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- March 20, 2012
CMS Announces Extension of Enforcement Discretion Period for Updated HIPAA Transaction Standards Through June 30, 2012
Read moreIn an announcement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) said it will not initiate enforcement action against any non-compliant entities for an additional three (3) months, through June 30, 2012, for updated HIPAA transaction standards (ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP...
00 - March 20, 2012
Ensure a Smooth Version 5010 Upgrade: Use CMS’ Online Resources
Read moreThe Version 5010 upgrade deadline was January 1, 2012. However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated an enforcement discretion period to give everyone covered by HIPAA additional time to complete testing and meet compliance. You should be finalizing your upgrade to Version 5010 if you have...
- March 19, 2012
Ask Senators Udall and Bennet to Support the Rural Health Safety Net
Read moreSenators Kent Conrad and Chuck Grassley are currently gathering signatures for a letter to be sent to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services. Contact Senators Udall and Bennet today to voice your support for this letter (view here), and please ask them to cosign at this critical...
- March 19, 2012
Webinar for Adults without Dependent Children Medicaid Expansion
Read moreEnrollment for the new Medicaid population begins soon. The initial acceptance and processing of applications for Adults without Dependent Children (AwDC) begins April 1st and runs through May 15th. There are 10,000 enrollment positions, and those determined eligible during that period will be assigned to one of the seven...
- March 16, 2012
Upcoming HRSA March Health IT & Quality Webinars
Read more1) “Using Health IT for Patient Safety,” Friday March 23, 2012, 2:00 pm (ET) This webinar will highlight how health information technology (IT) can be used in safety net provider settings to increase patient safety. Each year it is estimated that 100,000 patients die from medical errors. The presenters...
- March 16, 2012
CEO Update – The Forum 2012
Read moreThe Forum 2012 is a two and a half day conference beginning on April 11 that will bring together participants from all over the region. It serves as an essential educational, training, and networking event for all safety net clinics, members of the clinic team, and other interested parties....
- March 16, 2012
The Best in Rural Health Comes to Denver April 17-20
Read moreColleagues and experts from across the country will soon be in your backyard for networking, education and advocacy April 17-20 in Denver for NRHA’s 35th Annual Rural Health Conference. Come early for the annual Rural Medical Educators Conference on April 17. Scholarships are still available. Denver’s own author and...
- March 16, 2012
Meet Doug Miller, Nurse Practitioner and Nightingale Nominee
Read moreDoug Miller, of the Rocky Ford Family Health Center, is a family practice nurse practitioner with his own clinic. He even makes house calls to the Arkansas Valley Community Center, now known as Inspiration- Field. He loves it. He also loves being a medical detective who can nail down...
- March 16, 2012
2012 Coalition for Physician Enhancement Spring Conference in Denver, CO
Read moreAdvances in Simulation Technology for Use in Physician AssessmentPresented by The Coalition for Physician Enhancement (CPE) This conference will examine the rapidly advancing field of simulation technology and its applications in evaluating clinical skills of physicians currently practicing and those returning to practice. Join us as we learn about...
- March 16, 2012
Bridging the Divide – Suicide Awareness and Prevention Conference
Read moreThis year’s Bridging the Divide: Suicide Awareness and Prevention Summit is designed to highlight innovations in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention, and will offer programs and initiatives designed to reach people in all aspects of life – where we live, learn, work and play. The Summit provides the right...
