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- January 9, 2014
CMS Final Rule Release
Read moreCMS Final Rule Release Since March 2010, CMS has instructed all Medicare contractors not to enforce supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services provided in critical access hospitals (CAHs). In CY 2011, this policy was expanded to small rural hospitals having 100 beds or fewer. CMS is not extending this...
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PiHQ: January 30th, 2014 QHi Back to Basics Webinar
Read morePiHQ: Partners in Healthcare Quality: Event: QHi Back to Basics 1/30/14 Location: Webinar/Conference Call Starts At: 1/30/14, 2:00 p.m. Ends At: 1/30/14, 3:00 p.m. All QHi participants are invited to join our next QHi Back to Basics Session scheduled for Thursday, January 30 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Central...
- January 9, 2014
FY15 Funding Applications Open
Read moreFY15 Funding Applications Open — Approximately $6.7 million is available through grants and system improvement funding for organizations involved in providing emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado. Apply for these funds at www.coems.info under the Funding Program tab. Read the full FY15 Funding Guide for details or...
- January 8, 2014
Writing An Effective Budget Narrative
Read moreWriting An Effective Budget Narrative The budget narrative is essential in justifying project costs to the grant reviewers. An effective budget narrative explains how the funds would be spent, why the course is important, and why it is cost effective. The narrative must tell the reader more then why...
- January 8, 2014
CCHN Loan Repayment Opportunity
Read moreCCHN Announces Loan Repayment Opportunity for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) is excited to announce that the Kaiser Permanente Educational Loan Repayment for Safety Net Clinical Support Staff program is officially open. The application cycle is open from January 6-31, 2014. CCHN...
- January 8, 2014
The Arizona Telemedicine Program Blog
Read moreThe Arizona Telemedicine Program Blog Bringing you stories about telemedicine, telehealth & technology in health care Vida! Engaging Citizens in Their Own Health By Ana Maria Lopez on Dec 31, 2013 08:00 am ¡Vida! emerged from work with breast cancer survivors who, despite five years or more since the...
- January 8, 2014
TWO MIDNIGHT RULE CMS WEBINAR!!!!
Read moreTWO MIDNIGHT RULE CMS WEBINAR!!!! Description: This MLN Connects™ National Provider Call provides an overview of the inpatient hospital admission and medical review criteria (also known as the 2-Midnight Rule) that was released on August 2, 2013 in the FY 2014 Inpatient Prospective Payment System/Long-Term Care Hospital final rule...
- January 8, 2014
New Allied Health Job Board with Colorado Provider Recruitment!
Read moreNew Allied Health Job Board with Colorado Provider Recruitment! Colorado Provider Recruitment (CPR) will be incorporating an Allied Health Specific Job Board to better serve your recruitment needs! We welcome you to post any clinical or non-clinical opening you have that CPR does not already recruit for. From...
- January 8, 2014
The 2014 Colorado Legislative Session Begins Today!
Read moreThe 69th session of Colorado General Assembly begins today! We’re predicting this may not be a healthcare-heavy session. Implementation is in full swing, so this year we’ll see some clean up bills along with some other small changes. However, given the changes in the composition of the Senate due...
- January 8, 2014
Obamacare May Cut Bad Debt Says Southwest Memorial Hospital
Read moreAs more people in Montezuma County sign up for insurance under the federal healthcare law, Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez may take on far less bad debt. Southwest Health System said patients were unable to pay about $4.6 million in medical bills during the 12 months leading up to...
