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- March 13, 2014
QHi Back to Basics Session: Webinar
Read morePlease join us for our next QHi Back to Basics Session scheduled for Tuesday, March 25 from 2:00 to 3:00 Central Time. After a quick review of updates to the site and to measures, we will walk through the live site demonstrating how to select measures, add users, enter...
00 - March 12, 2014
With Deadline For Open Enrollment Looming, Nearly 4.2 Million Have Enrolled in Private Health Plans Sold Through Exchanges
Read moreMore than 4.2 million people have enrolled in private health plans sold through the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges as of March 1, the Obama administration reported Tuesday. However, the administration didn’t say how many of those people have paid their first month’s premiums or how many were previously...
- March 12, 2014
Are Rural Interests Being Met By the Colorado Legislature This Year?
Read moreAs the legislature reaches mid-session, lawmakers are receiving an “incomplete” grade for addressing rural Colorado; being told by rural interests that they still have much more work to do. Even though both sides of the aisle included rural Colorado in their talking points at the beginning of the session,...
- March 12, 2014
It’s Looking Likely That We’ll See Yet Another SGR Patch (That Makes 18!)
Read moreLawmakers can’t agree on a way to plug the $122 billion hole in the budget that would be created by the elimination of the reimbursement cuts and “chances are not great” for a permanent fix by the March 31 deadline, says the co-chair of the GOP Doctors’ Caucus. Congress...
- March 12, 2014
Bill Aims to Encourage Doctors to Try Rural Colorado
Read moreA bill making its way through the legislature this year aims to encourage doctors to give rural Colorado a try. Senator Aguilar’s bill, Senate Bill 14-144, would require the state to study how rural residency programs aid rural communities in recruiting and retaining doctors, what effect massive medical school...
- March 7, 2014
CDPHE iCARE Participants Reimbursements?
Read moreCDPHE iCARE Participants receive reimbursement for registration fees, lodging, and mileage for Forum! CDPHE iCARE participants can send two representatives from their facility and receive reimbursement for 1) Registration fees 2) Lodging and 3) Mileage. Not sure if your facility is a CDPHE iCARE participant? Check out this informational...
- March 7, 2014
Funding For Certified RHC attendance to Forum
Read moreCertified Rural Health Clinics can receive up to $1,000 when attending 2014 Forum To receive funds each Certified RHC participant IS REQUIRED to attend BOTH emergency preparedness sessions offered at the Forum. Attendees will be provided with an attendance verification form during each session. Funds will be allocated following...
- March 7, 2014
14th Anual Forum Conference
Read moreDon’t miss this year’s Forum conference! Register Today The 14th Annual Forum will be held April 9-11, 2014 at the Sheraton Denver West in Lakewood, bringing together participants from all over Colorado and the surrounding states. The Forum serves as an essential educational, training, and networking conference for all...
- March 6, 2014
March 18th, ICD-10 PCS Coding Webinar #4
Read morePlease register your ICD-10 Implementation Team for this meeting here. Meeting Description:Please join us on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, from 12:00pm – 1:30 pm for the 4th webinar in this series of procedural coding for CAHs and Rural PPS hospitals — so you and your small rural hospital will...
- March 6, 2014
March 13th ICD-10 impementation Webinar #6
Read morePlease register your ICD-10 Implementation Team for this meeting here. Meeting Description: Please join us Thursday, March 13, 2013, from 12:00pm – 1:15pm to continue this step by step journey toward a successful ICD-10 Implementation on October 1, 2014
