As 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...

Many of our members have been asking if Sequestration will affect the Medicare EHR incentive payments. In a March 13, 2013 announcement on the CMS EHR Registration and Attestation site CMS states the following: Medicare payments will be reduced by 2% – Medicare payments will be reduced by 2%...

Validating Core Health IT Knowledge and Skills Voucher Requests End April 1 Are you interested in validating your core Health Information Technology (IT) and skills? Are you a graduate of a community college Health IT program? Are you seeking opportunities to advance your career? Are you a healthcare provider...

The Colorado Colorectal Screening Program will exhibit at the Forum.  The program, which began in January of 2006, sought to screen over 11,400 Coloradans by the end of 2010 for colorectal cancer, contributing substantially towards the state’s overall goal of screening 75 percent of the total eligible population. The program...

Osteopathic physicians have been around for more than 100 years.  But the recent growth in the field of osteopathy, both training facilities and number of graduates, may help reverse a looming shortage of primary-care providers that will hit rural communities especially hard.  Osteopathy programs historically have attracted more older...