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- November 8, 2012
Survey Ends Today!
By Alicia Haywood on November 8, 2012Read moreClick here to complete the survey. Colorado Rural Health Center’s Policy & Advocacy Program tracks and assesses healthcare policies and regulations at both the state and Federal level. In order to assess the general landscape of rural health issues throughout the state, CRHC relies upon you, the rural healthcare provider...
00 - November 8, 2012
Half of the States Are Implementing Patient Centered Medical Homes for Their Medicaid Populations
By Alicia Haywood on November 8, 2012Read moreMedicaid agencies in 25 states have pursued initiatives to incentivize and support physician practices to become patient-centered medical homes, where clinicians and other health professionals team up to provide comprehensive, coordinated, accessible services to their low-income patient populations. Mary Takach, program director at the National Academy for State Health...
- November 7, 2012
CRHC REMINDER: ICD-10 Training
By Michelle Mills on November 7, 2012Read moreToo busy to go to ICD-10 training? Perhaps, you’ve attended ICD-10 Workshops, but would love additional training? Is your budget stretched thin already — and you wish you could find an unbelievable bargain for your staff to learn ICD-10 and how to become proficient with the rules and regulations...
- November 7, 2012
ARHPC Coding Certification Bootcamp: November 28-30
By Michelle Mills on November 7, 2012Read moreColorado Rural Health Center is hosting the ARHPC Coding Certification Bootcamp: Coding Certification for Rural Healthcare Facilities. The 3 day event will begin November 28 at the Double Tree Hotel (13696 East Iliff Place, Aurora, CO 80014). Presenters will include John Beard and John Burns, both of ARHPC. They...
- November 7, 2012
REMINDER: THE Consortium November Webinar – Stage Two Meaningful Use & New Federal Guidelines on CORE
By Michelle Mills on November 7, 2012Read morePlease join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, Novebmer 8, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm where we’ll start our discussion on Stage 2 Meaningful Use and review the new Federal guidelines on Eligibility and Claims Status (CORE). Tammie Harrington from CMR will also join us as a guest speaker...
- October 31, 2012
CRHC REMINDER: ICD-10 Training
By Michelle Mills on October 31, 2012Read moreToo busy to go to ICD-10 training? Perhaps, you’ve attended ICD-10 Workshops, but would love additional training? Is your budget stretched thin already — and you wish you could find an unbelievable bargain for your staff to learn ICD-10 and how to become proficient with the rules and regulations...
- October 31, 2012
ARHPC Coding Certification Bootcamp: November 28-30
By Michelle Mills on October 31, 2012Read moreColorado Rural Health Center is hosting the ARHPC Coding Certification Bootcamp: Coding Certification for Rural Healthcare Facilities. The 3 day event will begin November 28 at the Double Tree Hotel (13696 East Iliff Place, Aurora, CO 80014). Presenters will include John Beard and John Burns, both of ARHPC. They...
- October 31, 2012
Colorado Medicare Claims Transition from Trailblazers to Novitas Solutions
By Michelle Mills on October 31, 2012Read moreAs of October 19, Trailblazers stopped receiving all mail and requests in their role as the Medicare Contractor and forwarded these to Novitas Solutions. All future communication must go through Novitas. Since Novitas has prior experience as a MAC for a number of eastern states, CMS anticipates that the...
- October 31, 2012
THE Consortium November Webinar – Stage Two Meaningful Use & New Federal Guidelines on CORE
By Michelle Mills on October 31, 2012Read morePlease join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, Novebmer 8, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm where we’ll start our discussion on Stage 2 Meaningful Use and review the new Federal guidelines on Eligibility and Claims Status (CORE). Tammie Harrington from CMR will also join us as a guest speaker...
- October 30, 2012
Let your “Rural Voice” be heard!
By Alicia Haywood on October 30, 2012Read moreColorado Rural Health Center’s Policy & Advocacy Program tracks and assesses healthcare policies and regulations at both the state and Federal level. In order to assess the general landscape of rural health issues throughout the state, CRHC relies upon you, the rural healthcare provider and consumer, to help shape...