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- August 23, 2011
CMS Creates Medicare Bundled Payment Initiative for Interested Providers
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has invited interested providers to “help test and develop” four different models of bundling payments. Under this initiative, CMS would link payments for multiple services patients receive during an episode of care. Three models involve a retrospective bundled payment arrangement and...
00 - August 22, 2011
Standards Panel Reaches EHR Milestone
Read moreThe Health IT Standards Committee has endorsed a single set of vocabulary standards for each area of quality reporting measures, an accomplishment that has been 10 years in the making. The domains include medications, labs and allergies. The committee will recommend to the Office of the National Coordinator for...
- August 19, 2011
Policy Brief: U.S. Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Read moreA new policy brief by the RUPRI Rural Health Center for Policy Analysis examines the trends and regional variations of rural hospital charges due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs), by insurance type, from 2000 to 2004. While ACSC-related charges as a percentage of all charges in rural hospitals...
- August 17, 2011
The Geography of Need: Identifying Human Service Needs in Rural America
Read moreA recent study by the Rural Policy Research Institute, The Geography of Need: Identifying Human Service Needs in Rural America, proposes a new methodology for creating a human service profile based on characteristics of a population and also documents how human service needs differ significantly, in both the degree...
- August 17, 2011
Privacy and Security – What Questions You Should Ask Your Vendor
Read moreFriday! HRSA HIT& Quality Webinar “”Privacy and Security – What Questions You Should Ask Your Vendor”, Fri. Aug.19, 12pm – 1:30pm MDT When implementing a Health IT system, it is vital for healthcare providers to know which questions to ask vendors. Health IT security and privacy issues are complex...
- August 16, 2011
ClinicNET and CRHC Release Patient Centered Medical Home Landscape Brief
Read moreQuality care delivered in a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model involves many different tools, staff, and strategies, including health information technology, health information exchange, and patient registries, to deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate care to patients and their families when and where they need it. ClinicNET and CRHC...
- August 15, 2011
Rural Council Report Focused on Economic Growth
Read moreThe White House Rural Council released a new report entitled Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America. The report lays out the economic landscape facing rural America and highlights five key areas: creating jobs and promoting economic growth, improving access to quality healthcare and education, fostering innovation, expanding outdoor...
- August 15, 2011
Letter from COO
Read moreLast week’s CRHC Annual Conference was a big success. It was gratifying to see and meet so many people and to hear such positive comments about the conference – the subject matter, the speakers, the accommodations, the food, and the networking. I also received positive feedback from the exhibitors...
- August 15, 2011
Register for the CMS National Provider call on Understanding Meaningful Use
Read moreRegistration is now open for the CMS National Provider Call titled, “Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: Understanding Meaningful Use.” The call will be held Thursday, August 18, from 11:30-1:00 p.m. MDT. This call will help you learn more about meaningful use so that you can get on the...
- August 15, 2011
Happy Safety Net Clinic Week!
Read moreColorado State Governor John Hickenlooper has proclaimed August 22-26 as the second annual Safety Net Clinic Week! Sponsored by ClinicNET and the Colorado Rural Health Center, the week is devoted to educating the public and policy makers about these vitally important health care clinics – Community-Funded Safety Net Clinics...
