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EHR support making headway in rural Colorado
Rural healthcare organizations in Colorado are getting help in obtaining the necessary broadband connectivity to support EHR use via a collaborative partnership between the state's HIE and and the Colorado Telehealth Network.
State mulls raising Medicaid copays to save funds
Colorado is considering co-payments for its Medicaid enrollees, one of several options it is weighing as it grapples with increasing costs to treat that population, reported the Denver Post. Among
Colorado hospitals consider transfer of Medicaid revenues
Colorado hospitals are considering giving up some of their recently found Medicaid largesse in order to help fund new enrollees in the program, reports the Denver Post. Under the plan being
Colorado HIE efforts spotlight privacy issues
A recent Denver Post article about the Colorado health information exchange (HIE) reveals the disconnect between the nationwide effort to connect health records online to improve patient care and
Targeted alerts reduce ordering of inaccurate tests
Electronic alerts tied to EMRs and evidence-based guidelines can result in a sharp reduction in unnecessary diagnostic testing, but only if the alerts are timely, concise and properly targeted, a new
Reform opponents think states' votes on mandate will strengthen their case
While Arizona, Colorado and Oklahoma all will officially challenge the health reform law on a constitutional level at the ballot box tomorrow--specifically the provision requiring everyone to buy
EMR-driven disease management reduces mortality, costs
EMRs keep on proving their mettle in the area of care coordination. The latest evidence comes from Kaiser Permanente Colorado, which improved outcomes by mining its EMR and electronic disease
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved
SPOTLIGHT: Davies Public Health Awards
The Infectious Disease Bureau of the Boston Public Health Commission and the Denver Public Health Information Service have won 2009 Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence, HIMSS announced this
Behold, a telemedicine boom
Remember the boom (and, for many, eventual bust) in regional health information organizations from 2004 until about 2007? We may be on the cusp of a similar explosion in telemedicine.
