I had the distinct pleasure of presenting at the Connected Care press release today, the official launch of telemedicine services in four of our rural communities: Buena Vista Family Practice in Buena Vista, High Plains Community Health Center in Lamar, Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, and St. Vincent...

It’s not too late to register for CRHC’s Annual Rural Health Conference, July 1-2 in beautiful Breckenridge, Colorado. Learn more about the ARRA funding requirements, meaningful use requirements and other resources available for Health Information Technology as well as other informative sessions on healthcare reform, quality and patient safety,...

The Colorado Health Foundation has established a “Loan Fund” through a partnership with NCB Capital Impact (NCBCI) to provide short-term loans to current grantees who may be experiencing a cash flow problem due to slow receivables. The purpose of the loan is to help grantees, maintain continuity of operations,...

With all the doom and gloom in regards to the state budget and reimbursement delays & cuts, I am happy to share with you the following news. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health & Human Services, along with the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $250...

Ladies & Gentleman. The moment we’ve all been waiting for…….The offical first day of summer! And for policy wonks like myself, the June Revenue Forecast (listed under Budget Balancing News in the middle of the page). An initial glance does not look promising. Even with the delay in Medicaid...

The Senate passed a temporary fix to the Medicare SGR on Friday, but the House still needs to vote on the bill before it can become law. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has been holding Medicare claims since June 1st waiting to see if Congress would stop...

The Senate has been debating what is known as the tax extender bill for the past few days and it looks like they are going to have to cut back on what they initally hoped to achieve. The bill includes a temporary fix to the Medicare SGR, which expired...

Well, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding Medicare payments until Friday (6.18) to see if Congress acts this week to stop the 21% Medicare reimbursement cuts to physicians that was expected to begin today. The Senate is wrapping up debate on the tax extenders bill,...

Register today for our next Consortium webinar, June 17, 12-1:15pm MT, where we will discuss the Federal Regional Extension Center program and the resources that are available to small practices and hospitals in Colorado. The Colorado Regional Extension Center (CO-REC) is a partnership between the Colorado Regional Health Information...