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- August 11, 2010
Conferences, Conferences, and More Conferences!!
Read moreWith summer winding down, a large portion of our organizational partners are gearing up for their fall conferences. I’ve listed some of them below and included links for your convenience. Enjoy! Progressive 15 – Fall Conference & Candidate Forum September 16 – 17 at the Fountains of Loveland, Loveland...
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Federal Medicaid Extension Signed by President Obama
Read morePresident Obama signed into law the $26 billion jobs bill, which contained funding for the FMAP extension. As previously written about here, the FMAP is the matching funds the federal government provides states to operate Medicaid. This means that Colorado lawmakers will not have to make an estimated $200...
- August 9, 2010
Renewed effort to lure doctors to rural areas faces obstacles
Read moreThis is an excerpt of an article in the Washington Post. Click here to access the full article. Sarah Carricaburu slipped her sleek new iPhone into her purse for the day. With no signal here deep in the woods, it’s useless. She swiveled away from her desktop computer, which...
- August 9, 2010
Video: The Country Doctor of Today
Read moreBeing a healthcare provider in rural Colorado is both challenging and rewarding. Check out this video of Dr. Donald Regier and his work in Sedgwick, CO.
- August 9, 2010
Higher Purpose: What Meaningful Use Means To Nurses
Read moreWhat does “meaningful use” mean to nurses? The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released final rules July 13 outlining the criteria hospitals and eligible providers must meet to be considered meaningful users of health information technology in...
- August 9, 2010
RHC TA Call on EHR Incentive Payments – Thurs. Aug. 12, 2pm ET
Read moreThe National Association for Rural Health Clinics (NARHC) is hosting a Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance call at 2:00pm (EASTERN) on Thursday, August 12th. RHC specific information will be presented on the standards for Eligible Professionals (EP) working in RHCs and the meaningful use criteria for all Eligible Professionals...
- August 9, 2010
HHS Awards $159.1 Million to Support Health Care Workforce Training
Read moreCongratulations to all of the Colorado recipients of the Health & Human Services Health Care Workforce Training Grants! Colorado will receive a total of $1.4 million!These funds will be used to expand training in nursing workforce. Here is a breakdown of who & what was funded in our state:...
- August 9, 2010
Senate Passes FMAP Extenstion – House Expected to Vote this Week
Read moreSee what happens when I go on vacation…..the Senate finally voted on extending the FMAP! With a vote of 61-39, the Senate approved a slightly scaled back version of the FMAP extension. Beginning in January 2011, the FMAP extension will provide a 3.2%first quarter increase, which is reduced to...
- August 6, 2010
Climbing for Wellness: Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center
Read moreAs part of the activities of the Wellness Committee at Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center, 13 brave staff members decided to hike West Spanish Peak–all 13,626 feet of it! Despite the cold, fog, and rain, they trudged for six hours up the mountain on July 25th, and all 13...
- August 4, 2010
Rural Provisions Appropriated, but still need Congress Approval
Read moreThe Senate Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and Related Agencies marked up its draft appropriations bill and released a final version July 29th. The bill provides $169.9 billion in discretionary funds for a variety of programs, some of which would be very helpful for rural healthcare consumers &...
