The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group are the first to be named as Accredited Temporary Certifying Bodies by the Office of the National Coordinator. We can now expect vendors to apply for certification and we can expect the certifying bodies to develop their...

On Monday, Health & Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, announced the awarding of $32 million in grants to support rural health priorities. Congratulations to the Colorado Rural Health Center, which was awarded over $500,000 for the Rural Hospital Flex Program. The Rural Hospital Flex Program supports improvements in healthcare...

Shepard Nevel, Vice President for Policy and Operations at the Colorado Health Foundation, published an excellent post on the negative impact Amendment 60, 61 and Proposition 101 would have on healthcare services in Colorado. The Colorado Rural Health Center is one of many organizations opposed to these three ballot...

Date: Friday, August 27th 2010 Time: 2:00 pm EST As HRSA grantees and the safety net community work tirelessly to become Meaningful Users of healthcare information technology (IT), it is important for providers to assess their current health IT capabilities and evaluate where their meaningful use gaps exist. By...

The Kresge Foundation, based in Michigan, is accepting grant applications on an on-going basis for safety-net facilities to improve their infrastructure. It is a challenge grant, so there are funding requirements (ex: raising a percentage of funding) in order to be eligible for these funds. This is a great...

Join us for the next Consortium webinar this Thursday, August 19th, from 12-1:15 pm MT where we will present the key meaningful use and incentive funding changes released in the CMS final rule in July. Learning objectives include: Understanding the final meaningful use criteria, timelines and requirements Learning what...