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- July 27, 2011
Colorado Health Benefit Exchange Board Holds Second Meeting
Read moreThe Colorado Health Benefit Exchange (COHBE) Board held their second meeting on Monday, July 25th. Much of the discussion centered around the Board’s operations. A summary of the key discussions is below: Work Groups – The members of the board will participate in the workgroups which best fit their...
00 - July 27, 2011
HIT Symposium in Northern CO – Aims Community College
Read moreAs part of the Workforce Development program, Aims Community College is hosting an HIT training symposium for physicians and staff on August 12th. The symposium is a one-day instructional seminar presented by physicians and practitioners for physicians, practice managers and clinicians about the impact of the HITECH act and...
- July 27, 2011
National Health IT Coordinator Mostashari Discusses the Future
Read moreUpon assuming the helm of the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT in April, Farzad Mostashari, MD, discussed his vision for how IT adoption will transform health care. In an interview with InformationWeek, Mostashari said, “We’re in the deep part of implementation now, and all our programs...
- July 27, 2011
Health IT Boosts Bottom Line For Hospitals
Read moreAccording to a report from Fitch Ratings, hospitals with advanced health IT systems and a high quality of care achieve greater revenue growth, attend to more patients, enjoy a superior reputation for excellence, and are better able to contain costs. The study finds, in part: “Health care providers are...
- July 26, 2011
CMS Hosting ACO Accelerated Development Learning Session, September 15-16 in San Francisco, CA
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering free Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Accelerated Development Learning Sessions to provide executive leadership teams from existing or emerging ACO entities the opportunity to learn about essential ACO functions and ways to build capacities needed for ACOs. The second Accelerated...
- July 22, 2011
NHSC: Now Accepting Site Applications Online
Read moreToday, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) begins accepting applications from sites interested in becoming NHSC approved through an online application process. Qualifying sites interested in becoming an NHSC-approved site can apply online. Interested sites are strongly encouraged to read the NHSC Service Site Reference Guide before applying to...
- July 22, 2011
Safety Net Clinic Week, August 22-26-Clinic Toolkit Now Available
Read moreThe second annual Safety Net Clinic Week is August 22-26, 2011.The week will be devoted to educating the public and policy makers about often overlooked providers, Community Funded Safety Net Clinics (CSNCs) and federally certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), that care for uninsured and underinsured Coloradans. A toolkit of...
- July 21, 2011
CRHC’s Partner Program Featured in HealthLeaders Media
Read moreCRHC’s new Partner Program and first Partner-level sponsor, Centura, were featured in an article by HealthLeaders Media. Writer Alexandra Wilson Pecci noted, “If the road to economic viability, meaningful use, and accountable care organizations is a rocky one for most healthcare facilities, it’s perhaps even bumpier for rural ones....
- July 20, 2011
Update on Federal Deficit Reduction Negotiations
Read moreThe bipartisan “Gang of Six” in the U.S. Senate has put forward a plan for deficit reduction. Reports have stated that the deal, totaling $3.7 trillion over 10 years, would include 26 percent revenue increase and 74 percent spending cuts. Early information shows a possible $200 billion in cuts...
- July 19, 2011
CMS Releases Proposed Rules for Health Insurance CO-OPs
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) proposed rules regarding the creation of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs), private non-profit, consumer-governed health insurance plans. These new plans could get seed money to increase competition under the new rules announced by the Department of Health and Human Services. Read...
