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- February 11, 2016
Important Update: CMS Extends the Attestation Deadline
Read moreCMS Extends the Attestation Deadline for the EHR Incentive Programs to March 11, 2016 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the attestation deadline for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs to Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET, from the original...
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Member of the Month: Valley Assisted Living in Silver Cliff
Read moreValley Assisted Living in Silver Cliff, Colorado Recognized as Featured Member Community by the Colorado Rural Health Center Denver, Colo. – February 16, 2016 –The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) recently released the 2016 edition of its annual publication, the Snapshot of Rural Health. The report highlights rural health...
- February 3, 2016
Mark Haeussler, Alpine Leadership, set to present “Leadership” Workshop at CRHC 17th Annual Forum Conference
Read moreCultivating leaders that others want to follow Mark Haeussler is CEO of Alpine Leadership, a Colorado-based professional development company committed to helping organizations cultivate leaders that others want to follow. His career has included decades in the hospitality business providing him solid grounding in customer service. He has been...
- January 26, 2016
CEO Update: Making a Difference
Read moreRecently, a tragedy struck my community in Parker, Colorado where three high school boys were involved. Three teenaged boys fell into a lake, and our town lost two of them to complications. In light of the catastrophic event, we have rallied to help one another as neighbors, as friends...
- January 25, 2016
2015 Program Year Meaningful Hardship Application Released
Read more2015 Program Year Meaningful Hardship Application Released Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released hardship applications which eligible professionals (EP) and eligible hospitals (EH) can use to avoid a penalty under Meaningful Use for the 2015 Program Year. The revised applications are required under the Patient...
- January 15, 2016
Member Community of the Month: Pueblo, Colorado
Read morePueblo Community Health Center Recognized by Colorado Rural Health Center as January’s Featured Member Community It’s a new year and a great time to recognize one of Colorado Rural Health Center’s (CRHC) newest members, Pueblo Community Health Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Located in Southeastern Colorado, Pueblo is a...
- January 13, 2016
Top 5 reasons to exhibit at Rural Health Forum…
Read moreThe Forum 2016 This year marks the 17th annual Forum conference hosted by Colorado Rural Health Center. We are excited about the momentum of 2016 and equally excited about this year’s Forum! Our call for exhibitors is open. With limited exhibit space, which has booked early for the last...
- January 13, 2016
- January 12, 2016
Partnership-Driven Special Innovation Projects Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Improvement Organizations (QIO) Program
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) partnered with Telligen – the project award recipient – to explore the adaptation of C-TraC to reduce readmissions in rural Colorado hospitals. Denver, Colo – Last November the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) QIO Program awarded 16 two-year Special Innovation Projects (SIPs) to...
- January 12, 2016
Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Cycle Now Open!
Read moreThe 2016 NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program application cycle is now open and will close on February 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Please share with this information with RNs and APRNs at your facility, as they may be eligible for this program, which can help pay...
