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- December 12, 2013
Long Term Care Leadership Development
Read moreJanuary 2014, Denver Metro For Long Term Care Leaders … January 23-24 & 29-31, 2014. Denver Metro TBD. The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence presents a 5-day Leadership Workshop for Directors of Nursing and Assistant Directors of Nursing in Long Term Care. Leaders will develop greater skills and expertise...
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Clinical Scholar Workshop
Read moreMarch 17-21, 2014 Are you an experienced nurse who would like to share your wealth of knowledge with men and women entering your profession? If so, we need nurses like you to become Clinical Scholars! What is a Clinical Scholar? A Clinical Scholar is a Baccalaureate level or...
- December 12, 2013
Use of Dental Services in Medicaid and CHIP
Read moreStates’ efforts over the past decade have resulted in improved access to dental care for children covered by Medicaid and CHIP. Between 2007 and 2011, almost half of all states achieved at least a 10 percentage point increase in the proportion of enrolled children who received a preventive dental...
- December 12, 2013
Residency Slots: A Crisis in the Making?
Read moreAlicia Billington can’t help but be more nervous than usual about this coming spring’s Match Day. Last March, Billington, a fourth year MD-PhD candidate at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, saw several classmates end up unmatched to any residency program at the end of...
- December 12, 2013
Migration After Family Medicine Residency: 56% of graduates practice within 100 miles of training
Read moreWith state planners working to address primary care shortages and federal graduate medical education payment reform looming, regional retention statistics for family medicine residency programs are a subject of high interest. Click here to read more.
- December 12, 2013
Health Insurance Decreasing in Cost in CO’s Rural Communities
Read moreDILLON, Colo. – The talk of higher premiums reported by Colorado’s rural residents as a result of the Affordable Care Act – such as in Garfield and Summit Counties – is prompting analysts to take a closer look. The Colorado Center on Law and Policy found that residents living...
- December 12, 2013
How does Stage 2 Meaningful Use challenge rural providers?
Read moreEven with the proposed extension of the timeline for eligible professionals and hospitals to complete Stage 2 Meaningful Use and begin Stage 3, eligible providers still face the challenge of meeting the thresholds for patient engagement required by next phases of the EHR Incentive Programs. This challenge is particularly...
- December 12, 2013
Two Case Studies of Regional Extension Centers Serving Rural Practices
Read moreMinnesota & North Dakota North Carolina These two case studies focus on the experiences of HIT Regional Extension Centers working with rural physicians in their respective service areas. They are intended to serve as companions to our recent article in The Journal of Rural Health, which examined the national...
- December 12, 2013
Critical Access Hospital Policy Briefs
Read moreImplications for Beneficiary Travel Time If Financially-Vulnerable Critical Access Hospitals Close Change in Profitability and Financial Distress of Critical Access Hospitals from Loss of Cost-Based Reimbursement Rural/Urban Differences in Inpatient Related Costs and Use among Medicare Beneficiaries
- December 12, 2013
CO officials strategize on offering access to healthy food and recreation
Read moreMore than 100 elected officials, city planners and health officials from across the state participated in the recent LiveWell Colorado HEAL Cities & Towns Campaign summit in Westminster, Colo., to discuss the role of municipalities in improving access to healthy foods, enabling active lifestyles and encouraging workplace wellness. Seventeen...
