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- August 13, 2013
Medicare announces plans to accelerate linking doctor pay to quality
Read moreMedicare is accelerating plans to peg a portion of doctors’ pay to the quality of their care. The changes would affect nearly 500,000 physicians working in groups. The federal health law requires large physician groups to start getting bonuses or penalties based on their performance by 2015, with all doctors...
00 - August 13, 2013
Those hospital rankings could use a healthy dose of skepticism
Read moreThe U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings for 2012-13 were released last week, followed by the usual media hoopla and a few chest-thumping press releases from hospitals at the top of the list. Whether the rankings actually mean anything is an entirely different story. The highest-ranked hospitals...
- August 13, 2013
Opinion: The cost curve on health care – it’s bending
Read moreThe biggest long-term concern with the American health care system is cost. The affordability of premiums, access to care and the impact of Medicare and Medicaid on state and federal budgets are all linked to the ever-rising costs of health care. Unless we bend the cost curve, the nation’s...
- August 13, 2013
A summer smile: Colorado Rural Health Center’s sporting equipment drive to Sun Valley Youth Center
Read moreDuring the month of July, Colorado Rural Health Center’s Wellness Committee hosted a sporting equipment and sports safety equipment drive for Sun Valley Youth Center. Sun Valley is incredibly deserving, located in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Denver Metropolitan area. Sun Valley Youth Center focuses on transforming...
- August 7, 2013
ICD-10 News: Final ICD-9-CM Code Update
Read moreThe final updates to ICD-9-CM codes will take effect on October 1, 2013. These updates will be in effect until the ICD-10 transition takes place on October 1, 2014. You can find the last official ICD-9-CM code titles, both full and abbreviated, posted on the CMS website. “For those...
- August 7, 2013
Don’t miss CORHIO’s FINAL Meaningful Use boot camp scheduled for September 27 in the Denver Tech Center
Read moreThis will be the last Meaningful Use Boot Camp offered by CORHIO, so don’t miss out!Attend and learn what’s already changed and what will change with the Meaningful Use Incentive Program. Find out what you need to know about current HIT initiatives in Colorado. Read the full description and register here.
- August 7, 2013
As federally funded Health IT training draws to a close, what are other options?
Read moreThe federally funded HITECH Workforce Training is drawing to a close as the project ends September 30, 2013. To continue the opportunities for education, the following are options available at no cost: OPTION 1The entire HITECH curriculum can be downloaded from: Health IT Workforce Curriculum Components National Training and...
- July 17, 2013
Final HHS Health IT Safety Plan Issued Today
Read moreThe HHS Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan was issued today. The Safety Plan addresses the role of health IT in helping to eliminate medical errors, protect patients and improve the quality and safety of health care. The Safety Plan is implemented by ONC. It outlines the...
- July 17, 2013
Colorado ICD-10 Task Force – Summer Classes Near You
Read morehttps://coruralhealth.org/blog/ICD10RoadShowFlyer2013.pdf
- July 17, 2013
Rural Health Open Door Forum
Read moreThe Rural Health Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses Rural Health Clinic (RHC), Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) issues, as well as some inclusion of other questions and concerns that occur in clinical practice pertaining to other CMS payment systems that also extend into these...
