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- March 23, 2010
Sign up today! Breach Notification & EMR Selection Webinar – April 15, 12-1:15pm
Read morePlease join us for our next Consortium Webinar on April 15th from 12-1:15 pm MST where we will discuss the latest HIPAA regulations on Breach Notification, and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Selection Process. You will learn what policies and procedures you need to have in place in case...
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Rural Health Works Training Sessions
Read moreMay 5, 2010 – Nashville, TNJuly 7, 2010 – Reno, NVIn these times of economic concerns, be sure you have all the tools available to assist you with demonstrating your economic impact on the community, determining need for physicians and/or midlevel professionals, and evaluating financial feasibility for new or...
- March 23, 2010
$1 Million Kaiser Permanente Grant Program to Stimulate Health Care Jobs and Education in Southern Colorado
Read moreAs Colorado faces historic unemployment rates, a new partnership between Kaiser Permanente and four state colleges and universities will bring hundreds of new health care jobs to southern Colorado. The $1 million program is unique because it supports careers in nursing and front line health care professionals such as...
- March 22, 2010
Can Critical Access Hospitals Close the Meaningful Use Gap?
Read moreThe Flex Monitoring Team recently released a report comparing Critical Access Hospitals to other U.S. Hospitals regarding their level of meaningful use adoption of health information technology. The results, based on adoption levels in 2008, indicate that CAHs “are significantly less likely than other hospitals to have adopted several...
- March 19, 2010
Bridging the Divide: Suicide Awareness & Prevention Summit
Read moreSuicide Prevention Across the Lifespan: The goal of this exciting and innovative conference is to bridge the gap among disciplines and resources to create a united front of stakeholders addressing this critical public health problem. Anyone interested in suicide prevention will gain knowledge and skills to implement meaningful suicide...
- March 18, 2010
APN/PAs Spared 10% Cuts!
Read moreCRHC is pleased to announce that the Joint Budget Committee did not approve the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing recommendation to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates for Advance Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants (APN/PA) by 10% to help balance the state budget for FY10-11. Unfortunately due to...
- March 18, 2010
Health Reform????
Read moreWell folks, the end is near. Either we are about to see the culmination of the past year come forward with the passage of health reform or we are about to witness a huge political failure. As of this writing, sources say the House is still shy 3 votes...
- March 18, 2010
HRSA Study Finds Nursing Workforce is Growing and More Diverse
Read moreThe number of licensed registered nurses (RNs) in the United States grew to a new high of 3.1 million between 2004 and 2008 according to a report released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This increase of more than 5 percent also reflects growing diversity in the...
- March 18, 2010
USDA Funding for Rural Community Facilities
Read moreThrough the Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, USDA partners with private lenders to finance the construction, enlargement and/or improvement of public facilities. Facilities can include, but are not limited to, schools, community colleges and vocational schools, libraries, hospitals, medical clinics, assisted living facilities, fire and rescue stations, police stations,...
- March 18, 2010
CMS Delays OPPS Rule for CAHs
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued a notice on Monday stating that the supervision requirement for Outpatient Therapeutic Services will not be enforced for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). This is good news as most CAHs were not able to comply with the recent outpatient prospective patient system...
