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- January 15, 2013
Rural Access to Emergency Devices (RAED) Training Funds
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center has limited funding available through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s federal Office of Rural Health Policy RAED grant, to train first responders, as well as community members in CPR/AED courses. Entities eligible for this funding must be located in rural Colorado counties (contact Ron...
00 - January 15, 2013
Need Help Writing a Proposal? CRHC Can Help!
Read moreGROW is a proposal writing service available to groups, organizations, and communities in Colorado through Colorado Rural Health Center. The program goal is to provide proposal writing resources to ensure that comprehensive, affordable, high quality healthcare services are available at the local level in the state of Colorado. For...
- January 15, 2013
CPR at the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention!
Read moreColorado Provider Recruitment will be attending the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention January 24-26, 2013 representing rural and underserved Colorado. If you would like to learn more about the convention, you can visit their website here. If you are attending the convention, make sure you stop by and say hello!
- January 14, 2013
William Bolt & Mark See discuss “Realizing the Promise of Your EMR”
Read moreJoin William Bolt, Executive Director, Data Services for Healthcare Foundation & Mark See, Director of Operations and Business Analytics, Data Services for Healthcare Foundation in exploring the use of business intelligence in clinical and financial decision making. They will conduct the breakout session Realizing the Promise of Your EMR...
- January 4, 2013
Gov. Hickenlooper Announces Plans for Expansion of Medicaid in Colorado
Read moreGovernor Hickenlooper announced this week his administration’s plans to expand Medicaid as part of federal healthcare reform. This is a big win for rural Coloradans who typically earn lower wages than their urban counterparts and disproportionately experience unemployment. CRHC’s most recent policy survey shows members overwhelmingly support the expansion...
- January 4, 2013
Rural Fiscal Cliff Averted
Read moreThe rural fiscal cliff was averted this week when Congress came to an agreement at the 11th hour. David Lee of the National Rural Health Association released the following comments in regards to the legislation. ——– Hundreds of millions of dollars in rural health cuts were prevented by Congress...
- 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.
- 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...
