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- August 15, 2012
ICD-10 Training – Rural Health Organizations
Read moreICD-10 Online Training for Coders, Billers, Auditors, & All Healthcare Professionals Too 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...
00 - August 14, 2012
Learn More About the CO-OP Intended to Improve Coverage in Rural Areas
Read moreThe Colorado Health Insurance Cooperative, Inc. (CO-OP) was notified last month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that its loan application for $69 million to start and operate a statewide nonprofit health insurance CO-OP was approved. The CO-OP is a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, a...
- August 13, 2012
Aging Baby Boomers Face Home Healthcare Challenge
Read moreHome health aides can help keep people in their homes who might otherwise need to live in a long term care facility. The U.S. Labor Department projects that home health and personal care aides will be among the fastest-growing jobs over the next decade, adding 1.3 million positions and...
- August 13, 2012
ICD 10 Online Training – Rural Health Organizations
Read moreICD-10 Online Training for Coders, Billers, Auditors, & All Healthcare Professionals Too 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...
- August 13, 2012
Free tool: Outpatient surgery and observation
Read moreThis pocket card available from HCPro provides “points to remember” when it comes to outpatient surgery as well as information on the appropriate use of observation services. Click here to download the pocket card.
- August 10, 2012
Will Anyone See the New Medicaid Patients?
Read moreAbout 69 percent of doctors nationally accept new Medicaid patients, but the rate varies widely across the country. A new study in Health Affairs, detailed in Kaiser Health News, says that in Colorado, slightly less than the national average of doctors agree to take on new patients who are...
- August 10, 2012
Comments from a Rural Healthcare Leader
Read moreWatch a video interview with Todd Linden, President and CEO of Grinnell Regional Medical Center, a 49- bed, private non-profit hospital in Grinnell, Iowa. In the interview. Mr. Linden discusses the differences between running a rural versus an urban medical facility, how technology is affecting rural healthcare, and his...
- August 10, 2012
Should You Celebrate Safety Net Clinic Week? The Answer is Probably Yes!
Read moreIs My Clinic A Safety Net Clinic? The answer may not be obvious. If you have ever wondered if your clinic is a safety net clinic, the following survey may help you answer that question. First, does your clinic provide preventive and primary health care services or chronic...
- August 10, 2012
The COHBE Board will Submit Grant Application, and Other Updates on the Exchange
Read moreThe Chair and Vice-Chair of the Legislative Implementation Review Committee gave approval Thursday for the Exchange to submit a second Level One Establishment Grant application to the federal government for activities related to the Exchange. Previously approved by the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (COHBE) Board, this grant application seeks...
- August 8, 2012
Rural Hospital & Clinics Reach ‘Meaningful Use’ With Help from Colorado Regional Extension Center
Read moreEven though Rio Grande is located in a remote area of the state, this has not been a barrier to the adoption of health IT in their organization. In fact, by working closely with the Colorado Rural Health Center, a Colorado Regional Extension Center (CO-REC) partner, Rio Grande’s clinics...
