blog/driving-person-centeredness-with-increased-visibility) Posted by [Linda Nakagawa](https://info.medisked.com/blog/author/linda-nakagawa) on Tue, Mar 13, 2018 @ 10:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.medisked.com/hubfs/Connect_Portal_Home2.png)](https://info.medisked.com/blog/driving-person-centeredness-with-increased-visibility) Technology has made its way into most facets of our lives, from smart boards in our schools, to ipad menus at airport restaurants, to personal assistant devices running our homes. The idea behind most of these products is to make life easier and more efficient. In each industry there is a race to create the newest, most innovative products to address certain issues and to ultimately provide the end user with more control. [Read More](https://info.medisked.com/blog/driving-person-centeredness-with-increased-visibility) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.medisked.com/blog/driving-person-centeredness-with-increased-visibility#comments-listing) Tags: [Person-Centered Services](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/person-centered-services), [Person-Centered Portal](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/person-centered-portal), [2018](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/2018) ## [My Boss Thinks I’m Kind Of a Big Deal](https://info.medisked.com/blog/my-boss-thinks-im-kind-of-a-big-deal) Posted by [Amanda Cates](https://info.medisked.com/blog/author/amanda-cates) on Mon, Mar 05, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.medisked.com/hubfs/Do%20It%20With%20Passion%20Cropped.jpg)](https://info.medisked.com/blog/my-boss-thinks-im-kind-of-a-big-deal) I promise I’m not an overly confident or conceited individual, which is what you may be thinking after reading that headline. I am however an individual who was fortunate enough to be hired into a company that shares my passion for creating an amazing work atmosphere, recognizing hard work, and where the executive team thinks that each employee is a big deal. I came to MediSked from a corporation that had employees in over 30 states and was headquartered over 1,000 miles from the field office I was based in. I had met the president of the company, he was a wonderful man who appreciated employees and did his best to express that appreciation whenever he traveled through. On the flip side of that, there were members of the executive team that I could bump into on the street after 5 years with the company and not know who they were. It was hard to impress upon them the difficulties of creating an employee experience that would inspire loyalty when they were so far away. When my family decided to relocate, and I was searching for a new employer I wanted to find a company that shared my **passion** for rewarding and recognizing employees, an employer that would inspire me to be the best employee that I could be. [Read More](https://info.medisked.com/blog/my-boss-thinks-im-kind-of-a-big-deal) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.medisked.com/blog/my-boss-thinks-im-kind-of-a-big-deal#comments-listing) Tags: [2018](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/2018), [Careers](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/careers) ## [Raise Awareness this March!](https://info.medisked.com/blog/raise-awareness-this-march) Posted by [Linda Nakagawa](https://info.medisked.com/blog/author/linda-nakagawa) on Thu, Mar 01, 2018 @ 09:48 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.medisked.com/hubfs/DDAM-ProPic-Seafoam.png)](https://info.medisked.com/blog/raise-awareness-this-march) ***Happy first day of March!*** March represents many things: the beginning of the end of winter, longer days, and the observation of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness month, National Brain Injury Awareness month, and National Nutrition month! [Read More](https://info.medisked.com/blog/raise-awareness-this-march) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.medisked.com/blog/raise-awareness-this-march#comments-listing) Tags: [Awareness](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/awareness), [2018](https://info.medisked.com/blog/topic/2018) ## [What’s on the Horizon with Medicaid?](https://info.medisked.com/blog/whats-on-the-horizon-with-medicaid) Posted by [Esmé Grewal](https://info.medisked.com/blog/author/esmé-grewal) on Mon, Feb 26, 2018 @ 11:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.medisked.com/hubfs/Looking%20to%20the%20future.jpg)](https://info.medisked.com/blog/whats-on-the-horizon-with-medicaid) 2017 was an incredible year for Medicaid – on the one hand it was challenged with extraordinary proposed cuts and changes, and on the other hand it was highlighted and educated about more than it possibly ever has been since its creation. After 2017, it leaves many wondering what’s next with Medicaid? 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