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- July 15, 2011
Wyoming Department of Health seeks Public Health Division Senior Administrator
Read moreThe Wyoming Department of Health, Public Health Division (PHD) is seeking a Senior Administrator to determine and create policies, rules, regulations and provide overall direction of federal, state and local government division related activities as they pertain to the expectation and requirements of sections located within PHD. This includes...
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Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Offer Loan Repayment to Your Healthcare Providers!
Read moreDo you have a healthcare provider at your facility who is interested in loan repayment? Let them know that the Primary Care Office has announced that the Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) Loan Repayment Program summer 2011 application cycle will be open until July 31st. Up to $105,000 for...
- July 15, 2011
Shortage of Family Doctors in Colorado Intensifies
Read moreColorado doesn’t have enough primary care physicians. And the shortage is expected to worsen in coming years. “In Colorado, we need 194 primary care docs in underserved communities – now,” said Steve Holloway, director of the Office of Primary Care of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. “In...
- July 15, 2011
Annual Conference Agenda Released
Read moreThe detailed agenda for the 20th Annual Rural Health Conference August 11-12 has been posted online! Review the pertinent, imformative topics that will be covered and and see who is scheduled to speak at the event. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are still available but space is limited! See the...
- July 15, 2011
Flex Monitoring Team responds to JAMA report on quality of care at CAHs
Read moreThe Flex Monitoring Team, the nation’s leading experts on rural health care quality, has prepared a detailed analysis of last week’s JAMA report on quality of care at critical access hospitals (CAH) which concluded that compared with non-Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), CAH’s had fewer clinical capabilities, worse measured process...
- July 15, 2011
CME Locums Tenens Scholarships Available!
Read moreThe Colorado Rural Health Center is offering Physicians, PA’s, Nurse Practitioners, and Dentists with an opportunity to get scholarship money for locums tenens pay, and/or travel costs associated with attending local, statewide, or national conferences or additional trainings. Funding cannot be used to pay for the cost of attending...
- July 15, 2011
Don’t Miss Out on Our 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Read moreCRHC is celebrating it’s 20th Anniversary as the State Office of Rural Health – we are pleased to announce a special reception during our annual conference the evening of August 11th to commemorate this milestone! Held on the 12th floor of the Hyatt Regency in the Denver Tech Center,...
- July 15, 2011
Colorado HealthStory Holds Its First Community Forum
Read moreLast night, Colorado HealthStory, a project of the Colorado Rural Health Center, the Colorado Coalition for the Medically Underserved and ClinicNET, held its first community forum in Aurora. After collecting stories in Aurora for two months, Colorado HealthStory staff convened community members for a local forum and listening session. ...
- July 14, 2011
The Colorado Health Benefits Exchange Board of Directors Appointed and Holds First Meeting
Read moreGovernor Hickenlooper announced the appointments to the Colorado Health Benefits Exchange Board on June 29th. Click here to view the press release and Executive Order. The first meeting of the Board of Directors was held Monday, July 11th and was well attended by consumer advocates and business representatives. The...
- July 14, 2011
Free Webinar: Release of the 2011 Report on Health Information Exchange
Read moreWednesday, July 20th 1:00pm -2:00pm MDT eHealth Initiative is hosting a free webinar to present the key findings of the 2011 Report on HIE: The Changing Landscape. The webinar will include discussion about the progress made in the field of health information exchange over the past year and reactions...
