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- January 4, 2013
Rural Hospitals Get Relief In Fiscal Cliff Deal
Read moreThe New Year’s Day “fiscal cliff” deal means at least an extra $450,000 this year to tiny Jones Memorial Hospital in rural upstate New York. Click here to read the full article from Kaiser Health News.
00 - January 4, 2013
AAFP Responds to New York Times Editorial, “When the Doctor is Not Needed.”
Read moreThe American Academy of Family Physicians responded to a recent editorial posted in the New York Times (see blog post on December 17th). The LTE can be found below. Letters to the Editor The New York Times Dear Editor, In discussing the primary care shortage, let’s not lose sight...
- January 3, 2013
HHS announces first HIPAA breach settlement involving less than 500 patients
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just announced a landmark settlement involving the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule. At the heart of this settlement is their determination, that while the breach notification was sufficient, the underlying HIPAA Security Compliance efforts fell short. Particularly...
- December 19, 2012
Coding classes – sign up now!!
Read moreMeet your coding, reimbursement and compliance goals in 2013. Topics covered include the following coding manuals:– 2013 CPT Professional – 2013 HCPCS – 2013 ICD-9 – Coding Certificate Bootcamp in Alamosa, CO March 19, 20 & 21, 2013 Ramada Inn & Conference Center/333 Sante Fe Ave, Alamosa, CO Click here to...
- December 17, 2012
Update from the CEO: Engagement in 2012
Read moreAs the year starts to come to a close and I think of the accomplishments of the Colorado Rural Health Center team, I know these accomplishments would not have been possible without the engagement of our members, sponsors and partners. This year CRHC tracked over fifteen bills and was...
- December 17, 2012
Author Suggests Solution to Doctor Shortage – A Solution Long Employed in Rural Healthcare
Read moreAn editorial published in The New York Times on December 16th says the expansion of healthcare coverage to millions of uninsured Americans under the Affordable Care Act will make the doctor shortage even worse. The author suggests the sensible solution to this crisis — particularly to address the short supply...
- December 14, 2012
Don’t Miss This Important Meeting Hosted by HCPF to Discuss Distribution of Savings to RHCs, FQHCs, BHOs and RCCOs
Read moreThe Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is beginning a series of ongoing discussions bringing together the Regional Care Collaborative Organizations (RCCOs), the Primary Care Medical Providers (including FQHCs and RHCs), and the Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs), with HCPF acting as a mediator, to discuss an equitable distribution...
- December 14, 2012
HHS Says No Enhanced Match for Partial Medicaid Expansion
Read moreThe Obama administration filled in a key detail of what states must do to receive full federal funding for an expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 health law. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a letter sent Monday to governors that states cannot partially expand their...
- December 14, 2012
New Issue Brief Says Coloradans Facing More Barriers to Accessing Oral Healthcare
Read moreAccording to a new Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS) report, the number of Coloradans without dental insurance grew to 2.1 million in 2011 from 1.8 million in 2009 – a 17 percent increase from the 2008-2009 baseline survey. Over 2.5 times as many Coloradans were without dental insurance than...
- December 14, 2012
Raising the Medicare Age Could Leave Thousands Uninsured
Read moreIt’s predicted that lawmakers will reach a fiscal cliff deal that includes a hike in the Medicare eligibility age — a concession to those on the right who seem determined to see very deep entitlement cuts, even if they take benefits away from vulnerable seniors. One argument for raising...
