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  • CHA Rural Hospital Conference

    By on April 6, 2010

    Join us at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, May 5-7. CRHC and CHA have collaborated to put together this year’s agenda of topics and speakers which includes: IT Security and Privacy, TrailBlazer and AHA updates, Workforce, Succession Planning , Sustainable Leadership, and more. For more information and to...

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  • Consortium Webinar Tomorrow – Register Today!

    By on April 6, 2010

    There is still time to register for our next Consortium webinar, Thursday, April 15th, from 12-1:15. Join us as we explore Breach Notification regulations and discuss the pertinent steps involved in properly selecting Electronic Health Records systems. For more information and to register, click here.

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  • Don’t Talk To Vendors Alone!

    By on April 6, 2010

    With the announcement that stimulus funding is available to hospitals and clinics who implement Electronic Health Records (EHR), vendors have been knocking on the doors of clinics and hospitals across the nation trying to get organizations to sign on with their system. THE Consortium is here for you to...

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  • Centura Health Trauma System Video

    By on April 5, 2010

    The Centura Health Trauma System can support you, your family and your employees with an integrated trauma network that reaches into more communities across Colorado than any other health care provider. In addition, they hope to provide injury prevention and education programs so that they can keep people safe...

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  • Health Reform for Rural Americans

    By on April 5, 2010

    Here is a fact sheet from the White House about the impacts on health reform on rural Americans. Also, the National Rural Health Association has fact sheets and information on what health reform means for rural providers and consumers.

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  • Webchat on Health Reform with HHS Secretary

    By on April 5, 2010

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Small Business Administrator Karen Mills hosted a webchat to discuss the benefits of the new health reform law. Click on the link above to watch the 30 minute YouTube discussion.

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  • HHS Funding for Evidence Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention

    By on April 5, 2010

    The Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) released guidance to apply for funding from the new teen pregnancy prevention initiative. Under this announcement, a total of $75 million is available on a competitive basis for the purpose of “replicating evidence-based programs that have been proven through rigorous evaluation to reduce...

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  • Updated Bill Tracker 4.2.10

    By on April 2, 2010

    With the state having a furlough day today, I was finally able to catch up and update the bill tracker! You’ll see the majority of the new bills listed all pertain to the FY10-11 Budget. Things will pick up again next week as a lot of bills that have...

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  • Update on 21% Medicare Cuts

    By on April 2, 2010

    With Congress failing to act on preventing the 21% Medicare reimbursement cuts to physicians, CMS has announced they will not pay claims for the first 10 business days in April.

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  • Free Kaiser Permanente Healthy Living Webinars

    By on April 1, 2010

    Live healthy by attending one of Kaiser Permanente’s free online classes. View the class through your Webbrowser and listen through your phone.  A variety of classes are offered, including ones covering cholesterol, diabetes, acupuncture, smoking cessation, weight management, and more!  To learn more and register, click here.

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