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- 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...
00 - 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...
- August 15, 2011
Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Overview and Colorado’s Landscape
Read moreA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is not a place but a concept. PCMH facilitates partnerships between individual patients, their personal physicians or care providers, and the patient’s family. It is a way of coordinating all health services in a quality, cost-effective and accessible manner through use of a team...
- August 15, 2011
Dental Event in Morgan County
Read moreThe Colorado Mission of Mercy, or COMOM, is scheduled for October 21 & 22 in Brush. This event aims to serve adults of all ages, as well as children, but particularly aims to treat patients who are unable to afford care. This large scale 2-day dental clinic will have...
- August 15, 2011
Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Board Updates
Read moreThe Colorado Health Benefits Exchange (COHBE) board will hold its next meeting this Thursday, August 11th from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM in the Legislative Services Building (200 E. 14th Ave., across the street from the State Capitol). It has not been determined if the meeting will be broadcast...
- August 15, 2011
Med schools seek right fit for rural practice
Read moreFamily physician Frank Swisher, DO, is up every day at 4:30 a.m. to see patients at the nearby hospital before heading to his office. He works an average of 80 hours a week at his solo practice in Jane Lew, W.Va., a rural town with a population of less...
