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

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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

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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

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

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.