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- November 14, 2013
Patient Engagement for Health Webinar
Read moreThis is a CAH Quality Director Call This presentation, focused specifically for CAHs, will provide participants with information, tools, and resources on effectively engaging patients and family members to take a more active role in their own health care to prevent illness and more effectively manage their own care....
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CREATE Tip of the Week – What’s Covered by CREATE
Read moreUpon preparing your application for an Financial Waiver or ERC review, you want to make sure that not only your application is complete and turned in by the appropriate due date; it’s also equally as important to ensure your course costs are accurately calculated. The Colorado Rural Health, CREATE...
- November 14, 2013
Are you a CRHC Member?
Read moreIt is that time of year again! Membership Renewal! Current CRHC members should have received their annual membership renewal invoices in mid-October. Please send in your renewal forms at your earliest convenience to ensure your member benefits remain in effect. Alternatively, you may renew online. If you have questions,...
- November 14, 2013
Kaiser gives $400K grant to rural health centers
Read moreColorado Rural Health Center today announced a $416,000, three-year grant from Kaiser Permanente Colorado that will help some of Colorado’s rural health clinics improve quality of care. The grant will provide assistance to 19 rural clinics, located mainly on the Western Slope. Exactly which clinics will benefit is not...
- November 14, 2013
CRHC releases issue paper “Improving Communications and Readmissions”
Read moreClick here to read the CRHC’s latest issue paper on Improving Communications and Readmissions.
- November 14, 2013
Increasing hospital concerns prompt new security measure
Read moreViolent crime isn’t limited to schools and major public-gathering areas. Hospitals across Colorado and American are seeing an increase in attacks made by patients on workers and by outsiders on patients. As such, many are adding metal detectors and offering staff security training in order to empower them. But...
- November 14, 2013
National Rural Health Day Webinars
Read moreNational Rural Health Day events are being planned nationwide by SORHs and others on November 21. As in year’s past, NOSORH will host a series of free webinars on National Rural Health Day. Scheduled topics, times, and speakers include: AgriSafe: Protecting the People Who Feed America (Noon EST) –...
- November 14, 2013
National Rural Health Day to be Celebrated November 21
Read moreFor the third consecutive year, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and all 50 State Offices of Rural Health (SORHs) will join forces with other local, state, and national rural healthcare providers and stakeholders to celebrate National Rural Health Day. This year’s celebration will take...
- November 14, 2013
Colorado survey reveals disparities in medical care for minorities
Read moreBlack Coloradans see the doctor less frequently, get less preventive care and report being in worse health than other residents of the state, according to a recent health survey. The biennial Colorado Health Access Survey, which polled 10,224 households between April 15 and July 27, provides one of the...
- November 14, 2013
National Rural Health Week Proclamation for Pennsylvania
Read moreIn an effort to draw attention to the wide range of issues that impact rural health, November 18-22, 2013 has been declared Pennsylvania Rural Health week by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. The request for the proclamation was made by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health. Governor Tom Corbett made...
