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- January 20, 2012
HHS Launches First Consumer Health IT Video Challenge of 2012
By Michelle Mills on January 20, 2012Read 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...
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AHRQ National Web Conference on the Evaluation of Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems and Their Impact on Chronic Disease
By Michelle Mills on January 20, 2012Read 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
By Michelle Mills on January 18, 2012Read 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
By Michelle Mills on January 18, 2012Read 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!
By Michelle Mills on January 18, 2012Read 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
By Bridgette Olson on January 16, 2012Read 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
By Bridgette Olson on January 16, 2012Read 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
By Bridgette Olson on January 16, 2012Read 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...
- January 16, 2012
Spanish Language for Health Care Professionals
By Bridgette Olson on January 16, 2012Read moreThis four-day course, hosted by CHAMPS and the Denver Medical Society (DMS), is an intensive, conversational and medical Spanish workshop targeted to clinical personnel. The course curriculum provides an experience of immersion learning, an approach that has proven to be extremely suitable for those with limited time who must...
- January 16, 2012
Register NOW for 2012 Forum – Essential Perspectives for Safety Net Providers
By Bridgette Olson on January 16, 2012Read moreOur annual event brought to you by the Colorado Rural Health Center and ClinicNET is just around the corner. Join us April 11th – 13th at the Sheraton Denver West in Lakewood, Colorado and participate in the numerous education, training and networking opportunities available to you. For more information...