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- 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,...
00 - 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.
- September 7, 2011
Nonfinancial Barriers and Access to Healthcare
Read moreA recent study found that more U.S. adults postpone or go without medical care for nonfinancial reasons than for financial ones. Although affordability issues did limit access to care, nonfinancial barriers including availability and accessibility of care often overlapped with financial barriers. Read more.
- September 7, 2011
CRHC Receives Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Funding
Read moreCRHC, in partnership with Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center in Walsenburg, CO and several other Critical Access Hospitals across the state, was awarded one of 40 Rural Health Information Technology Network Development (RHITND) Awards on Sept. 1, 2011. The three-year Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) funding will be...
- September 6, 2011
Community Paramedics Meeting Healthcare Needs in Eagle County
Read moreRead more about The Community Paramedic Program, a pilot project through the Western Eagle County Ambulance District, that partners paramedics with physicians to provide in-home health monitoring and check-ups. The program is an innovative solution to some of the challenges of providing healthcare in rural communities.
- September 2, 2011
The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare
Read moreA new brief by the Kaiser Family Foundation, The Budget Control Act of 2011: Implications for Medicare, provides an overview of the new law that came out of this summer’s negotiations on raising the debt ceiling and deficit reduction, including a timeline and process for raising the debt ceiling...
