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- February 15, 2012
Premature Twins Delivered At New Middle Park Medical Center
Read moreIn a county where babies are not routinely born, a set of premature twins were delivered at the new Middle Park Medical Center in Granby on Sunday. Babies are rarely born in Grand County due to the population, the lack of neonatal facilities and a full-time OBGYN. The last...
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Something to Celebrate
Read moreGuest Blog Post by Gretchen Hammer, executive director of the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved This month, All Kids Covered released Crossing the Finish Line: Achieving Meaningful Health Care Coverage and Access for All Children in Colorado. The report provides an update on the current status of meaningful...
- February 14, 2012
Save the Date!! Version 5010 – Where Are We Now?
Read moreWHEN: March 6, 2012 WHO: Hosted by your Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Regional Office. WHAT: Please join CMS staff for an informative webinar for healthcare providers, clearinghouses and vendors on Version 5010. Version 5010 refers to the standards that HIPAA-covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses,...
- February 14, 2012
CMS has Added a New Webpage on CQMs to the EHR Website
Read moreCMS has created a new page of the EHR website dedicated to the clinical quality measures (CQMs) and their role in the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. The page intends to help providers better understand the purpose of CQMs and how to report on the...
- February 14, 2012
Check out the Colorado Rural Health Center’s State Bill Tracker
Read moreCRHC monitors legislation at the state and federal level to assess potential impacts on rural providers and communities. You can see which state bills CRHC is supporting, monitoring or opposing by clicking here. This link is a static link. You may save it into your favorites and open it at any...
- February 14, 2012
National Rural Health Association and Policy Partners Ask Congress to Protect the Rural Health Safety Net
Read moreMore than 450 rural health advocates attended the NRHA’s 2012 Rural Health Policy Institute in January. The Colorado Rural Health Center and other rural advocacy partners asked our members of Congress to support the fragile rural healthcare delivery system with three legislative requests. 1. Protect and extend vital...
- February 13, 2012
Webinar: Tips for Preventing Scope Creep and Cost Over Runs When Implementing a Health IT System
Read moreFriday, February 17, 2012 – 12:00-1:30 pm MST This webinar focuses on how safety net providers can tackle cost over runs and scope creep during a health information technology (IT) implementation or upgrade. Leadership and project teams constantly struggle how to balance the competing demands of the project’s scope,...
- February 13, 2012
RAC Launches New Online Health Information Technology Toolkit
Read moreProviding health information technology (HIT) resources to rural health care providers is the purpose of a new online toolkit from the Rural Assistance Center (RAC). A pilot program developed through RAC and the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center), the toolkit is designed to help rural providers find...
- February 12, 2012
New Seats on the ACC Advisory Committee
Read moreThe Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is adding two new seats to the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Program Improvement Advisory Committee. One seat will represent dually eligible individuals (Medicare and Medicaid), and one seat will represent the adults without dependent children. These committee members will act as...
- February 10, 2012
Canceled: THE Consortium February Webinar
Read moreTHE Consortium Webinar on February 23, 2012 has been canceled – we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please join us in March for the next webinar where we’ll talk about the Medicaid Registration and Attestation system scheduled to go online March 5, 2012 and other relevant topics....
