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- February 3, 2011
Making the most of public funding – six upcoming trainings
Read moreThe Blending & Braiding Your TANF Initiative has announced six regional trainings from March – June throughout Colorado. The Making the Most of Public Funding trainings are an opportunity to learn about: TANF Funding for Supportive Services: Participants will learn about the range of appropriate services and eligible populations...
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- February 2, 2011
Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Outreach Symposium
Read moreApril 14-15, Pueblo; May 12-13, Fort Collins; August 4-5, Durango; September 15-16, Glenwood Springs This symposium presented by The Children’s Hospital provides updates on pediatric emergency medicine, trauma, burn and pre-hospital care. Topics will include assessment, sepsis, child abuse, endocrine, respiratory and seizure emergencies, toxicology, and orthopedic, brain and...
- February 2, 2011
THE Consortium Webinar: Meaningful Use – Menu Set Objectives
Read moreJoin us for the February Consortium webinar on Thursday, February 17th from 12:00-1:15 pm MT where we will learn more about the Meaningful Use Menu Set Objectives – each provider/clinic and each CAH/hospital must choose 5 of the 10 available and this webinar will help you understand each one...
- February 2, 2011
Update on federal health reform
Read moreIn March 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. Since that time, states began planning for implementation and some also filed lawsuits challenging ACA’s constitutionality. The 112th Congress that convened in January has weighed in. Last month, the US House of Representatives voted to repeal...
- February 1, 2011
Free Health Information Technology (HIT) Webinars
Read morePresented byArizona Telemedicine Program andSouthwest Telehealth Resource Center Wednesday, February 2, 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. (MST) Evolving HIT: Telehealth Technologies and the Medical Home Dale Alverson, MDMedical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico Health Sciences & President of American Telemedicine Association Click here to...
- February 1, 2011
Impact of health reform on uninsured Coloradans
Read moreThe Colorado Health Institute’s new issue briefs highlight the impact of health reform on reducing the number of uninsured Coloradans and identify groups that may not readily benefit from efforts to expand health insurance coverage, specifically “medically vulnerable” Coloradans and families with mixed insurance status.
- January 31, 2011
In cash-strapped Colorado, consensus building for more school-based health care
Read moreThis is an excerpt from an article in the Colorado Independent. To access the article in its entirety, click here. State Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Denver, let the fleeting pleasant experience wash over him: His bill to make school-based health care more accessible, HB 11-1019, passed out of committee on...
- January 28, 2011
Celebrating 20 Years of CRHC: Your Perspectives, Part II
Read moreThese reflections on the past twenty years are part of our ongoing series for 2011 encouraging our members to share their thoughts with us. If you have memories, stories of why you love working rural Colorado, or thoughts on what “rural” means to you, please send them to sm@coruralhealth.org....
- January 28, 2011
Strong rural representation among Hickenlooper’s senior staff
Read moreAn article in today’s Pueblo Chieftain details that more than half of Governor Hickenlooper’s senior staff come from rural Colorado, including Department of Health and Public Environment Executive Director Dr. Chris Urbina from Pueblo and Health Care Policy and Finance Executive Director Sue Birch from Steamboat Springs.
