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- 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...
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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.
- November 27, 2012
Medicaid expansion could cost Colorado $858 million over 10 years
Read moreThe state’s share of costs for expanding Medicaid rolls under federal health-care reform could be $858 million over 10 years, according to new estimates from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The analysts still consider the price a bargain for Colorado and other states that want to bring health insurance to...
- November 27, 2012
There’s a lot going on in the new essential health benefit rules
Read moreThis blog entry was originally posted on CHIRblog, a blog from the Center for Health Insurance Reforms, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. Last week, right before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Obama Administration released its proposed rule establishing the new, minimum standards for health insurance benefits. For the roughly 29...
- November 27, 2012
Meaningful Use Stage I: Everything You Need to Know as an Eligible Professional
Read moreSo what is Meaningful Use? How does it apply to you and your organization? Is there money out there waiting for you? The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provide financial incentives for the “meaningful use” of certified EHR technology...
- November 26, 2012
ONC Goal: 1,000 Rural Hospital Meaningful Users by End of 2014
Read moreThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has set an ambitious goal of 1,000 rural hospitals becoming meaningful users of health IT by the end of 2014. Despite the budgetary and work force challenges rural hospitals face, they are making steady progress on health information technology adoption....
- November 21, 2012
Study: US faces shortage of 52,000 doctors by 2025
Read moreResearchers predicted that the U.S. population will increase 15.2 percent by 2025, necessitating about 33,000 more physicians. Aging adults will create the need for an additional 10,000 physicians in that period, while the Affordable Care Act will require about 8,000 more. These figures will grow the current workforce by...
- November 21, 2012
Rough Start for Fiscal Cliff Talks
Read moreThe opening round of negotiations this week between White House and senior GOP congressional staffers left both sides pessimistic about their ability to reach a quick deal on averting the fiscal cliff, according to sources familiar with the talks. Hill Democrats say Republicans aren’t serious about crafting a deal...
