Even though Rio Grande is located in a remote area of the state, this has not been a barrier to the adoption of health IT in their organization. In fact, by working closely with the Colorado Rural Health Center, a Colorado Regional Extension Center (CO-REC) partner, Rio Grande’s clinics were among the first to successfully attest for Stage 1 of Meaningful Use for the Medicare Electronic Health Records Incentive Program. Additionally, Rio Grande Hospital was the third hospital in the in the state to achieve this goal.

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