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- October 21, 2010
Colorado Business Districts Receive Grant Award
Read moreMain Street of Fowler, CO Three rural communities, along with the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, will receive $1.28 million in Federal grant dollars from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation to help revitalize their downtown business districts. This funding will support...
00 - October 19, 2010
Flu Prevention Toolkit
Read moreFor the fifth year, CDPHE is providing a Toolkit of resources about influenza prevention. The goal is to mobilize and support the immunization of healthcare providers and the patients whose health they protect. This year’s toolkit has two major improvements: The toolkit content is available exclusively on line at http://www.immunizecolorado.com/;...
- October 19, 2010
Health Reform Hits Main Street
Read moreLooking for an easy-to-understand source for learning more about the health reform law? The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a short, animated movie that explains some of the concerns about the current healthcare system, the changes that are happening now, and the changes to come in 2014.
- October 18, 2010
Denver Post spotlights healthcare in one rural Colorado community
Read moreIn Saturday’s article, “In tiny Crawford, health reform has one face: “Our Jenny,” nurse practitioner“, the Denver Post highlights Crawford, Colorado’s sole healthcare provider and her struggle to serve her community. Although health reform is intended to help people just like them, many residents are still opposed to the...
- October 18, 2010
Tips for Using EHRs to Improve Quality of Care and Health Outcomes Webinar
Read moreRegister 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....
- October 16, 2010
EHR Vendor Symposium
Read moreThe EHR Vendor Symposium, presented by CRHC and ClinicNET, and sponsored by the Colorado Health Foundation, COPIC, and the High Plains Research Network, was held October 13-14 in Aurora, and showcased the many different Electronic Health Record products available. Nearly 140 attendees watched demonstrations by nine different EHR vendors...
- October 15, 2010
California Court Approves CRNA Opt Out
Read moreThe 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...
- October 14, 2010
Automatic External Defibrillators Placed in Rural Colorado Communities
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) received a $100,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) in the Spring of 2010 to distribute Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) in remote rural areas throughout Colorado. In rural areas where travel time to hospital intervention is often lengthy due to vast...
- October 13, 2010
Denver Post Article Discusses Amendment 63
Read moreThe 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...
- October 13, 2010
Gunnison Valley Hospital begins outpatient services addition and remodel project
Read moreGunnison Valley Hospital’s plan to expand and revitalize healthcare services in its community is beginning to take shape. Construction of a $5.1 million hospital addition and renovation began in early August 2010. The project includes a new 14,000 square foot addition to the hospital, and a 4,500 square foot...
