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- October 14, 2011
Register for NRHA’s 2012 Policy Institute
Read moreMake your voice heard in Washington DC! Join rural healthcare providers and advocates at NRHA’s 2012 Rural Health Policy Institute, January 30-February 1. Meet Colorado’s members of Congress and learn about important issues impacting rural health. Early registration ends on December 30. Click here for more information.
00 - October 13, 2011
2011 Medicare Payment Basics Series
Read moreIf you want to learn more about Medicare payment, check out MedPACs 2011Medicare Payment Basics series. The series includes 18 brief summary documents that provide an overview of how different entities are paid under Medicare (including Critical Access Hospitals). Click here for more information.
- October 13, 2011
HRSA Webinar: Tips for Going Live with a Health IT System
Read moreFriday, October 21, 2011 – 12:00-1:30 PM MDT This webinar will explore the experiences of safety net providers who have gone live with a health information technology (IT) system in the last 18 months. Even with much preparation, it is difficult to prepare for all the unexpected bumps in...
- October 12, 2011
CO-OP Health Plans: Can They Help Fix Rural America’s Health Insurance Markets? Webinar on October 19, 2011
Read moreCurious about insurance CO-OPs aka consumer-operated and oriented plans? Join a webinar on October 19 at 10:00am MT, hosted by the Rural Assistance Center and the State Health Access Reform Evaluation on “CO-OP Health Plans: Can They Help Fix Rural America’s Health Insurance Markets?”. Click here for more information...
- October 12, 2011
Key EHR Incentive Program Registration Dates Reminder from CMS
Read moreCMS wants to remind eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) of the key registration dates for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs, and provide information to help them successfully register and start their path to payment for 2011. Important Registration Dates to Remember: Nov...
- October 12, 2011
HIT Adoption Toolboxes developed by HRSA’s OHITQ
Read moreHRSA’s Office of Health Information Technology and Quality (OHITQ) has developed a series of HIT Adoption Toolboxes to help implement health IT applications. The toolboxes are designed to serve the needs of a broad audience within health centers and other safety net providers. Key IT stakeholders have reviewed and...
- October 7, 2011
2011 Rural America at a Glance
Read moreA recent report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas. The 2011 edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, education, and population trends. Read the report.
- October 7, 2011
Materials from CMS’ “Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: Registration and Attestation for Eligible Professionals” Call Now Available
Read moreCMS hosted a National Provider Call on Fri Sep 9 on the topic of Registration and Attestation for Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible Professionals, including: Path to Payment Highlights of Registration and Attestation Processes Third Party Proxy Troubleshooting Helpful Resources A question & answer session...
- October 6, 2011
Data Initiative for Critical Access Hospitals
Read moreCritical Access Hospitals–please consider participating in MBQIP! The Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) is a three-year, voluntary initiative for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) intended to create a national database of rural appropriate and relevant quality data to demonstrate to policymakers the work CAHs are doing. CAHs that participate...
- October 5, 2011
CRHC’s First Rural Clinic Reaches Meaningful Use and Attests to Medicare for Incentive Funding
Read moreThe Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) started working with MidValley Family Practice as their Regional Extension Center (REC) partner in June 2011. At that point, Dr. Glenn Kotz and his practice manager, Joyce, were well on their way to reaching Meaningful Use (MU) and they began their 90-day reporting...
