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- November 29, 2010
Colorado’s rural ambulance services under pressure
Read moreToday’s Denver Post highlights ambulance services in several rural counties and how they are trying to address falling revenue and budget cuts while also providing critical emergency services for their communities. Read the article.
00 - November 24, 2010
CMS Webinar on Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs
Read moreCMS announces a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Regions VII (Kansas City) and VIII (Denver) Offices toll-free Webinar/Audio Conference regarding the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, December 15th, the call has been rescheduled for Thursday, December 16, 2010, from 5:30...
- November 24, 2010
New Tool from CMS for Patient Education on HIT
Read moreCMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has provided a new tool to help explain Health Information Technology (HIT) and the benefits of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Prescribing. This document entitled High-Tech Tools to Manage Your Health Information, along with the benefits of EHRs and ePrescribing,...
- November 24, 2010
Revitalizing Julesburg
Read moreThis is an excerpt from an article in the Julesburg Advocate. To access the full article, click here. A team of six professionals who deal with the inner-workings and the infrastructure of municipalities converged on Julesburg last Tuesday. They had one focus on their mind…Julesburg. The assessment was paid...
- November 23, 2010
Join the National Summit on Advancing Health through Nursing webcast on November 30
Read moreThe Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence and AARP invite you to attend a special meeting on Tuesday, November 30 for a facilitated webcast of the National Summit on Advancing Health through Nursing. The meeting will provide more information about the Institute of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recommendations...
- November 22, 2010
Community Paramedics Widen Medical Services in Rural Areas
Read morePhoto courtesy ofthe Rural Monitor Newsletter. This is an excerpt of an article from the Rural Monitor Newsletter. Click here to access the full article. Chris Berdouly is excited about the new challenges he will encounter this fall when he begins going into homes in western Colorado as a...
- November 22, 2010
Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative releases 2011 policy agenda
Read moreRead and download the recently released 2011 policy recommendations of the Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative. Created in 2008 through support by The Colorado Trust and convened by the Colorado Rural Health Center, the Collaborative brings together a multidisciplinary group of policy leaders, health care providers, educational institutions,...
- November 22, 2010
Senate approves one-month Medicare rate extension
Read moreOn Thursday, November 18 the U.S. Senate passed a one-month extension of the current Medicare physician payment rates in an effort to avert a 23 percent cut scheduled to take effect Dec. 1. Now the U.S. House must approve the extension, which is intended to give lawmakers additional time...
- November 22, 2010
2011 Public Policy Agenda from the Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative
Read moreThe Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative has released their 2011 Public Policy Agenda, which is an update to the 2010 document–the first of its kind. This year’s version includes policy changes from last year, newly available data and plicy analysis, and the ongoing inter-professional dialogue among members and...
- November 17, 2010
Challenges facing Colorado’s nurse practitioners
Read moreAn article in today’s Denver Post highlights the challenges that Colorado’s advance practice nurses face in being credentialed and reimbursed by insurance companies.
