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- December 7, 2011
Register Now for NRHA Policy Institute
Read moreEarly registration for the National Rural Health Association’s 2012 Rural Health Policy Institute ends on December 30. Join rural healthcare providers and advocates in Washington DC January 30-February 1. Meet Colorado’s members of Congress and learn about important issues impacting rural health. Click here to learn more and to...
00 - December 6, 2011
Apply now for up to $50,000 through the Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Program
Read moreThe deadlines have been set for the fifth cycle of the Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Program, with online intent to apply forms due on January 13, 2012 and applications due at noon on February 15, 2012. Organizations that are located outside of Colorado’s urbanized areas that provide outpatient...
- December 6, 2011
New Federal Website for Medicaid and CHP+
Read moreThe Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services has launched a new website—medicaid.gov—to provide information about the Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHP+ in Colorado). The site includes Federal policy guidance; lists of pending and approved waivers; highlights of Affordable Care Act implementation efforts; State-specific program information and data;...
- December 6, 2011
HRSA Webinar: for Overcoming the Gray Areas of Meaningful Use Stage 1
Read moreTuesday December 13, 2011, 2pm EST This webinar provides tips and guidance of how safety net providers, such as health centers, critical access hospitals, and rural health clinics can overcome common gray areas of meeting Meaningful Use Stage 1 objectives. Gray areas are objectives within the final rule that...
- December 5, 2011
December 8 Webinar on 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey
Read moreRegister now for a free webinar on the 2011 Colorado Health Access Survey (CHAS), hosted by The Colorado Trust and the Colorado Health Institute, on Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. The CHAS is the most extensive survey in Colorado of health care coverage, access...
- December 2, 2011
HHS Extends Meaningful Use Deadline
Read moreAlthough it’s not officially out in regulations, it appears Meaningful Use Stage II will be pushed back to 2014 from 2013. To read the ModernHealthcare.com article, click here. Our January 2012 Consortium webinar will have more information. To register for the January 2012 Consortium webinar, click here.
- December 2, 2011
Resources on Accountable Care Organizations
Read moreThis fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final rule for implementing the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The Commonwealth Fund has put together an ACO Resource Page with a wide range of blog posts and publications about ACOs. The Advance Payment...
- December 1, 2011
Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Program Application Available
Read moreThe application and materials for the fifth cycle of the Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Program, administrated by the Colorado Rural Health Center, are now available. Read more.
- December 1, 2011
CMS’ New Medicare EHR Incentive Program Guide for Eligible Professionals
Read moreCMS has created a new comprehensive tool, An Introduction to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals, to help guide EPs through all of the phases of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program—from eligibility and registration to attestation and payment. Chapters provide information on: EHR Incentive Program basicsHow to...
- November 30, 2011
Free Webcast: Health Outcomes Among Children and Families Living in Rural Communities, December 1st and 2nd
Read moreThe National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) will be broadcasting a multi-agency rural health research conference intended to identify gaps in research that address emerging differences between health outcomes for children and families living in rural communities compared to those in urban areas. This conference will...
