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- April 25, 2016
Please Support Efforts for a 90-day Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016
Read morePlease Support Efforts for a 90-day Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 Why it Matters: The bipartisan backing for a 90-day reporting period illustrates clear support for sensible changes to the Meaningful Use program and will help hundreds of thousands of providers be successful in 2016, a year of transition particularly...
00 - April 22, 2016
People Working Together for a Common Cause
Read morePeople Working Together for a Common Cause Last week I had the opportunity to visit with many of our rural health clinics during the Forum, April 13 – 15, 2016. We had a 215 attendees and this was the highest attendance to date — thanks for your ongoing support. ...
- April 21, 2016
CMS delays new hospital quality ratings amid pressure from Congress, industry
Read moreCMS delays new hospital quality ratings amid pressure from Congress, industry CMS postponed the release of new overall quality star ratings for U.S. hospitals one day before their scheduled reveal, bowing to pressure from lawmakers and industry stakeholders. Public release of the data is now slated for July, CMS said in...
- April 20, 2016
Attestation Site Open Date Delayed
Read moreAttestation Site Open Date Delayed The Colorado Registration & Attestation site for the Medicaid E HR attestation Program Year 2015 for Eligible Professionals opening has been delayed due to an issue found during testing. Therefore, the site will not be availablefor you to attest this Wednesday April 20th as was previously announced. CORHIO is...
- April 20, 2016
Pushing the Interoperability Envelope?
Read morePushing the Interoperability Envelope? Are you excited about advancing nationwide interoperability? Let others know about it! The Colorado Rural Health Center would like to share the following opportunities to get involved with national HIT discussions: Visit the ONC Interoperability Proving Ground (IPG) and show the world what your organization...
- April 19, 2016
Call for Proposals: 25th Annual Rural Health Conference
Read moreCall for Session Proposals The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is accepting proposals for conference sessions. Presentations will take place during the 25th Annual Rural Health Conference in Colorado Springs October 20 & 21, 2016. Proposals will be reviewed by the conference planning committee in early June. Preference will...
- March 25, 2016
Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits will Target Healthcare Industry’s Business Partners
Read morePhase 2 of HIPAA Audits will Target Healthcare Industry’s Business Partners Are your Policies and Procedures up-to-date? A new round of federal privacy and security audits will target the business associates of healthcare providers, insurers and other HIPAA-covered entities along with the entities themselves, according to the Office for Civil...
- March 22, 2016
- March 15, 2016
CRHC announces partnership with Telligen
Read moreCRHC announces partnership with Telligen In January, CRHC announced a partnership with Telligen to investigate innovations to advance local efforts for better care at lower costs. These innovations included exploring the adaptation of a telephonic, evidence-based models, C-TraC to reduce 30-day readmissions. The successful first 2 kick-off trainings took...
- March 15, 2016
Keefe Memorial Hospital Recognized as Featured Member Community by the Colorado Rural Health Center
Read moreKeefe Memorial Hospital Recognized as Featured Member Community by the Colorado Rural Health Center Denver, Colo. – March 15, 2016 – Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) recognized Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado as our Featured Member Community for March 2016. The history of Keefe Memorial Hospital...
