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- January 14, 2014
Electronic Prescribing (eRx)
Read moreElectronic Prescribing (eRx) HCPCS G8553 that was used for eRx claims is no longer valid for claims billed dates of service 01/01/2014 and after.
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2014 Physician Fee Schedule
Read moreMedicare News 2014 Physician Fee Schedule – Downloads Available!The 2014 Physician Fee Schedules have been added in several formats. You can download these files in Microsoft Excel, Adobe PDF, or in a text-delimited file. These codes have also been loaded into our Fee Schedule Lookup Tool Note: These files include the...
- January 14, 2014
Retooling after Rejection
Read moreRetooling after Rejection No one likes criticism or rejection, but it happens to everyone. Critiques aren’t personal and can serve as a guide for reframing and refocusing work. The combination of learning from critiques and collaborating with your RETAC Coordinator, Colorado Rural Health Center CREATE Staff and your internal...
- January 13, 2014
Mountain West Dental Institute to be new home in Denver for Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND)
Read moreThe MWDI (Mountain West Dental Institute) will be the new home in Denver for Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND). Beginning in 2014, every Monday children in need will receive high-quality dental care at the MDDS Dental CE Clinic thanks to a grant from i-Orthodontics and the support of...
- January 13, 2014
4 Hospital, health dystem CEOs describe their leadership style
Read moreHospital and health system CEOs share how they or their colleagues and employees would describe their leadership style. There is no one-size-fits-all leadership style for success as a CEO, as everyone has their own approach to management. Some may be authoritative while others are on a first-name basis with...
- January 13, 2014
Top 5 causes of physician burnout
Read moreNearly 40 percent of the nation’s physicians — 39.8 percent — reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout in Medscape’s Physician Lifestyle Report 2013, but the causes of their burnout vary. Generally, many physicians said burnout was caused by excessive workload and the loss of control over their...
- January 13, 2014
Effects of doctor shortage minimal in Panhandle
Read moreRural areas in the United States are seeing a decrease in the number of doctors they have available. However, residents of the Nebraska Panhandle area live in a region with a well-established medical community. Regional West Medical Center (RWMC) is a regional referral center with physicians on staff who...
- January 13, 2014
Effects of doctor shortage minimal in Panhandle
Read moreRural areas in the United States are seeing a decrease in the number of doctors they have available. However, residents of the Nebraska Panhandle area live in a region with a well-established medical community. Regional West Medical Center (RWMC) is a regional referral center with physicians on staff who...
- January 13, 2014
New report adds emphasis to effort to get dentists to accept Medicaid
Read moreColorado Dental Association leaders launched an initiative last month to get members to take at least Medicaid patients each. On Tuesday, a new study showed why the effort is needed desperately. The Colorado Health Institute (CHI) found in its report “More Dental Insurance: Enough Dental Care?” that eight of...
- January 13, 2014
Telemental Health in Today’s Rural Health System
Read moreTelemental health is widely promoted as a way to address access barriers to mental health care in rural areas. However, we lack a clear picture of how telemental health is being used across the country. This brief describes the organizational setting, services provided, and staff used in 53 telemental...
