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- 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....
00 - 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...
- July 19, 2011
THE Consortium July Webinar: Ongoing Meaningful Use Notes from the Field
Read moreJoin us for the July Consortium webinar on Thursday, July 21st from 12:00-1:15 pm MT where we will share our on-going notes from the field regarding EHR selection, implementation and general meaningful use best practices. To register for this webinar, click here.
- July 19, 2011
HRSA Webinar: Tips For Generating and Utilizing Quality Data Reports Using Health IT
Read moreFriday , July 22, 201112pm to 1:30pm MDT This webinar focuses on how safety net providers such as healthcenters and rural providers can generate quality reports and utilize this data for improving healthcare outcomes. This webinar’s presenters will demonstrate how they use health IT and/or electronic health records systems...
- July 18, 2011
Physicians with electronic health records are better able to sort patients by care needs
Read moreOne of the perks of electronic health records is that they make patient information sortable. All the bits of the information entered into separate boxes on a patient chart can be categorized and filtered. That gives physicians the power to easily and quickly create lists of patients who, for...
- July 15, 2011
Centura Health Partners with Colorado Rural Health Center
Read moreA new partnership between Centura Health and CRHC enhances management and administration of healthcare in rural Colorado. With more than 70 percent of Colorado counties classified as rural or frontier, the challenge to extend quality, accessible, affordable health care beyond city boundaries is growing. Changes in reimbursement models, regulatory...
- July 15, 2011
COO Update
Read moreBy their response to the Colorado Rural Health Center’s “Cultivate Rural Health” campaign, Centura Health has joined with us at the Partner level. Centura has made a substantial investment in support of CRHC’s programs that positively improve the impact of rural health care. Click here to read more about...
- July 15, 2011
Colorado Health Benefit Exchange
Read moreOne feature of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010 is the development of a state run or federally run exchange prior to 2014. An exchange is an insurance marketplace, available online, designed to provide a place where individuals and businesses can shop for coverage at...
- July 15, 2011
Please Take Action Today in Support of Rural Healthcare
Read moreAll of us have heard of the tense budget negotiating in Washington as our political leaders discuss options for raising the nation’s debt ceiling limit by August 2nd and cutting federal spending to address the deficit. Medicare and Medicaid are under consideration for substantial spending and benefit cuts, including...
