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- September 15, 2011
Colorado Rural Health Care Excellence Award winner for 2011 –David Arnett, MD
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center awarded David Arnett, MD, with the 2011 Rural Health Excellence Award at the 20th Anniversary Annual Rural Health Conference, August 11-12, 2011. Dr. Arnett was awarded this prestigious honor because of his extensive dedication to providing rural healthcare to underserved Coloradans for over 30 years....
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Paramedics filling health care gap as need grows
Read moreA select group of paramedics in several states is helping to provide primary health care by making house calls — an initiative encouraged by the federal health care law to address shortages in primary care and cut down on expensive visits to doctors and emergency rooms. In Colorado’s Eagle...
- September 15, 2011
Connecting Health Education to Service: A Comprehensive Networking Event
Read moreThis event, held October 13 at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Campus in Aurora, is an opportunity for your site to directly recruit healthcare professionals and network with Colorado healthcare professional school staff and faculty. This is also an opportunity for healthcare professional students and residents to learn about...
- September 15, 2011
USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Read moreCommunity Programs, a division of the Housing and Community Facilities Programs, is part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development mission area. Community Programs administers programs designed to develop essential community facilities for public use in rural areas. These facilities include schools, libraries, childcare, hospitals, medical clinics,...
- September 15, 2011
Funding Announced for Rural Health Networks Planning Grants
Read moreAs part of the Governor’s Bottom Up Economic Development Initiative, a number of counties and regions identified supporting healthcare as a goal. Recognizing how important healthcare is as an economic driver, Colorado STRIDES and the Colorado Rural Health Center applaud this focus on healthcare, and seeks to support counties,...
- September 14, 2011
Find Out if You Are Prepared For Version 5010
Read moreSummer is coming to an end, and the Version 5010 transition deadline is now only four months away! As the January 1, 2012 deadline approaches, your transition should be well underway. There are certain steps CMS recommends to be taking now during the fall to make sure you are...
- September 14, 2011
USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Read moreCommunity Programs, a division of the Housing and Community Facilities Programs, is part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development mission area. Community Programs administers programs designed to develop essential community facilities for public use in rural areas. These facilities include schools, libraries, childcare, hospitals, medical clinics,...
- September 13, 2011
Nearly Half of Office Based Physicians Working With NPs and PAs
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics reported in an Aug. 17 data brief that 49% of physicians working in office settings work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives. Primary care practices were the most likely specialty to work with these...
- September 12, 2011
Complete CRHC’s Policy and Advocacy Survey Today
Read morePlease inform the Colorado Rural Health Center’s (CRHC) policy & advocacy efforts for 2012 by completing our annual survey. Your feedback is invaluable and will help guide our work. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete and can be accessed by clicking here. The survey will be...
- September 8, 2011
New Health Information Technology Website Available
Read moreThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has launched a new website www.HealthIT.gov. The website has information and resources for both healthcare consumers as well as providers. The site also addresses privacy questions regarding electronic health records.
