With the ever-changing landscape of Health Information Technology, acronyms seem to be popping up like wildfire. One that may have been thrown your way recently is Regional Extension Center funding, or “REC” for short. In a nut-shell the Federal government is providing funding for RECs across the country to...

The finsh line is getting closer! We are officially 4 weeks away from the end of the 2010 Legislative Session. Of the seven bills CRHC has supported this session, three have been signed by the Governor already and one has been postponed indefinitely. Hopefully the remaining weeks will be...

One of the most frequently asked Consortium questions we receive is “Does THE Consortium have a list of vendors that are recommended?” While THE Consortium is vendor-neutral, we have extensive experience in working with various vendors for small practices and rural hospitals and will assist facilities looking for viable,...

On March 31st, an Interim Final Rule (ISR) was issued with request for comment to allow the ability to use electronic prescribing (rather than paper prescriptions) for controlled substances. These regulations are in addition to, not a replacement of, the existing rules. The IFR states the proposed rule provides...

Governor Ritter, along with various legislators, will be holding a healthcare press conference tomorrow, April 20th @ 12:30pm, to announce Colorado’s plans for implementing federal health reform. The event will take place at Denver Health, Wellington Webb Center for Primary Care, 301 W. 6th Ave. Denver. Governor Ritter will...

While it’s not a permanent fix, Congress yet again extended the Medicare SGR physician payment methodology. The 21.2% reimbursement cuts that were set to begin April 1st, have now been extended through May 31st. This gives Congress 6 weeks to try to permanently address this issue or physicians will...