Register Now! Date: Friday, October 22, 2010Time: 2:00 pm to 3:30pm ET As HRSA grantees and the safety net community implement electronic health record systems (EHR), one of the most important issues is how to use this health information technology as a tool for improving quality and patient outcomes....

The California Superior Court in San Francisco has upheld Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s June 2009 decision to opt out of the federal physician supervision rule for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA).  The presiding judge ruled that California state law does not specifically require CRNAs to be supervised by physicians when...

The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) is mentioned in an article in today’s Denver Post as one of several members of Colorado’s medical community that is opposed to Amendment 63. This confusing and costly amendment would alter the state’s constitution to block Colorado from adopting federal health reform legislation...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services EHR Incentive Programs website now has new resources for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Click on this link to access the resources below: http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms! • NEW: Medicaid Hospital Incentive Payment CalculationsWhich hospitals can participate in the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program?...

Last month Governor Ritter exercised the option to exempt Colorado’s Critical Access Hospitals and rural hospitals from the Medicare requirement that certified registered nurse anesthetists be supervised by a physician, joining 15 other states that have already opted-out of the requirement. Both the Colorado Board of Nursing and the...

Colorado’s Department of Insurance announced yesterday that it will assist families with finding “child-only” health insurance policies. Federal health legislation that took effect on September 23, 2010 prohibits insurers from denying coverage to children based on pre-existing conditions. Read the Department’s updates on Child-Only policies.