Join us for the next Consortium webinar this Thursday, September 23rd from 12-1:15 pm MT where we will build upon our August webinar where we highlighted high level meaningful use criteria and dive deeper into the rules. Learning objectives include: Reviewing the menu set criteria specific to hospitals and...

The September Revenue Forecast was released today by both the Office of State Planning & Budgeting and the Colorado Legislative Council Staff. While the numbers vary slightly in both of the forecasts, one thing is certain…….Colorado state services will continue to experience cuts as the state is facing a...

Coloradans will have 9 state ballot measures to vote on this November. CRHC has already taken a position of opposition and urges you to vote no on Amendment 60, Amendment 61, and Proposition 101. These anti-tax measures would end state funding for public schools, diminish funding for EMTS services,...

It is with much sadness and excitement that this issue of The Rural Voice will be the last that is published by yours truly. After two and a half years, I am leaving CRHC and will be the Director of Public Policy at the Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council. It...

In the HITECH act, primary care providers, including Rural Health Clinics, have two ways to receive funding – through the Medicare incentive payment or the Medicaid incentive payment. To reach the Medicaid incentive payment, RHCs and other practices will need to meet the 30% “Needy” patient threshold which includes...