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- December 7, 2012
Colorado Provider Recruitment is Expanding Their Scope!
Read moreCPR will be broadening our scope of recruitment services in 2013, and we need your help! Over the years, from our members and other healthcare facilities, we have found that there are certain providers that are difficult to recruit which we do not offer a service for. To individualize...
00 - December 7, 2012
CIVHC Answers Frequently Asked Questions About the APCD
Read moreColorado’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) went live on November 1st at www.cohealthdata.org. The APCD is a secure database that includes claims data from commercial health plans, Medicare and Medicaid. The APCD was created by legislation in 2010 and administered by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care...
- December 7, 2012
NRHA’s Rural Health Policy Institute
Read moreWith health reform, the fiscal cliff and a new Congress set to decide the future of healthcare, change is coming to rural America. NRHA’s Rural Health Policy Institute is a great opportunity for you to educate your elected officials, advocate for your facilities and continue the fight to protect...
- December 7, 2012
6 Questions About How the Fiscal Cliff Affects Healthcare
Read moreThe impending “fiscal cliff” is a package of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in next month unless President Barack Obama and Capitol Hill agree on a way to stop them. Kaiser Health News poses a few questions and answers about what could happen in the...
- December 5, 2012
Attention: CAH EHR Survey!
Read moreHIMSS Analytics would like to collect data regarding the challenges that critical access hospitals face in implementing electronic health records to achieve meaningful use. Click HERE to complete this important survey! This brief survey focuses on the following topics: challenges your hospital is experiencing related to electronic health record...
- December 5, 2012
CME/CNE Credits Available! Web Conference on Practical Models to Improve Patient-Clinician Communication Using Health IT
Read moreThis Webinar will identify ways health IT can be used to support the delivery of patient-centered care by supporting more effective patient-clinician communication within the medical encounter. Date: December 18, 2012 Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m., EST To Register: 1. Go to: https://ahrqnrc-conferences.webex.com/ahrqnrc-conferences/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=998987728 2. Select “Register.”3. On the registration form, enter...
- December 4, 2012
HRSA presents a HITQ Webinar
Read moreHealth Resources and Services Administration Health Information Technology and Quality Webinar “Meaningfully Using Computerized Order Entry for Safety Net Providers” Friday, December 14, 2:00 PM ET This webinar provides an understanding of how inpatient and ambulatory safety net providers can meaningfully use computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems. The...
- December 4, 2012
Policy Update from NOSORH
Read more“Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy year!” Bill Finerfrock said during his “Exploring Rural Health Policy Issues” webinar on Nov. 13th. The NOSORH-sponsored webinar was one of the daily webinars offered during the week-long celebration of National Rural Health Day 2012. At the center of the...
- November 30, 2012
Important News for CRHC CAHs and Hospitals Attesting for Medicaid EHR Incentives
Read moreColorado Medicaid (HCPF) has extended the sixty day deadline after the end of the 2012 federal fiscal year for submission of either AIU or 90 day attestation. The new deadline is December 29, 2012. The attestation MUST BE submitted by this date which provides a 30 day additional grace...
- November 28, 2012
Notice: December Webinar Cancelled
Read moreThe webinar scheduled for December 13th “THE Consortium Webinar – Stage 2 Meaningful Use Continued” has been cancelled. Have a happy holiday season! See you next year.
