Feeling a little overwhelmed by Meaningful Use? Not quite sure what Meaningful Use is? Check out this rap video (yes, it says “rap”) released by CMS on You Tube and not only learn about Meaningful Use, but have a good laugh, too! Maybe the politicians aren’t as stuffy as...

Join us for the March Consortium webinar on Thursday, March 17th from 12:00-1:15 pm MT where we will learn the many nuances to successful contract negotiation and contracting. CRHC has helped many organizations by reviewing agreements and this webinar will focus on lessons learned and best practices. We will...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recently a two-year $4.9 million grant to help hospitals satisfy electronic public health data reporting requirements under meaningful use by connecting them electronically to a shared network. The American Hospital Association (AHA) will do the recruiting of the hospitals and...

March 3rd marked the beginning of a new era for the Spanish Peaks Family Clinic as they successfully implemented an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system! The implementation of an EHR is a huge project and one that cannot be done with the full support of the providers and staff...

How do you keep the doctor and his family “home on the range” when the bright lights of the city are beckoning? Help with student loan repayment is the most common tool used to attract and keep physicians in rural areas, but a recent study I co-authored with the...