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- August 14, 2013
Declining childhood obesity rates – Where are we seeing signs of progress?
Read moreIn recent years, the national childhood obesity rate has leveled off. However, reports from across the country confirm that childhood obesity rates have declined in some cities, counties, and states. This brief presents data from those reports and summarizes resources that document their efforts to address the epidemic.Click here...
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Rural health policy: The Frontier Extended Stay Clinic Model
Read moreThe Frontier Extended Stay Clinic (FESC) model may be a viable means of maintaining essential services in remote rural areas. Based on published evaluations of the demonstration project in Alaska and Washington, FESC operations in isolated remote areas can yield cost savings and improve quality of care. This Policy...
- August 14, 2013
Telemedicine helps doctors beam into rural hospitals, treat newborns
Read moreA premature baby born at high altitude faces challenges uncommon among newborns in Denver that often can’t be treated by rural physicians. But expanded technology is helping beam the expertise of neonatal specialists in the city into critical-care situations at 33 remote hospitals in Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. Rural...
- August 14, 2013
Reform update: HHS to award $54 million for navigator training
Read moreHHS is preparing to award $54 million in grants to navigators—organizations that will provide impartial information to the public about signing up for coverage on the state health insurance exchanges. Navigators are not allowed to recommend particular health plans. These grants will go to navigator organizations in states where...
- August 14, 2013
PBGH policy brief: Price transparency
Read moreThe Institute of Medicine estimates that $105 billion of annual waste in health care spending can be attributed to lack of competition and excessive price variation. A lack of public information on the price of health care services contributes to this waste by denying employers, purchasers, and consumers the...
- August 14, 2013
Member of the Month: Delta Family Physicians
Read moreDelta Family Physicians recognized as a leading rural private practice providing comprehensive, high quality healthcare on the western slope (August 2013) Aurora, CO – Located on Colorado’s western slope where the Uncompahgre and Gunnison Rivers meet, the City of Delta is home to more than 8,000 residents. The City...
- August 14, 2013
2013 Keynote Announced: Kostas Voutsas
Read moreKeynote Speaker Kostas Voutsas Kostas Voutsas has taught Management and Human Resources courses for 17+ years receiving numerous teaching and faculty awards. He is a tenured Professor of Business at Dickinson State University (DSU) at the Bismarck campus. Kostas delivers humorous, dynamic presentations at national and state conferences, companies...
- August 13, 2013
Free educational webinar on Locum Tenens, hosted by Colorado Provider Recruitment
Read moreColorado Provider Recruitment in collaboration with Locum Leaders is excited to announce a FREE educational webinar, “Locum Tenens: Best Practices, Techniques and Trends” We know that hiring a Locum Tenens provider is not always the most ideal option, but they may be a better choice than you think. “Locum...
- August 13, 2013
Self-serve Healthcare calls for CAHs to reconnect
Read moreLast week, my wife noticed that our Golden Retriever, Autumn, seemed a bit out of sorts. Her symptoms didn’t appear to be serious, so we did what any concerned pet parents would do: We Googled. After 30 minutes of online research, we agreed there was no need to call...
- August 13, 2013
More health care providers adopting electronic health record technology
Read moreA new study of electronic health records adoption shows 44 percent of hospitals have at least basic EHR, an increase of nearly 19 percent since 2011. The study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Harvard University School of Public Health and Mathematica Policy Research evaluated data to gauge progress...
