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- February 17, 2010
Health Policy Update
By Alicia Haywood on February 17, 2010Read moreWe’re five weeks into the 2010 Legislative Session and the exhaustion is already starting to show! There are approximately 84 bills that have been introduced dealing with healthcare issues alone. CRHC is actively supporting four bills and all of them seem to be sailing through without many issues (hooray!)....
00 - February 16, 2010
Welcome to THE Consortium Update!
By Melissa Bosworth on February 16, 2010Read moreYou have been subscribed to receive weekly updates for THE Consortium. We will keep you apprised of the latest Consortium information and updates through this communication venue.
- February 16, 2010
Federal Funding to Support Consortium Members!
By Melissa Bosworth on February 16, 2010Read moreOn February 11th, the White House announced nearly $1 Billion in stimulus funding to support adoption and effective use of Health Information Technology (HIT). Colorado was awarded over $21 million in funding that includes $9.175 million for Health Information Exchange and $12.475 million for the Colorado Regional Extension Center....
- February 16, 2010
CRHC Receives New Workforce Grant
By Bridgette Olson on February 16, 2010Read moreNurses, doctors and other health professionals are working together with higher education institutions, state health and labor agencies and others to collectively address the long-standing problem of too-few health care providers available to care for Coloradans. With more than 30 members, the Colorado Health Professions Workforce Policy Collaborative is...
- February 16, 2010
Protect Rural Medicare Beneficiaries & Providers
By Alicia Haywood on February 16, 2010Read moreThe following is a call-to-action from our partners, the National Rural Health Association: Extend Rural Medicare Add-on Payments On December 31, 2009, a number of rural Medicare add-on payments expired. Although extenders of these provisions were included in both the Senate and House versions of health reform legislation, these...
- February 15, 2010
Next Consortium Webinar Feb. 18th, 12-1pm: Diving Deep Into Meaningful Use: Meaningful or Meaningless?
By Melissa Bosworth on February 15, 2010Read morePlease join us for an in-depth meaningful use presentation and discussion where we will build off of the information presented during January’s Consortium Webinar: Interim Final Rule, Meaningful Use, and Incentive Funding. During the presentation we will look closely at the meaningful use criteria for receiving incentive payments and...
- February 13, 2010
New Program to Train Jobless for Nursing Profession
By Bridgette Olson on February 13, 2010Read moreOtero Junior College and hospitals in La Junta and the San Luis Valley have been awarded a $5 million grant to help jobless people learn to be nurses and nurse assistants. Sen. Michael Bennet and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced the grant Friday. “We have a chronic shortage, in...
- February 11, 2010
2009 Colorado Health Report Card
By Bridgette Olson on February 11, 2010Read moreThe Colorado Health Foundation recently released the 2009 Colorado Health Report Card answering the question–how healthy are we? Now in their fourth year of reporting on the health status of Coloradans, they report that our overall health grades have not improved since 2006 when the Colorado Health Foundation issued...
- February 10, 2010
Collect Rural Photos for AIDS Education
By Bridgette Olson on February 10, 2010Read moreThe Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) is currently developing HIV/STD prevention materials specifically for rural communities is important given the unique traits of rural areas. They are in the process of building a comprehensive library of images and taglines, and need your assistance! If you are interested in...
- February 9, 2010
Bill Tracking Tool 2.9.10
By Alicia Haywood on February 9, 2010Read moreThe madness continues at the Capitol! The Senate continues to work on the revenue enhancement measures proposed by the Governor’s office and we can expect next week to focus on the FY10-11 budget. In the House, the first Committee deadline is approaching this Thursday, which means all Committees (except...