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- July 12, 2013
AAMC Praises Bill to Create Primary Care Mentorship, Scholarship Programs
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreAAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., sent a June 12 letter praising Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) for introducing a bill that would authorize a series of programs to strengthen the health care workforce. The Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act (S....
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RWJF ‘Commission to Build a Healthier America’ Reconvenes to Focus on Early Childhood and Improving Community Health
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreWhat do the needs of children in early childhood and improving community health have to do with each other? Everything, according to a group of panelists who addressed the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America at a public meeting in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Early...
- July 12, 2013
Eliminating Racism Might Increase Life Expectancy
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreEliminating racism might help people live longer. Medical studies increasingly show that racial bias, whether overt or subtle and unintentional, can lead to chronic stress problems among victims — and stress can literally alter how our brains work and how we respond to germs, according to Paula Braveman, director...
- July 12, 2013
Increasing Mental Health Literacy in Rural America New Mental Health First Aid Rural Guide Released
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreOne in five Americans has a mental illness yet only about 4 in 10 of these people receive treatment. In rural America — where 20 percent of the country’s population lives — the challenges of getting mental health treatment are exacerbated by the fear of being misunderstood, lack of...
- July 12, 2013
Ten Frequently Asked Questions: Colorado’s State Innovation Model (SIM) Grant
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read more1. What is SIM? The federal Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is encouraging states to develop and test state-based models to transform health care payment and delivery systems. The program is called the State Innovation Models Initiative, or SIM. CMMI hopes that the best ideas make a...
- July 12, 2013
The Rural H1N1 Experience: Lessons Learned for Future Pandemics
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreData have been collected and methods have been developed to estimate the impact of H1N1 prevalence and trends nationally. However, there has been little study of this pandemic for rural communities, where fewer resources for vaccination and care may exist. Caring for rural people impacted by H1N1 influenza in...
- July 12, 2013
Update on the Federal Budget, Health Insurance Marketplaces and ICD-10 Conversion
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreFederal Budget Bill Finerfrock, NOSORH Legislative Liaison, reports that the starting budget number for 2014 that the Senate is operating from will be different than what the House is working from. The House adopted a budget with less money than the Senate put in their budget; working from different...
- July 12, 2013
Dispensary Organization Makes No-Cost Meds Available to Low-Income Patients
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreThe Dispensary of Hope (DoH), a 501(c)3 charity, is looking for networking partners and is reaching out to rural advocacy organizations to help get the word out about the availability of prescription medications provided at no cost to the poor and insured. DoH is a licensed medication distributor that...
- July 12, 2013
Workshop Will Focus on Needs Assessment, Economic Impact and Mapping Tools
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreThe National Center for Rural Health Works (RHW) will hold a Regional Workshop on August 15, 2013, in Denver, Colo. The RHW Workshop, hosted by the Colorado SORH, will provide training in the following areas: determining the financial feasibility of or assessing the need for a new or expanded...
- July 12, 2013
ACA & PCMH-Recent Impacts on Health Center HR and Workforce, Part 1: The Emerging Health Center Workforce Environment
By Bridgette Olson on July 12, 2013Read moreWednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (MDT). This presentation will provide health HR professionals with information about the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA), identifying workforce-specific provisions of the Act that impact the health center workforce. (CHAMPS live webcasts are FREE for health centers and Primary Care Associations in...