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- May 29, 2013
EHR AND MEANINGFULUSE BOOT CAMP
Read moreJune 27, 201311:30am-5:00pm Mountain TimeDouble Tree Hotel, Westminster, CO Attend the free EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp and learn how to incorporate Meaningful Use objectives into your practice to increase efficiency, improve patient outcomes and make the most of the expense and time you put into your EHR...
00 - May 22, 2013
ICD-10 Webinar Series Ready, Set, Organize
Read moreMay 28, 2013 Noon-1pm MDT Someone once said you will never get going until you start. So start by registering for the May 28 ICD-10 webinar while there is still time left. Space is limited – register now. Program highlights Continuing the discussion from last month’s webinar the program...
- May 22, 2013
CMS Announces Method II “Fix”
Read moreAs many of you know, physicians employed or contracted with Critical Access Hospitals who billed those services using Method II have been unable to earn CMS EHR Incentive payments (this does not apply to Medicaid incentives if they qualify). The problem has been that while Method II claims are...
- May 22, 2013
ICD-10 News: CMS Releases ICD-10-PCS Files
Read moreICD-10-PCS Code Updates The 2014 ICD-10-PCS (procedure) files are now available and posted on the CMS website. ICD-10-PCS will be used for coding inpatient procedures when the U.S. transitions to ICD-10 on October 1, 2014. ICD-10-PCS will replace ICD-9-CM, Volume 3. CPT codes will continue to be used for...
- May 22, 2013
Crowne Plaza is now called Hotel Elegante!
Read more2886 S. Circle Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80906 719-576-5900 www.hotelelegante.com For those of you keeping an eye on details for this year’s 22nd Annual Rural Health Conference, I wanted to clarify that the venue has not changed. Earlier save the date information listed the Crowne Plaza Hotel as the...
- May 15, 2013
THE Consortium Webinar – May 2013
Read moreHIPAA Omnibus Follow-Up — Deeper Dive Please join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm where we will discuss the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in greater depth than at our recent presentations. The deeper dive will focus on: Handling patient requests for restrictions on disclosures to health...
- May 15, 2013
CHA/HIM Advisory Group Friday May 17,2013
Read moreThe next meeting of the HIM/CHA Advisory Group will be on Friday, May 17th from 2:30 – 4:00 PM at CHA. 1. Please join the meeting. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/705872970 2. Join the conference call: Dial +1 (805) 309-0033 Access Code: 705-872-970 Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting ID: 705-872-970 ...
- May 15, 2013
Using an Electronic Health Record to Create Patient Problem Lists
Read moreHealth Resources and Services AdministrationHealth Information Technology and Quality Improvement WebinarFriday, May 17, 2:00 PM ET This webinar will focus on how safety net primary care providers can meaningfully use electronic health records (EHR) to create and maintain patient problem lists. Created by EHRs, patient problem lists are a...
- May 15, 2013
Colorado News
Read moreFeatured articles include…Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Rural Electric Grid Efficiency and Reliability… Transforming Health Research on the High Plains… Despite Outrage, Health Exchange Wants Additional $125 Million… New Colorado Medicaid Dental Benefit for Adults to Begin April 2014Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Projects to Boost Rural...
- May 15, 2013
News You Need to Know
Read moreFeatured articles include… A Closer Look: Filling the Rural Provider Gap… Primary Physician Shortage Calls for Intervention…Translating Veterans’ Medical Skills into Nursing Careers… The Aging Workforce: Challenges for the Health Care Industry Workforce… Aging U.S. to Drive Up Heart-Related Health Costs: Study… Oregon’s Medicaid Lottery: A Participant’s View… Profile of Rural Health Clinics:...
