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- February 8, 2011
Stories Needed in Support of Insurance Expansions
Read moreAs posted on CRHC’s bill tracker, HB11-1025 is a bill to repeal the Hospital Provider Fee. The Colorado Hospital Association is leading efforts, in collaboration with other organizations including CRHC, to oppose HB11-1025. Since its passage two years ago, the Provider Fee has helped increase access to healthcare for...
00 - February 7, 2011
VOTE NOW to help a Colorado mobile dental clinic win $20,000 from Tom’s of Maine
Read moreKids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) is is the oldest dental charity in the United States and the recognized leader in promoting the oral health of Colorado’s children in need. They are competing for a $20,000 grant from Tom’s of Maine to help grow and support their program, which offers...
- February 4, 2011
Through feast, famine, or flood, rural Safety Net Clinics will persevere to serve their communities
Read moreStaff members of the High Plains Community Health Center The following is an article written by Jay Brooke of the High Plains Community Health Center. In the Name of Patient AccessBy Jay Brooke I received the frantic call at about 7:30 p.m. last night that fire sprinkler pipes in...
- 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...
- February 3, 2011
- 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.
