Is this perfect timing or what!? The New York Times featured an editorial yesterday discussing the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) supervision opt-out issue (see my Sept. 2nd post for more information). The editorial highlights two reports that have concluded patient safety and quality has not been compromised in...

Governor Ritter needs to hear from you about opting-out of the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) Medicare supervision requirement. As you know, CRHC has long supported the opt-out of the Medicare requirement for CRNAs to be directly supervised by the attending physician, dentist or podiatrist, which adds another barrier...

Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the expansion of the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program. The Demonstration Program began in 2005 as per the Medicare Modernization Act. The pilot originally funded 13 hospitals that were located in 8 sparsely populated states. There are currently ten hospitals...

Did you know that the rate of suicide among rural men is significantly higher than urban men? The rate of suicide among rural women has also been increasing the past few years and research has shown that rural residents are more successful in their suicide attempts due to the...

CoverColorado, one of Colorado’s high risk insurance pools, is restructuring its fee schedule for providers. CoverColorado currently insures approximately 12,000 Coloradans who are unable to obtain insurance from other avenues. In order to ease some of the financial strain CoverColorado has been experiencing, legislation was passed during the 2010...