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- April 3, 2013
Is your Community Working to Improve Health?
Read moreIs your community taking bold steps to create a culture of health? Tell us how by applying for the annual RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize. Prize-winning communities each receive $25,000 to honor their outstanding community efforts to help people live healthier lives. Interested communities are invited to join an informational webinar...
00 - April 3, 2013
FREE HIPAA Boot Camp, Durango
Read moreWHEN: May 1, 2013 11:30am-5:00pm EHR & Meaningful Use Boot Camp 5:00pm-6:30pm Health Information Exchange Community Celebration & Reception WHERE: Durango DoubleTree Hotel 501 Camino Del Rio Durango, CO 81301 Interested in learning how you can optimize the use of your EHR? Want to avoid incurring Medicare penalties? Attend...
- April 2, 2013
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quarterly System Release – Claim Hold
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified technical issues with certain parts of the April 2013 quarterly systems release. For claims with dates of service or “Through Dates” on or after April 1, 2013, the issues affect (1) all Home Health final claims, (2) outpatient Critical...
- April 1, 2013
Report Says Experience of CHIP Hints at Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Providers
Read moreEnrollment in public health insurance coverage will expand significantly beginning in 2014. At this time there is only a limited understanding of what happens when an influx of newly insured patients encounters a relatively fixed supply of providers. Will they choose to work longer hours to accommodate the increase...
- April 1, 2013
Policy Options to Cut Emergency Department Costs
Read moreFor nearly 50 years, emergency rooms have been fingered as a major source of excessive healthcare costs. And while some newer research has challenged the idea that a large proportion of patients visit the emergency room for routine problems, many payers and policy makers continue to focus on these...
- April 1, 2013
Interim Report Says There is Little Support for Medicare Payments That Vary
Read moreAn interim report recently issued by the Institute of Medicine concluded Medicare should not adjust payments on a broad regional basis to reward hospitals and doctors that spend less to achieve high-quality care. The study was conducted at the request of the secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen...
- April 1, 2013
Colorado Health Report Card Released
Read moreEach spring, the Colorado Health Foundation releases a health report card for the state, measuring things like teen pregnancy, smoking, obesity and mental health. This year, Colorado received three Bs, a C and a D. The analysis divides Coloradans into five age groups, prenatal to old age. Overall, the...
- March 27, 2013
Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems-A special Workshop you should not miss!!!
Read moreAre you attending The Forum this April? Get the most out of your travel to Denver and consider arriving a day early for this special workshop on Disaster Recovery and EHR Systems! Presented by The Colorado Rural Health Center and Data Services for Healthcare (DASH) S A V E T H E ...
- March 25, 2013
Thank Senators Bennet and Udall for Their Efforts to Ensure Rural Healthcare Providers’ Need are Addressed by the Senate
Read moreAs part of the ongoing budget discussions, Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, and New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich, have put forward Amendment 612 to the proposed Senate budget to ensure that rural healthcare providers’ needs are addressed by the Senate. The amendment, which can be viewed by...
- March 25, 2013
Clarification Regarding the Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative
Read moreIn a blog post dated March 15th, I erroneously reported that Colorado received a loan to create a CO-OP, and I would like to correct that information. The Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative (CO-OP) was established in 2012 through a $69 million loan awarded by the Department of Health and...
