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- October 25, 2011
Critical Considerations for CAHs Seeking EHR Payments
Read moreWhen I attested to our organization’s ability to meaningfully use electronic health records on April 18, 2011, I thought the really hard part of Phase I was behind me. Talking to colleagues who were at prospective payment system hospitals, their payment process was simple; as soon as they attested...
00 - October 25, 2011
CENTURA Health Connects to the CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network
Read moreAll Centura facilities went live on CORHIO on October 24, 2011. By connecting its current electronic health record with CORHIO’s secure network, Centura’s physicians and other medical care providers from across the state are linked to important real-time health information about their patients. Centura Health Uses Industry-Leading Technology to...
- October 25, 2011
A Quick Guide to Clinical Quality Measures
Read moreAugust 30, 2011, CMS hosted a webinar about the Clinical Quality Measures and Meaningful Use. The following document contains questions and answers from the live Q&A portion of the webinar, and provides answers to the remaining unanswered questions that were received by CMS during the webinar and in follow-up...
- October 24, 2011
CRHC’s 2012 Membership Drive Now Underway!
Read moreOver the past 20 years, CRHC has become our state’s most trusted resource for rural healthcare. In the current economic landscape, it is more important than ever that we continue to support and advocate on behalf of rural healthcare and the safety net community. We remain loyally committed to...
- October 24, 2011
CRHC’s 2012 Membership Drive Now Underway!
Read moreOver the past 20 years, CRHC has become our state’s most trusted resource for rural healthcare. In the current economic landscape, it is more important than ever that we continue to support and advocate on behalf of rural healthcare and the safety net community. We remain loyally committed to...
- October 21, 2011
CMS is Holding a Second Webinar on the CQMs and the EHR Incentive Programs for Small-Practice Providers
Read moreWhat: Webinar- The CMS EHR Incentive Programs: Small-Practice Providers and Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs)When: October 25 from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EDTWhy: To help small-practice providers successfully report CQMsHow: Register online The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a second webinar on CQMs and their importance...
- October 21, 2011
Health IT and Quality Webinars from HRSA
Read moreHealth IT and Quality webinars are technical assistance webcasts for HRSA grantees and other safety net providers who are either using or planning to use health IT to improve the quality of patient care. Each webinar features experts with hands-on experience from within the safety net community, as well...
- October 21, 2011
Senator Bennet Releases ACA Grant Guide
Read moreColorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has released a comprehensive collection of information on the pilot projects, grants, and workforce development initiatives available to Coloradans through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Check out the Guide to Grants resource.
- October 20, 2011
HHS Releases Final Regulations for ACOs, Announces Advance Payment Model
Read moreThe Department of Health and Human Services released final rules for the voluntary Medicare Shared Savings Program aka Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and also announced an Advance Payment model available to physician-owned and rural ACOs. The final rule has several changes from the original proposed rule, including that Rural...
- October 19, 2011
Revisions to Medicare Conditions of Participation Proposed
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released proposed revisions to the Medicare Conditions of Participation for hospitals including Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). Some of the proposed revisions include privileging for non-physician staff, incorporating a nursing care plan into an interdisciplinary care plan, and changes to nursing services to...
