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- October 14, 2011
Rural Facilities and Healthcare Programs Targeted in Deficit Reduction Activities
Read moreCritical Access Hospitals and other important healthcare programs face significant challenges as policymakers in Washington work on reducing the deficit and cutting federal spending. The Budget Control Act of 2011, passed earlier this summer, calls for $1.2-$1.5 trillion reduction in federal expenditures over the next ten years. A bipartisan...
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CROP Application Deadline Oct. 31
Read moreDo you have a healthcare provider at your facility who is interested in loan repayment, or would you like to recruit a provider through loan repayment incentives? The Colorado Rural Outreach Program (CROP) Loan Repayment Program fall 2011 application cycle will be closing on October 31, 2011. Spring applicants...
- October 14, 2011
CRHC Offers Free Lean/Six Sigma and QI Education to CAHs
Read moreThrough CRHC’s iCARE (Improving Communication and Readmission), Colorado CAHs have access to free training in Lean/Six Sigma concepts and Quality Improvement Practices education. Participating CAHs receive technical assistance through webinars, online modules, and one-on-one consultations to help guide them through process improvement related to one of the iCARE projects...
- October 14, 2011
Centura Health Presents Injury Prevention Summit on Friday, November 11th
Read moreIf you’re interested in injury prevention, come join us for Centura Health’s Injury Prevention Summit on Friday, November 11th at the Julie Penrose Health and Education Center in Colorado Springs. This one-day event promises to be a day of networking and learning with trauma experts and others in the...
- October 14, 2011
CRHC Hosts Rural Health Works Community Health Needs Assessment and Economic Impact Training
Read moreCRHC and Colorado STRIDES are hosting the only Rural Health Works Western U.S. regional training slated for 2011-2012. Rural Health Works, which operates out of Oklahoma State University, trains in economic impact studies, community health needs assessment, and budget studies for new or expanded services. Training will take place...
- October 14, 2011
Dr. Don: The life of a small-town druggist
Read moreIn the southwestern corner of Colorado, where the Uncompahgre Plateau descends through spruce forest and scrubland toward the Utah border, there is a region of more than four thousand square miles which has no hospitals, no department stores, and only one pharmacy. The pharmacist is Don Colcord, who lives...
- 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.
- 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...
