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CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEY! ASHLEY IS OUR TUITION REIMBURSEMENT WINNER FOR JANUARY! “As a college student who works to pay for my education at (a) State University, I feel excited and honored to receive this reimbursement. I recognize how important this opportunity is and feel blessed that I was chosen to win the reimbursement drawing. I’m a […]

Caregivers care for adults and children who need assistance with their medical care or activities of daily living.  The Family Caregiver Alliance estimates that in the United States 43.5 million people have provided caregiving to adults and/or children in the last year.  Caregivers play such an important role in the lives of families across the […]

Medical News Today posted an article on January 21, 2019 regarding the findings of an Alzheimer’s research study from the Journal of Neuroscience.  This study and its findings are significant to the advancement of a cure of Alzheimer’s disease.  The article estimates 5.5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease.  Alzheimer’s disease is […]

How to Conquer Organization Organizing can be unique to each person and does not often have a cookie cutter answer to “if you do this, you will be organized”.  Instead, you need to identify your area of disorganization and then imagine what it would look like if it was organized.  Or think about how you […]

Organization does not come easy for everyone.  If you ever struggle with organizing or finding the motivation to stay organized, this posting is for you.  Maybe you are like me, one area gets all of my attention and is super organized, but other areas can then be lacking.  Let’s start with some reasons for us […]

Having positive mental health is an important part of maintaining your overall health.  While it may not be as conscious as say caring for a broken bone or mending a cold, keeping your mental health positive can affect your overall health.  Your mental health is the sum of your emotional, behavioral and cognitive well-being.  Therefore, […]

The month of January is recognized nationally as the glaucoma awareness month.  Glaucoma is a disease of the eye that can cause blindness through damaging the optic nerve.  According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, over 60 million people in the world have glaucoma and over 3 million of those people are in the United States.  […]

If you have not set a New Year’s resolution yet, and you are a smoker, here is some encouragement to end smoking this year once and for all.  Let us start with some basic facts about smoking.  Smoking has many negative health effects on the body and is the leading cause of preventable death in […]

HIPAA was designed to protect the patient and the privacy of their health information.  However, HIPAA affects not only the patient but healthcare providers who are interacting with patients.  It is important if you are in the healthcare field or considering a career in the field to understand how HIPAA can affect you.  Both HIPAA […]

HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.  HIPAA is a law that was passed in 1996 offering protection for patient’s medical information.  It oversees who can view and receive your health information and gives you the right to a copy of your record.  HIPAA information includes information in your medical record that is […]

The winter season can be a busy time for many of us.  The last thing we often want is to get sick with a cold or flu or watch a loved one go through it.  So, don’t let sickness bring you down this winter season!  There are things you can do to keep your immune […]

The winter season is a great time of year, but it often involves spending more time indoors.  If you are anything like me, staying indoors can be an excuse to change your normal routine and stray away from exercising.  However, the winter months should still be a time of year that we exercise.  If you […]