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- January 24, 2012
Webinar: Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) systems and their Impact on Chronic Disease
Read moreAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityNational Web Conference on the Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) systems and their Impact on Chronic Disease Wednesday, January 25, 201211:00- 12:30 MST Overall Purpose:Through continuing review of new developments and new research in public health and health care, previous CE activity evaluation...
00 - January 23, 2012
Colorado Eligible Providers and Hospitals Can Register for Medicaid Incentives on the CMS Website!
Read moreColorado Eligible Providers (EP) and Eligible Hospitals (EH) can now register for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program on the CMS Registration & Attestation site! Colorado is now available in the drop down menu when you choose the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. In order to apply for Medicaid Incentive funds,...
- January 20, 2012
HHS Launches First Consumer Health IT Video Challenge of 2012
Read moreThe National Coordinator for Health Information Technology announced today a nationwide, open call for entries in the Healthy New Year Video Challenge, highlighting personal stories of patients and families using health technology to improve health. The video challenge, launched by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information...
- January 20, 2012
AHRQ National Web Conference on the Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems and Their Impact on Chronic Disease
Read moreDate: Wednesday, January 25, 2012Time: 11:00 – 12:30 p.m., MST Overall Purpose:Through continuing review of new developments and new research in public health and health care, previous continuing education (CE) activity evaluation, and the judgment of the CE planning group, we identified a gap between health care and public...
- January 18, 2012
THE Consortium January 2012 Webinar: Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
Read morePlease join us for THE Consortium webinar on Thursday, January 19, 2012 from 12:00pm – 1:15pm where we will discuss the latest developments for the Colorado Medicaid EHR Incentive program, including eligibility, qualification and the new Provider Outreach website. To register for this webinar, click here.
- January 18, 2012
National Coordinator for ONC Celebrates Colorado’s Rural Hospitals and Clinics Reaching Meaningful Use
Read more1.12.12, Denver, CO Representatives from the Office of National Coordinator (ONC), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) visited Denver last Thursday at an event hosted by the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO). The purpose of the event was to evaluate the...
- January 18, 2012
CRHC Congratulates Mountain Medical of Ridgway for reaching Meaningful Use!
Read moreCRHC wishes to congratulate Mountain Medical of Ridgway on successfully attesting to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program!! Dr. Joel Gates and Dr. Loran Sherwood and their staff at Mountain Medical of Ridgway have been working diligently over the past year to reach Meaningful Use and CRHC as their CO-REC...
- January 16, 2012
Letter from the CEO: The Right Stuff – Leading by Example
Read moreAre you tired of reading about super committees, sustainable growth rates and revenue reductions? I am. Lily Tomlin said, “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that, then I realized I was somebody.” We don’t need to wait for legislation or the threat of revenue reductions to...
- January 16, 2012
A Look Back: Life of a Colorado Rural Physician in 1948
Read moreIn 1948, LIFE magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith spent more than three weeks in Kremmling, Colorado, shadowing general practitioner Ernest Ceriani as he worked with patients on all manner of ailments. The resulting images — powerful and poignant — became an instant classic, and Smith was quickly anointed one...
- January 16, 2012
Great Outdoors Colorado Grant Writing Workshops
Read moreDENVER – Staff members from Lottery-funded Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) will be offering grant-writing workshops around the state in January to assist local communities in preparing applications for GOCO’s Local Government Park, Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education grants. Applications are due March 2 with grant awards to be made...
