Author: Dominick Flarey

Case Management Certification Article on Healthcare Population Strategy

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Good article for those interested in Healthcare and management.  This article in particular deals with the many issues of Population Strategy and lists twelve ways healthcare professionals can better deal with this issue.  Please also review our Case Management Certification and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

The article, 12 key steps to a successful population health strategy, states

“No single vendor in the current healthcare IT market meets all the requirements of population health management that providers are looking for, says Dale Sanders, who spent 22 years as a healthcare chief information officer and now serves as senior vice president at Health Catalyst, an analytics vendor. To help organizations make sense of the available vendor options and understand what is required to effectively manage populations, Sanders offers 12 criteria to plan PHM strategy and evaluate vendors.”

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Pet Loss Grief Counseling Program Article on Bereavement Time

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Great article that looks at the nature of pet bereavement and the affects on a person.  Some warrant that the loss should be treated as a family loss and that bereavement days may even be needed.  Please also review our Pet Loss Grief Counseling Program

The article, Does the Death of a Pet Warrant Bereavement Time? A Scientist Weighs In, by Yasmin Tayag states

“In 2015, Chantal Dumais arrived at her home near Montreal to find her cat’s body on the floor, smeared with blood. Deeply upset, Dumais asked her employer whether she could work from home the next day. When her request was denied — her employer argued that a pet’s death didn’t warrant bereavement time — Dumais filed a complaint with the local labour tribunal. This July, the tribunal announced the final verdict: Only human deaths justify time off to grieve.

University of Colorado, Boulder professor of sociology Leslie Irvine, Ph.D. would disagree.”

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Healthcare Case Management Article on Child Health Strategies

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Good article for those interested in Healthcare Case Management.  This article deals with child health strategies.  Please also review our program by clicking here

The article, Role of district health management teams in child health strategies, states

“Well functioning district health systems are essential for planning and implementation of health services, and their efforts are key to improving quality of care and achieving health goals, say Tanya Doherty and colleagues

The district health system usually includes a network of hospitals and primary healthcare facilities catering to a specified population, under the guidance of district health management teams. This structure was developed to facilitate the management and implementation of primary healthcare.”

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Stress Management Program Article on Team Burnout

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Good article on how managers can help prevent their teams from burning out.  Leadership and good stress management skills can help teams reach their highest potential.  Please also review our Stress Management Program

The article, How Managers Can Prevent Their Teams from Burning Out, by Jen Fisher states,

“No organization wants to burn out its employees. And yet, according to new research, companies’ efforts to prevent prolonged stress among their staffs are falling short.”

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Grief Counseling Program Article on Signs of Types of Grief

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Great article on grief and knowing what to expect and what not.  It is hard sometimes to know what is normal grieving as opposed to complicated grieving.  This article looks at 13 things to watch out for. Please also review our Grief Counseling Program by clicking here

The article, Grief: What’s Normal, What’s Not ― and 13 Tips to Get Through It, states,

“At times, emotions may get tucked under a rather out-of-body feeling. At other times, you may feel your insides squeeze with loss. One day, you may feel like throwing something that would shatter. Another day, you could feel a strange sense of peace.”

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Spiritual Counseling Certification Article on Cultivating Faith

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Good article on how Christians can grow their faith.   Faith is important in anyone’s life and nurturing in is critical element in spiritual life. Please also review our Spiritual Counseling Certification by clicking here

The article, 5 Ways Christians Can Grow Their Faith, by Frank Viola states,

“In an increasingly unsettled world, it’s important to find anchors in life to help us weather any challenges and times of emotional turmoil. It’s in times of great difficulty that many turn to their faith for extra guidance. Spending more time in the presence of God, or simply communicating with God, can reveal meaning and light in even the darkest of circumstances.”

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Pet Loss Grief Counseling Certification Article on Grieving Pets

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Pets grieve like we do.  They grieve the absence of a friend or owner.  The love between pet and owner is like family.  So while we grieve, we must also be aware that our pets can grieve in their own way.  Please also review our Pet Loss Grief Counseling Certification.  To review the program please click here and see if the program matches your academic and professional needs.

The article, Do Pets Feel Grief? Here’s What To Do If Your Pet Seems Especially Down, by Brandi Neal states

“Pets are a lot like humans, and just like their human counterparts, pets feel grief when they suffer a loss. If your pet is acting differently after a human or animal companion disappears from their life, you might not realize at first that your pet is in mourning. However, a study published in the journal Animals found that pets exhibit specific behaviors when they’re grieving, some of which mimic the five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.”

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Stress Management Article on Managing Stress at Work

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Good article on dealing with stress at work and navigating through it with your team.  Reducing stress is critical in Stress Management and can be used in the professional setting to calm employees and increase productivity.  Please click here to learn more about stress reduction.

The article, How To Negotiate With Your Team In Stressful Situations, by Tanya Tarr lists how a team leader can help manage his or her team through stressful and difficult situations.  She states,

 “My whole team is going to quit,” read a text from my friend and former client, Janice (not her real name). Janice is a new manager, working for an exciting start-up in the health and tech space. As is often the dynamic of start-up life, every task is urgent and everything needed to be done yesterday. But Janice knew this approach to project management was creating near-toxic conditions for her newly-created team of ten.”

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Christian Spiritual Counseling Program Article on Kempis Quotes

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Good article on Thomas Kempis and many of his spiritual writings.  This article lists 11 of his famous quotes.  Kempis was very devout.  He had much insight into Christian meditation and how to find solace with God.   He was also a very staunch defender against corruption of medieval church and wrote the famous text, Imitation of Christ.   Please also review our Christian Spiritual Counseling Program by clicking here and see if it matches your academic and professional needs.

The article, Thomas à Kempis: 11 quotes from a great spiritual writer,  states,

“Today is the feast day of Thomas à Kempis (1379-1471) in the Episcopal Church’s calendar.

The German-Dutch spiritual writer was a member of a strict religious community that reacted against the corruption of the medieval church. He lived quietly, spending his time in prayer, writing and copying – Thomas copied the whole Bible four times, one of them still preserved at Darmstadt in Germany.”

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Meditation Instructor Program Article on Meditation at Work

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Meditation can help with a variety of things and be utilized in a variety of places.  Work is no exception.  Meditation at work can help one flow through the day without stress and maximize profit.  Please also review our Meditation Instructor Program.  Please click here to review

The article, 4 Ways Mindfulness and Meditation Can Help You at Work, by Laura Hamill states

“WHEN YOU THINK OF stress, work is probably the first thing to cross your mind. From working long hours to project overload, it’s easy to see how stress hits the workplace. And let’s face it: Stress is real – and we all feel it. It’s also toxic to the employer. According to the American Institute of Stress, stress costs U.S. businesses over $300 billion every year in the forms of absenteeism, turnover, health care costs and lost productivity.”

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