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- April 15, 2011
1099 Provision in Health Reform Repealed
Read morePresident Obama signed a bill repealing a tax-compliance mandate, known as the 1099 Provision, in the Affordable Care Act. The repealed provision, under which companies would have had to report more transactions to the Internal Revenue Service, was to have taken effect in 2012. Read more.
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CMS’ EHR Incentive Program Links
Read moreIn yesterday’s THE Consortium Webinar, David Ginsberg mentioned the updated EHR Incentive Program website from CMS. This website has been updated to include numerous resources such as an extensive list of FAQs, Registration information including a User’s Guide and a preview of the Attestation Site. An Attestation User’s Guide...
- April 15, 2011
FY 11-12 State Budget Update
Read moreThe Colorado Senate and House passed the FY 11-12 budget Long Bill and several related bills this week. Although still contingent upon the state declaring a fiscal emergency, funding for Primary Care Fund was included with $1.72 million for the Special Distribution Fund and $10.75 million (eligible for a federal...
- April 15, 2011
Letter from the CEO
Read moreDear members, friends, and colleagues, At the end of May, after ten years with the Colorado Rural Health Center, I will be leaving to pursue other professional interests. Serving as the Chief Executive Officer for this organization has been a privilege and honor. I will leave CRHC with the...
- April 14, 2011
Stipends Still Available! Register Today for The Forum, April 19-21, 2011, Aurora, CO
Read moreIt’s not too late to register for The Forum 2011: Essential Perspectives for Safety Net Providers! There are a few spots left for attendees, exhibitors, and sponsors. The Forum is being held April 19 – 21 at The Red Lion Southeast and serves as an essential educational, training, and...
- April 14, 2011
Estes Park Medical Center Increases Patient Safety Through Bar Code/Scanning System Software
Read moreCongratulations to Estes Park Medical Center for completing their FY-2010 Small Hospital Improvement Program Quality Improvement Project! EPMC chose to purchase and implement a medication bar code/scanning system as their QI Project – leading to achievement of Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use. Through implementation of a medication bar code...
- April 14, 2011
Funding Available to Attend Institute for Healthcare Improvement Educational Events
Read moreThrough a generous grant from Kaiser Permanente, CRHC is pleased to offer funding to help rural clinic leaders attend Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) conferences and seminars. IHI, world-renowned for their work to improve healthcare and patient safety, helps accelerate improvement by cultivating concepts for improving patient care, and...
- April 14, 2011
USDA Capital Loans and Grants Available for HIT Purchases
Read moreUSDA Rural Development can support rural health providers in Colorado through the Community Facilities program. With few sources of capital available in rural America, rural health care providers can look to this program to help fund software and hardware purchases to meet Health IT requirements and deadlines. Loan and...
- April 14, 2011
Use of Health Information Technology in Support of Patient-Centered Medical Homes Is Low among Non-metropolitan Family Medicine Practices
Read moreA new policy brief is available from the RUPRI Center: Use of Health Information Technology in Support of Patient-Centered Medical Homes Is Low among Non-metropolitan Family Medicine Practices. By creating a medical home program within Medicare, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 gave momentum to growing...
- April 14, 2011
Update on Proposed Medicaid Provider Payment Delay
Read moreFrom Colorado MedAssist: Providers will be paid April 15, 2011 as usual, as the legislature has not officially acted on a potential provider payment delay as of April 14, 2011. We will continue to update the Department’s Web site at www.colorado.gov/hcpf, the Web Portal Message Center, and the Provider...
