Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2013 Forum!

Thanks to conference sponsors and exhibitors, we were able to present excellent speakers and sessions; including Keynote Speaker Dr. Winston Wong, who was sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. Without you, we would not be able to provide such high quality programming.  

2013 Sponsors: Kaiser Permanente, COPIC Companies, The Colorado Health Foundation, The Colorado Trust, Rocky Mountain Health Plans

Nearly 200 Participants from Around the State Attend ClinicNET and Colorado Rural Health Center’s 13th Annual Forum, click here to read the full article.

Click here to learn more about the 2013 Forum. 

Doug Miller to join Sheila Tefertiller in a panel discussion facilitated by Courtnay Ryan

On Thursday April 4th from 1:45-2:45, Courtnay Ryan, CRHC's Programs Coordinator will faciliatate a discussion with Doug Miller, FNP at Rocky Ford Family Health Center and Sheila Tefertiller, RN at Prowers Medical Center. Over the past four years, clinics in Southeast Colorado have been engaged in the Improving Performance In Practice (IPIP) project. During this session you will hear about the work done through this project to improve diabetes processes and outcomes including lessons learned, best practices and see who wins the IPIP Super Bowl trophy!

Matt Guy to join Beth Katzenberg and others on a breakout session panel!

Matt Guy will join Beth Katzenberg and a panel of clinic professionals to discuss Improving Communication in Transitions of Care and Reducing Readmissions. This panel is scheduled for Thursday April 4th from 11:00-12:00. Improving Communication and Readmissions (iCARE), a CRHC initiative, began two years ago with Colorado’s Critical Access Hospitals looking at improving communication in transitions of care, reducing avoidable readmissions, and improving clinical processes that contribute to readmissions – all important state and national topics. Now in its 3rd year, the program has expanded to include hospital’s provider-based rural clinics as we broaden the spectrum of these goals and examine the important role clinics play and the impact clinic/hospital communication and processes can have in these areas. This session will provide a brief overview of the iCARE project, the work done to-date, lessons learned, as well as experiences of participants.

Matt Guy is the Executive Director of the Southeastern Colorado Area Health Education Center (SECAHEC). SECAHEC serves 16 counties in southeastern Colorado providing health education resources and support for current and future medical professionals.



Matt Guy, 2012 Annual
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Matt has also worked for the Colorado Rural Health Center working with safety net and rural health clinics in Southeastern Colorado to improve the quality and effectiveness of their practices, including offering assistance with National Committee for Quality Assurance’s Patient-Centered Medical Home recognition program.