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  • Rural Healthy People 2020

    By on August 15, 2012

    Rural Healthy People 2020 will serve the unique needs of rural community leaders and providers over the next decade as an important companion document and resource to Healthy People 2020. The focus of RHP 2020 is on rural-specific priorities and community needs, with the goal of providing support, critical...

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  • ICD-10 Training – Rural Health Organizations

    By on August 15, 2012

    ICD-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...

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  • Learn More About the CO-OP Intended to Improve Coverage in Rural Areas

    By on August 14, 2012

    The 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...

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  • Aging Baby Boomers Face Home Healthcare Challenge

    By on August 13, 2012

    Home 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...

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  • ICD 10 Online Training – Rural Health Organizations

    By on August 13, 2012

    ICD-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...

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  • Free tool: Outpatient surgery and observation

    By on August 13, 2012

     This 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.

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  • Will Anyone See the New Medicaid Patients?

    By on August 10, 2012

    About 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...

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  • Comments from a Rural Healthcare Leader

    By on August 10, 2012

    Watch 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...

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  • Should You Celebrate Safety Net Clinic Week? The Answer is Probably Yes!

    By on August 10, 2012

    Is 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...

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  • The COHBE Board will Submit Grant Application, and Other Updates on the Exchange

    By on August 10, 2012

    The 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...

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