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- October 31, 2012
ARHPC Coding Certification Bootcamp: November 28-30
Read 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...
00 - October 31, 2012
Colorado Medicare Claims Transition from Trailblazers to Novitas Solutions
Read 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
Read 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!
Read 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...
- October 30, 2012
Please find the latest updates from the Health Benefit Exchange below.
Read morePatty Fontneau blogs about metal tier labels for health plans, which will be discussed at next week’s Outreach and Communications Advisory Group meeting (more info below). Answers to vendor questions regarding the Provider Directory Services RFI are available here. SHOP Exchange Manager Jim Sugden blogs about how the Exchange...
- October 24, 2012
2013 Legislative and Policy Priorities Survey
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center’s Policy & Advocacy Program tracks and assesses healthcare policies and regulations at both the state and Federal level and advocates on behalf of the health needs of rural Colorado. In order to assess the general landscape of rural health issues throughout the state, CRHC relies...
- October 22, 2012
Please see the latest updates from the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Below.
Read more§ Executive Director Patty Fontneau blogs about defined contributions and assisting small businesses. § The SHOP Advisory Group will meet Thursday, Oct. 25, 10 am. More information is available here. § The Exchange is seeking applicants for the position of Documents and Meetings Coordinator. More information is available here....
- October 17, 2012
Reminder: Last week to register for Annual Conference
Read moreWe would like to remind our REC and Consortium colleagues that this is the last week to register for Colorado Rural Health Center’s 2012 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs. The conference will be held at the Antlers Hilton October 25-26. For those of you who plan to attend, you...
- October 17, 2012
The ICD-10 Planning Checklist
Read moreLast week, CMS released an ICD-10 Planning Checklist to assist providers, payers and vendors inpreparation for the ICD-10 transition set for October 1, 2014. Whether you’ve already started or are just beginning your ICD-10 transition, you will need to thoughtfully plan for the transition and then communicate those strategies...
- October 16, 2012
Update from the CEO
Read moreOnly a few weeks remain until the presidential election, the leaves are turning, and times are changing for rural healthcare. One of the main issues facing Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) is sequestration. If implemented as planned on January 1, 2013, it will include a 2% cut to all rural...
