Winning Team Devotions

By Mike Little

The use of God-given gifts, talents, and abilities has been a source of much discussion and change. When Debbie and I looked at those associated with our current co-workers at DUMC, we found not only the individual traits but the dependence each one had on the team. Come and look at what made our team a success; not only in the business world, but inour day to day lives. Your work, church, family, or personal team can truly improve by simply determining, using, and expanding your Go-given mix. Try now for yourself and focus on your team's gifts, talents, and abilities.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mike Little
• Release date: Jun 9, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301764334

Mike Little

30 years as buyer with IBM.15 years as patient specialist with Duke.Been writing since third grade in school, but I have published my first e-book on Smashwords and I have one documentary available at Amazon(Northgate Park/Park View Church Partnership). I have published 12 additional books on Smashwords and am working on a 14th one now.

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Winning Team Devotions

Michael C. Little

Smashwords Edition- 2013

Revision 2, August 2013

Copyright 2013- Michael C. Little

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Cover design by Michael C. Little

Cover picture by Teresa Johnson

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One - Peace

Chapter Two - Love

Chapter Three - Joy

Chapter Four - Patience

Chapter Five - Kindness

Chapter Six - Faithful

Chapter Seven - Gentleness

Chapter Eight- Humility

Chapter Nine – Self-Control

Chapter Ten - Quiet

Chapter Eleven - Positive

Chapter Twelve - Encouragement

Chapter Thirteen - Gracious

Chapter Fourteen - Leadership

Chapter Fifteen - Acceptance

Chapter Sixteen - Charitable

Chapter Seventeen - Caring

Chapter Eighteen - Sharing

Chapter Nineteen - Outspoken

Chapter Twenty - Decisive

Chapter Twenty-one - Confidence

Chapter Twenty-two - Sensitivity

Chapter Twenty-three - Growth

Chapter Twenty-four – Family

Chapter Twenty-five- Integrity

Chapter Twenty-six - Camaraderie

Chapter Twenty-seven - Dedicated

Chapter Twenty-eight- Concern

Chapter Twenty-nine - Fellowship

Chapter Thirty – Sense of Humor

Chapter Thirty-one – Success

Chapter Thirty-two – Bottom Line

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Winning Team Devotions - Introduction

Galatians 5:22

Galatians 5:22 tells us what Christians are supposed to be all about. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, against such things there is no law. Working in a hospital billing operation, where revenue is our game, patient service and fairness is our true aim. We face, for the patient, many of the same issues that make it so difficult for patients to understand and pay their bills. Being the patient's voice is a demanding task that brings many frustrations, e.g.:

The patient has multiple insurance coverages and pays even unnecessarily for extra health care benefits just to be safe. The billing of the appropriate coverage often holds up clearing a patient's account. Whether it be a grant, special conditions, primary coverage, workers' comp, case management, OBP, governmental multiple coverage, or even preparing for inadequate patient insurance coverage, billing the patient can only happen after all other coverage is cleared up and refunded/adjusted correctly.

On the other end of the spectrum, the doctors, hospital, clinics, and we in my team, must exhibit full knowledge, sympathy, and even empathy while managing collections to ensure innovative procedures and processes are implemented and maintained within the hospital on a timely basis. Weighing the cost of patient/growth is an ambiguous area to manage, but patient service means that we are the voice of the patient today and in the future.

Debbie Isler and I thought about these problems for revenue management the week before Christmas 2009 (when Santa arrives with his bag of goodies.) We looked closely at the gifts and talents He has brought my teammates in the past to prepare us for this assignment. There are always particular traits of winning teams and we observed