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- December 16, 2013
Senator wants rural health, telehealth included in SGR repeal
Read moreDespite the progress made yesterday toward repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) and making changes to Medicare payments physicians, one member of Congress believes the measure are not doing enough for rural healthcare providers and patients. Only hours after the United States House of Representatives passed a temporary solution...
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Recap of 2013 DBJ stories about ACA rollout in CO
Read more2013 brought a bumper crop of news stories with major impact on Colorado business, from real estate and energy to travel and technology. Here, as part of the Denver Business Journal’s Year in Review package of stories, we continue our look back at 13 of the most significant local...
- December 16, 2013
Access to health care coming soon to homeless in Colorado
Read moreHarry Stahl walked into Colorado Springs emergency rooms twice this year, and went under a surgeon’s knife once in Wyoming. He left each hospital feeling better – but without a home to go to while he healed. And being homeless, he left no doubt on his ability to pay...
- December 12, 2013
Colorado Provider Recruitment Placements!
Read moreColorado Provider Recruitment (CPR) has recently placed two physicians to rural Colorado! A general surgeon found a home at Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center and will start working in January. Also a psychiatrist will begin work at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in February! Need help finding...
- December 12, 2013
iCARE Storyboard Exhibited at IHI’s National Forum
Read moreCRHCexhibited a Storyboard about its Improving Communication and Readmission (iCARE) program at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) National Forum this month in Orlando, FL. The storyboard provides an overview of the program since its beginnings in 2010 and highlights the accomplishments of program participants in relation to the...
- December 12, 2013
Zenzinger named to fill Hudak’s Colorado Senate seat
Read moreRachel Zenzinger, an Arvada City Council member, has been named to fill the Colorado state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Evie Hudak. “I am eager to get to work on the tough issues facing our state, including economic development, job creation, education, transportation and health care,”...
- December 12, 2013
University of Colorado Health system jumps into insurance business
Read moreUniversity of Colorado Health will offer third-party administration service for companies’ self-funded health insurance plans beginning in 2014, becoming the first hospital system in the state to get into that business. The new division — UCHealth Plan Administrators — expects that it can enable companies of at least 75...
- December 12, 2013
Colorado launches effort to grow health and wellness industry
Read moreColorado officials plan to make the state a hub for wellness and digital health companies — a strategy fraught with potential hurdles, but one they believe can put them at the leading edge of a new movement in health care. Ken Lund, executive director of the Colorado Office of...
- December 12, 2013
Taking care: Small rural hospitals face uncertain future under ACA
Read moreThe rollout of the Affordable Care Act has already set off significant change and uproar around individual insurance plans. As the ACA settles into place in 2014, more change and concerns are coming to small rural hospitals. Under the ACA, small rural hospitals will see significant reductions in traditional...
- December 12, 2013
Extra ambulance funding important in rural areas
Read moreAn amendment to extend extra funding for Medicare payments to ambulance services is particularly important for rural communities, Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday. He’s looking to get a five-year extension of extra funding for ambulance providers added to the “doc fix” bill. That’s a measure that increases Medicare payments...
