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- October 14, 2013
Locals launch campaign to keep medical center in Telluride
Read moreEarly this month, the Telluride Town Council voted to send a town-drafted measure on the Pearl Property to the November ballot. The measure, Proposition 2D, proposes to divide the property just west of town into two parcels — a large undeveloped open space parcel preserved by a conservation easement,...
00 - October 14, 2013
If you haven’t already heard….Cavity Free at Three has moved!
Read moreThe Cavity Free at Three program formerly housed at the University of Colorado has moved to The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Prevention Services Division in the Oral Health Unit. For more information on this program, please contact Anne Gibbs at 303-691-4907 or anne.gibbs@state.co.us.
- October 14, 2013
iCARE Storyboard at IHI’s National Forum
Read moreCRHC will be exhibiting a Storyboard about its Improving Communication and Readmission (iCARE) program at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) National Forum in December in Orlando, FL. The storyboard provides an overview of the program since its beginnings in 2010 and highlights the accomplishments of program participants in...
- October 14, 2013
What to watch as health law takes effect
Read moreRural America has a lot at stake with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, say rural health advocates. Here’s what three of them will be watching as “Obama Care” moves forward with major new provisions like insurance marketplaces. Even though the federal government is headed for a shut-down,...
- October 14, 2013
Webinars for Rural Healthcare Providers
Read moreA new free webinar series, National Rural Health Webinars, will focus on health information technology for rural healthcare providers by addressing current topics in information governance and informatics including opportunities in mHealth, health information technology, health information management workforce, ICD-10 implementation, and health analytics. The webinars will be offered...
- October 14, 2013
A Check on Premature Hospital Discharges
Read moreThe old man was in the hospital, dying, when family members were handed discharge papers. The prospect of taking the patient home was overwhelming; his family wanted him cared for in an institution that could address his complicated needs. What could they do and where could they turn for...
- October 14, 2013
Centura Health announces plan to improve healthcare in rural areas
Read moreCentura Health announced a new affiliation with Colorado Choice Health Plans as part of a plan to improve health care for Coloradans living in rural areas. Englewood-based Centura Health said it will work with the HMO “to develop new initiatives aimed at providing high-value programs and care for rural...
- October 14, 2013
March 2013: Medicare Advantage Update
Read moreKey Data Findings: From March 2012 to March 2013, rural enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) and other prepaid plans increased by over 200,000 enrollees, to more than 1.9 million. Preferred provider organization (PPO) plan enrollment increased to nearly one million enrollees, accounting for more than 51% of the rural...
- October 14, 2013
CMS Proposes a Medicare Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualified Health Centers
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a proposed rule to establish a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. The proposed, updated payment system, which is scheduled to begin October 1, 2014, would increase...
- October 14, 2013
Families Plus in Delta receives grant for EHR
Read moreFamilies Plus staff has been working to setup and organize cloud based electronic health records since the summer of 2012. At that time the Colorado Rural Health Center, extended a grant to Families Plus to purchase needed equipment and to buy into an electronic health system. After much research,...
