THRIVE NEWS In This Issue National Heritage Month Super Heroes Pictures HAPI, VOIP and Telecommuting 3495 Piedmont Road NE,. Atlanta, GA 30305 News and Highlights for GA Regional Contact Center—ASCC & MSCC November, 2015 HAPI, VOIP& Telecommuting New Adventures are coming to the GA Region and GA Contact Center for November and December. HAPI-the acronym for Healthcon- nect Alignment Project and Integra- tion went live on November 7th. This is the alignment of the Georgia and Southern California KP HealthCon- nect system. On November 17, Appointment Scheduling will get VOIPED. All of the ASCC and Patient Financial Ser- vices phone systems will go to a Voice Over Internet Protocol and join MSCC as a part of the upgrad- ed Regional telephone system. And, on December 1st, ASCC will start deploying additional ASCC associates to work from home. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose. One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the "First Americans" and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclama- tion on Sept. 28, 1915, which declared the second Saturday of each May as an American Indian Day and contained the first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as citizens. The year before this proclamation was issued, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. On December 14, 1915, he presented the endorsements of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed. The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, leg- islators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holi- day. In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution des- ignating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month." Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month") have been issued each year since 1994. Information courtesy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
THRIVE NEWS
In This Issue
National Heritage Month
Super Heroes Pictures
HAPI, VOIP and Telecommuting
3495 Piedmont Road NE,. Atlanta, GA 30305
News and Highlights for GA Regional Contact Center—ASCC & MSCC November, 2015
HAPI, VOIP& Telecommuting
New Adventures are coming to the
GA Region and GA Contact Center
for November and December.
HAPI-the acronym for Healthcon-
nect Alignment Project and Integra-
tion went live on November 7th. This
is the alignment of the Georgia and
Southern California KP HealthCon-
nect system.
On November 17, Appointment
Scheduling will get VOIPED. All of
the ASCC and Patient Financial Ser-
vices phone systems will go to a
Voice Over Internet Protocol and
join MSCC as a part of the upgrad-
ed Regional telephone system.
And, on December 1st, ASCC will
start deploying additional ASCC
associates to work from home.
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose. One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. He persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a day for the "First Americans" and for three years they adopted such a day. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclama-
tion on Sept. 28, 1915, which declared the second Saturday of each May as an American Indian Day and contained the first formal appeal for recognition of Indians as citizens. The year before this proclamation was issued, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. On December 14, 1915, he presented the endorsements of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed. The first American Indian Day in a state was declared on the second Saturday in May 1916 by the governor of New York. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, leg-islators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holi-day.
In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution des-
ignating November 1990 "National American Indian Heritage Month."
Similar proclamations, under variants on the name (including "Native
American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska
Native Heritage Month") have been issued each year since 1994.
Information courtesy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S.
Department of the Interior
Happy Birthday
to everyone
celebrating a birthday in
November
We wish you many, many
More
Happy Birthday.
Enjoy your day!
Service Anniversaries
November Birthdays
April L Thomas—Operational Manager
Tyshae McEachin– Service Associate
Alexia Yemat-Burgos– Bilingual
Georgia Region Celebrates Service Awards In The Third Quarter Of 2015
Congratulations to those employees and clinicians who are celebrating their
25, 15, 10 and 5 years of service to the Georgia Region for the Contact Center
in the third quarter of 2015. Through their work and dedication, they have
helped Kaiser Permanente and its members thrive.
25 Years of Service: Joyce Thurmond, Operator, Central Comm, Regional Office
15 Years of Service: Christopher Robinson, Operator, Central Comm, Regional
Office
10 Years of Service : Tasvir Alam, Service Associate, Regional Office , Melissa
Harper, Admr I, Contact Center Systems, Regional Office ,
Clifton Hester, Supervisor, Call Center Ops, Regional Office
5 Years of Service: Khaalid Geter, Anly I, Traffic and Scheduling, Regional
Parking Lot Safety / Pedestrians, Vehicles and Drivers.
There are a ton of dangers in the parking lot all through-out the day.
Please be mindful of the following to prevent both injury to persons and damage to property and vehicles.
Scan- Look both ways, left and right while walking in the parking garage. Watch for cars coming around corners
Watch for cars backing out of parking spots, smaller vehicles parked next to larger vehicles may not be able to see you approaching: Example: Honda Civic parked beside a Ford Excursion
DRIVE SLOWLY in the parking lot to avoid collision with other vehicles and injury to pedestrians.
Refrain from walking and talking on your cell phone, unless you’re using a hands-free device (Bluetooth or earpiece) Phones can be a distraction and have been known to drastically decrease
response times
Report any vehicle that is running unattended; also in the same manner, please report any vehi-cle with a door that is ajar or trunk or door open).
Report suspicious persons: Example: Person (s) walking around and pulling on door handles
Report any vehicle that is leaking excess fluids. This is a fire hazard.
If you have any Safety or Compliance issues and concerns, please contact one of the Safety &
Compliance Members.
Safety & Compliance Committee Members
Clifton Hester Bryant Green Sharon Merrill Anthony Young