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Spotlight Magellan Health: Healthcare HR Professionals

The third week in March is designated to recognize the Healthcare Human Resources (HR) Professionals and their important role in the continuum of care. This week celebrates the hard work HR professionals do who work in hospitals, health systems, clinics, and other healthcare organizations. Today’s healthcare landscape creates more complex issues for HR professionals who…

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Spotlight Magellan Health: Chris Squillaro

As a Medical Director for Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania, Chris Squillaro, DO, manages many different responsibilities. As a supervisor of the Pennsylvania medical staff, he performs reviews, attends complaint and grievance hearings, and leads various rounds with our care managers. Dr. Squillaro also provides the executive leadership with input on strategy and focusing on…

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Positive Body Image

Your Body: More Than an Image in the Mirror

The body is an amazing instrument. Major organs work together to allow you to breathe, convert food into nutrients, move in space, reproduce, protect yourself or heal from illness, and perceive and make sense of the world around you. While the body is capable of so much, why do many individuals dislike their bodies? The…

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Doomscrolling | Magellan Federal

Doomscrolling: When staying up to date becomes harmful

Introduction When disasters or tragedies occur, people seek information from traditional news sources and social media. Staying up to date is part of being an informed citizen, and while consuming media can be beneficial in moderation, “doomscrolling” — exposing yourself to a never-ending stream of distressing information — could be negatively impacting your overall wellbeing. If…

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Dealing with Crisis

Crisis Intervention: Navigating Life-Altering Situations

A life-altering situation is an event that is strong enough to upend long-held routines and can positively or negatively impact an individual’s quality of life. Examples include a death of a family member, marriage, relationship issues, and in more extreme cases, can include natural catastrophes or intense personal losses. Crisis intervention is an immediate acute…

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Diversity in Leadership

Diversified leadership: Why BIPOC and AAPI leaders are business critical

To lead differently requires grit. In a time where “difference” is still feared and excluded, today’s executive and government leaders must harness grit—which is unwavering courage and tenacity—to model and embrace differences in leadership. Government and industry senior leaders are positioned to continue disrupting the status quo among leadership ranks by creating and cultivating space for Black, Indigenous,…

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Employees sitting in an office

eMbrace the link between employee engagement and wellbeing

According to Gallup®, 70% of the population is struggling or suffering, and 70% of employees are not engaging at work. Investing in wellbeing at work is critical to the success of your employees and organization. The impact of wellbeing extends far beyond how employees feel — it affects the number of sick days they take,…

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Volunteering | Magellan Federal

Volunteerism and Community Engagement

As I entered the workforce, I was drawn to work for an organization supporting the military and their families. Magellan Federal’s founding history as a non-profit and mission focus on improving the lives of the military and their families inspired me and has kept me engaged as an employee for 22 years. Service is embedded…

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