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- 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...
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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...
- March 14, 2016
CEO Update: Springtime in Rural Health
Read moreCEO Update: Springtime in Rural Health Springtime in Colorado is one of the best times of the year! We enjoy rising temperatures and constant sunshine, but I know March and April are the snowiest months of the year so I’m not planting my garden yet! Despite the anticipated snow,...
- March 2, 2016
The Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship Application Deadline for All Providers is now July 1, 2016
Read moreThe Medicare EHR Incentive Program Hardship Application Deadline for All Providers is now July 1, 2016 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that providers will be given additional time to apply for hardship exceptions from its Electronic Health Record (EHR) incentive payment program meaningful use requirements....
- February 18, 2016
Colorado CIOs Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review’s ” 2016 edition of its list of 100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know”
Read moreSix Colorado CIOs Among Top 100 The 2016 edition of Becker’s Hospital Review list of 100 Hospital and Health System CIOs to Know is out and six Colorado CIOs are among the top! Congrats! Michael Archuleta. Director of IT for Mt. San Rafael Hospital (Trinidad, Colo.). Mr. Archuleta joined...
- February 18, 2016
Second Wind Fund – expands therapy to rural & frontier youth at risk for suicide
Read moreSecond Wind Fund expands therapy to rural & frontier youth at risk for suicide Second Wind Fund (SWF) provides therapy for youth at risk for suicide who are facing financial or social barriers to treatment. More than 4,000 Colorado youth in 15 counties have been referred to SWF by...
- February 16, 2016
CEO Update: Farmers, Football, and Healthcare
Read moreCEO Update: Farmers, Football, and Healthcare Way to go Broncos, the game was amazing! As you know on February 9th, Colorado showed its pride as over one million people flooded the streets of Denver to welcome the Broncos home after the Super Bowl win. Local patriotism represented by every...
- February 11, 2016
Important Update: CMS Extends the Attestation Deadline
Read moreCMS Extends the Attestation Deadline for the EHR Incentive Programs to March 11, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the attestation deadline for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs to Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET, from the original...
- February 11, 2016
Member of the Month: Valley Assisted Living in Silver Cliff
Read moreValley Assisted Living in Silver Cliff, Colorado Recognized as Featured Member Community by the Colorado Rural Health Center Denver, Colo. – February 16, 2016 –The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) recently released the 2016 edition of its annual publication, the Snapshot of Rural Health. The report highlights rural health...
- February 3, 2016
Mark Haeussler, Alpine Leadership, set to present “Leadership” Workshop at CRHC 17th Annual Forum Conference
Read moreCultivating leaders that others want to follow Mark Haeussler is CEO of Alpine Leadership, a Colorado-based professional development company committed to helping organizations cultivate leaders that others want to follow. His career has included decades in the hospitality business providing him solid grounding in customer service. He has been...
