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- 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...
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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...
- October 5, 2011
CRHC Congratulates Montrose Memorial Hospital on Successfully Attesting to the Medicare Program
Read moreCRHC wishes to congratulate Montrose Memorial Hospital on being one of the first rural hospitals in Colorado to successfully attest to the Medicare Incentive Program as a Meaningful User of their EHR system. Montrose Memorial Hospital attested on September 29th further proving their committment to excellent patient care. Congratulations...
- October 5, 2011
Federal Advocacy Webinar Now Online
Read moreIf you missed the advocacy webinar earlier this week, a recording is now available on CRHC’s website along with the slides from the presentation and several tools you can use for your personal outreach to members of Congress. Click here for more information and useful resources to get involved...
- October 4, 2011
Will Payment Bundling Work in Rural? A New Report
Read moreA new report by the Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center assesses the financial and quality challenges – and potential unintended consequences for rural providers and patients – of implementing bundled payments for acute and post-acute care episodes; explores the possible impact on quality of care delivered under a...
- October 4, 2011
Division of Insurance Holding Forums and Webinars on Insurance Changes
Read moreColorado Commissioner of Insurance, Jim Riesberg, and other Division of Insurance staff will hold forums in Greeley and Grand Junction in October to help people learn about changes to their health insurance. The meetings are designed to address the causes of premium increases, benefits guaranteed in federal health reform,...
