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Feb. 7th, 2022 09:20 am

Still Playing Catch up

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It snowed this morning, but not bad driving conditions.  One thing  is I left my ID at home so getting on the elevators I had to borrow someone else’s ID or rely on someone else to let me in.  When I have to print I can manually type it in.


I started off working on the claim forms and they seem to be doing okay.  I had to rescan them to Christina and Linda because they showed up wrong. I just have to remember that when I scan.


Those letters/audits that we thought went to Donna do not and ED say I haven’t seen them in a while. Now I am afraid to send them and wonder if I should CC her.  I will have to do them the way I do the DCX For Credentialing.  


I have started working on Jan 21st mail and have to remember to scan the appeals individually to Reimbursement and the ones with no names go to ED.


There are still installations for certain things going on.  We are still waiting on tables for the mail area.   I am not sure when they will be in but in the mean time we have to take the mail outgoing mail downstairs and bring our stuff upstairs.            


I am trying to keep up on the mail that needs to be scanned to individuals and hopefully keep those the happiest.


We are still trying to find places where we can put the work.  Usually centralized for each of the types.  My messy desk is not going to be one of them. 

                                                                         


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Jan. 31st, 2022 08:58 pm

Going to be a busy week

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 I started my day off semi late.  I got up normal time and did the normal routine and then forced myself to finish a very long email to DR. T that I started last week.  I hadn’t worked on it much this weekend.  As I was finishing, I kept rushing and pushed the wrong buttons and almost lost the rest of what I wrote.  I was getting frustrated so much.  I nearly scared the cats. 

I had to rush and get dressed as I showered last night.  I managed to get here just before 8 am and worked on the claims and then on the mail.  I am still behind on the mail, and I need to get a lion’s share of it done by the end of the week.  We are moving to the third floor on Friday.

I was relieved there wasn’t that much mail for today.  I hope to get everything else further along.  AT least that’s my hope.  As soon as more date stampers come JT will be helping me.  I was actually done with the 17th mail.  I stayed little longer to make sure it was finished.  I will be starting on the 18th when I get to work tomorrow.

I finally ordered my 30th anniversary gift from the University.  I went through quickly after receiving another email reminder.  There were so many things to choose but the top one was this.

It was very cold this morning when I left the condo.  IT was 7 and by lunch time it was up to    25 same at home too.  It took some time for the ice to melt off the car because the de-icing fluid I had was not cooperating.  OF course, I was cussing it out.  Of course, if I brought it inside the house it might have worked better.

Stephanie T from the Meetup has asked the group for more help in her fundraising activity for this person.  There is an auction in April, so I volunteered to help set up.  They have been collecting things for the auction as well.

We also have the annual Ladies Brunch for Valentines  this year.  It’s on February 26.  It is one of my favorite brunches.  There is usually a large number of us attending and we bring something to eat (sometimes its chocolate and sometimes it’s not) As usual it’s also an opportunity to see members that we don’t get to see often.  Just like all the other activities.

JOanS had a meetup yesterday but I wasn’t going anywhere in the snow.  It’s usually a Health fair and fundraiser.  I just haven’t wanted to go.

The hiking with Friends group had a hike two weeks ago.  Of course I didn’t go.  One of these days I need to do one.  The Last one was on a Friday.  It’s been a while since they did a Saturday activity.

It was nearly five when I got home.  I checked the mail.  Got a few things like my W2 form from Work, insurance related stuff from Aetna, and the rest was crap mail.

I fed the cats, made my dinner and watched TV until just before 6.  That was when my weekly session with Debra started.  This time it was better.  Everything was working.  Well an occasionally vibration making sounds.  I have to admit I was beginning to run out of things to say.  I told her about work, family, and friends.  We finished just before 7.  We will meet next week.

I cleaned up the kitchen sent the dishwasher through, and straighten the litterboxes up I am heading to bed.   

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Nov. 6th, 2021 11:19 am

Interesting Day Yesterday

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Yesterday was J’s 71st birthday.  Now ask me if I did anything for his birthday?  That would be a   Whopping no.  What a wonderful sister I am.  I sent an ecard during the day; I did send him a text message.  I sent him HB on FB.

 

Several of my remote colleagues from administration including ML, MR, and the Clinical Operations team and credentialing all came in to clear out their desks.  This means the move is more real each day.  I caught up with a few of them.  TB became a Daddy in the past year or two. I guess he and his staff is moving to the building when we move upstairs.

 

Around 2:30 we got an alert there was a Bomb Threat on Campus.  Several buildings on the other side of town closer to the med school were evacuated because they may have had bombs in them.  Around quarter of five we then get message from the shuttle system saying the schedules and routes were altered because of the Bomb threat.  During this time I got texts wondering about our safety.  Since it was a mile away and on the other side of town we were fine.  I let them know about it.

 

Around 3 I got an email from one of the ladies from the Ladies guild.  She wasn’t feeling well on Wednesday and got tested and was tested positive for Covid.  So she emailed us to let us know.  After work I came home and got my insurance card and went to a covid Test.  It was at the same place I got the last one at.  I called Liz and left her a message.  She called back later.

 

I was in and out of there in 15 minutes and back home by 5.  I should get the results either later today or tomorrow. On the MyChart hospital system I told them I wasn’t feeling any symptoms but they said better to be safe than sorry.  However, I have to say I have been sneezing frequently this week and I never connected it to that.  I figured dust or the allergies. 

 

My neck was bothering me all day and I know that it was the way I slept on it the night before and so I took meds for it.  It still hurts now and I did take something for it but I will take more in a while.

 

Once I got home last night I fed the cats, ordered some dinner (that was a goof), and emptied the garbage and fell asleep on the couch watching TV.  I started watching the Star wars marathon.  Around 9 I went to bed.  I listened to the regular Friday night programs. Of course I had company in Sky.  Tiger did her own thing.

 

I had these grand plans to get all the less noisy work done early in the morning when I woke up this morning and all I managed to do is laundry, and wash clean most of the bathroom.  Since I am not going anywhere today it will be a quiet day.

 

I just need to finish the cleaning first.

 

Have a great Saturday.

 

 

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Oct. 27th, 2021 01:21 pm

Survived the Nor'easter

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Well I would like to say the storm is over but we still have Gale force wind warnings and a wind advisory up until later this afternoon (I don’t know what the difference is but I am sure I will look it up later).  The rain started of course Monday night and kept going all day yesterday.  A few of my colleagues lost power during the day at their homes.  We didn't lose power at work (rats what a shame :)) and I don’t think we did in the condo complex either.  


There were a few places that flooded on and I managed to avoid them or go through it slowly.  ONe was in New Haven near the SMilow Cancer Center and the other one was closer to home.  I decided to take route 1 home all the way so I could stop at Panera bread for a salad.  


I was early for my Salad.  They seemed to not like the fact I was waiting after I said I may be early.  I don’t like that.  I almost left without it.  LUckily it didn’t happen.  I got the Green Goddess Cobb Salad.  It was delicious.


The rest of the night was a regular routine.  Fed the cats watched TV until maybe 7 or 8 and then decided to curl up under the covers. It was a bit cold despite turning the heat on. Before going to bed I checked in on Liz and Nel.  They both were fine.  No flooding, they had power, but neighbors down the street lost trees.   Both cats snuggled up on the bed with me for a while.  


Tiger barfed in the living room.  I am not sure what that was about.  She also has hopped up on the couch with me a few times and not sure what to make of that.  I also noticed she hasn’t been finishing her meals.  Not sure if she is getting bored with it or not but I will be getting some new stuff soon as the canned food is almost out.  I am thinking urging her to eat her own food instead of Sky’s is helping either.  I still don’t think this means she is weakening or losing energy.  It did my heart good to find them both on the couch when I left.


When I got to work I asked many how they did and all of them said good or okay.  So that was a relief.  I have been scanning and did a couple of the cd uploads.  AC and DG are currently putting together the procedure for Scanning Appeals into McKesson.  At first DG didn’t understand what we would be doing.  She kept saying how she scans them to the staff member but now we will be scanning them to the individual patients' accounts.   I am not sure she will grasp this very well.  I am not sure I will understand it either but the way AC explained it today makes sense for now.


I never did have the meeting with President Margaret and I haven’t worked on the membership list.  I am just going to have to sit down and use excel for it.  That way it can update it that way.  We have the auction right before thanksgiving.  Tickets are $25 and I am just not going to be able to go.  


The meetup tonight is at the Diner.  I am not sure how many are going to attend.  I am waffling back and forth about going.  I still haven't baked the bars yet for Saturday’s brunch and I am just not sure I want to wait until the last minute.  Gillion changed the venue to her house for the brunch because the weather isn’t supposed to be great.  There are supposed to be 27 in attendance..

I think I am also cancelling my DTC activities for tomorrow.  It was the phone banking and probably the meeting.  I want to concentrate on baking.   We will see.


My Friend Lisa is coming on November 13 for an afternoon visit.  She was supposed to come a couple of months back but something came up and so we postponed until now.  She wanted to come the 2nd weekend of November and we confirmed it today.  I will need to work hard to make sure the house is cleaned and I have something for us to snack on.


Well got to get back to work........be safe!









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Oct. 22nd, 2021 02:24 pm

I need to get over

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I really need to get over the fact that it's been cold first thing in the morning.  It's Mid to late October for goodness sake.  The days of hot weather first thing in the morning are gone until next spring or summer.  I probably will be complaining about that when it happens too.  Anyway, by the time I left the  office it was in the 60’s & 70’s.  I quickly took off  the fleece jacket I have been wearing of late.  I was quite surprised to find it warmer this morning.


I am looking forward to the arrival of those sunglasses that are worn over regular glasses.  I ordered them Tuesday night after complaining for the umpteenth time that I needed these glasses. It's supposed to be here today.    Let’s hope it wasn’t a waste of money.


Earlier this week I  was feeling like a pin cushion and that lasted until yesterday afternoon.  Arms were sore but by the time I got home last night they were slightly better but in danger of hurting again because I had Popeye’s chicken sandwich.    I still do have bruises where they tried to get a vein.  


I managed to do the phone banking longer than the week before and that was good but by 7 I was getting tired and I wanted to feed the cats.  I watched TV until about 8 and then went to bed early.  There is one more before the election.  


There are two lit drop activities tomorrow but the more I think about it the more I just don’t want to do it.  First I need to clean the house, clean out the car-again.  I feel like I put off stuff all week.


I woke up in good spirits and did our normal routine.  How can I not with the dynamic duo serenading me?  I also managed to do more laundry but did nothing with the kitchen (dishes in the sink and clean dishes in the dishwasher).  That will be later today.  I hope so.


When I saw Liz earlier this week she was encouraging me to ask Jim if we are doing anything for Thanksgiving.  She has made it very clear that she isn’t doing the family reunion gig and when I did my first research of it for restaurants I just can’t afford it (don’t think Big Brother would be helping to pay for it either). When she said that I don’t think she wants me with her family either but that was first reaction...still not sure really.


Happy to report that the contract has been ratified.  The whole event was good.  Caught up with people that were in my building at one time.  However, what I didn’t like is the fact that people were leaving before the vote!!!! Hello? The vote was taken around 6:30 and there were a large number of nays.  I guess this was to be expected.  I know I should expect people not to like it but it has been explained in the powerpoint presentations throughout the campus just how important and how hard it was to get some of these items.    I have been told that the turnout was low but it was enough to vote on the contract.  The contract will be signed on November 1.

 

I received my 30 year plaque in the mail the other day.  I wasn’t expecting it actually but I got it now I have to choose the gift from their online catalog.


Well I have a few more hours before I go home...


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