The quality of U.S. health care is slowly improving, while access to health care remains a great challenge for some Americans, especially racial and ethnic minorities and low-income people, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 2012 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report. The...

The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is reaching out to State Offices of Rural Health and other organizations that want to learn more about oral health issues. NNOHA is a non-profit organization founded by a group of Dental Directors from Federally Qualified Community Health Centers, who recognized...

Tom Morris, Associate Administrator at the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), testified before the U.S. Senate on May 23rd at a hearing on Improving Federal Health Care in Rural America: Developing the Workforce and Building Partnerships. Speaking before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Morris...

As part of the Affordable Care Act, federal dollars have been designated for “navigators” (people or organizations that will help explain the health law’s new programs). CMS is offering approximately $54 Million and HRSA is offering approximately $150 million in funds for navigators. The CMS money will go to...

The House and Senate have both approved Budget Resolutions for the first time in several years, according to Bill Finerfrock, NOSORH legislative liaison. “While this is generally good news, the impact of this is a mixed bag,” Finerfrock said. “Although the Senate and House have both adopted Budget Resolutions,...

Because the Office of Management and Budget has revised its Metropolitan and Micropolitan statistical areas (see the February 28th OMB Bulletin), there are 104 counties that were changed from nonmetropolitan to metropolitan. This could have an important impact on the 44 Critical Access Hospitals located in those counties, which...

Community Health Workers June 12, 13, and 14Downtown Denver We are excited to announce the Women’s Health Leadership Institute’s Community Health Worker (CHW) training program is coming to Denver! They are looking for experienced Community Health Workers to be involved in this wonderful institute and movement to improve health...

The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has hired the firm Myers and Stauffer, LLC to perform all post-payment audits for the Colorado Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. This includes all Eligible Professionals and Medicaid-only Eligible Hospitals. Myers and Stauffer, LLC will contact you directly if you have been...

June 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...