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- April 20, 2016
Pushing the Interoperability Envelope?
Read morePushing the Interoperability Envelope? Are you excited about advancing nationwide interoperability? Let others know about it! The Colorado Rural Health Center would like to share the following opportunities to get involved with national HIT discussions: Visit the ONC Interoperability Proving Ground (IPG) and show the world what your organization...
00 - April 19, 2016
Call for Proposals: 25th Annual Rural Health Conference
Read moreCall for Session Proposals The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is accepting proposals for conference sessions. Presentations will take place during the 25th Annual Rural Health Conference in Colorado Springs October 20 & 21, 2016. Proposals will be reviewed by the conference planning committee in early June. Preference will...
- March 25, 2016
Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits will Target Healthcare Industry’s Business Partners
Read morePhase 2 of HIPAA Audits will Target Healthcare Industry’s Business Partners Are your Policies and Procedures up-to-date? A new round of federal privacy and security audits will target the business associates of healthcare providers, insurers and other HIPAA-covered entities along with the entities themselves, according to the Office for Civil...
- March 22, 2016
- 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...
- March 15, 2016
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...
