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- 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...
00 - 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...
- 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...
- July 15, 2011
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...
