RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9

RSVP TODAY for Corps Community Connection and Awards Ceremony, October 9, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel - Int'l. Airport. Click here for more information. Corps Community Day highlights primary medical, dental and behavioral health care for the underserved in Colorado. It is an opportunity for students, residents, providers and Colorado’s safety net health care facilities to network. Please share this invitation with folks at your clinic! Furthermore, the event celebrates accomplishments of National Health Service Corps and Colorado Health Service Corps providers.

Safety-net healthcare facilities in attendance include: federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, community safety net clinics and other sites meeting the primary care needs of Colorado’s underserved. In addition to the chance to connect with motivated, like-minded professionals, there will be plenty of food and drinks and special giveaways! Keynote speakers include Larry Wolk, MD, MSPH and Justin Wheeler, MD.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN for ClinicNET's November 13 Affiliate Convening!

ClinicNET Affiliate Convening

November 13, 2015

8:00am - 3:00pm

Mile High Room at COPIC

7351 E. Lowry Blvd., Denver, CO

ClinicNET Affiliates! Please join us for a day of education and information! Topics will include policy and advocacy, practice transformation, access to care and coverage data, Medicaid and more! Light breakfast and lunch will be served and there will be time to connect with your peers in the Community Safety Net Clinic world! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! 

Contact johanna.gelderman@clinicnet.org with questions.

Grants to Free/Charitable Clinics to Establish CDC-recognized Lifestyle Change Programs for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes

“In collaboration with the American Medical Association’s Improving Health Outcomes department, the AMA Foundation will be awarding $10,000 grants to eight free clinics through the Healthy Communities/Healthy America program. Clinics will receive funding to implement the CDC’s National Diabetes Prevention Program over the course of two years. The 2015 Healthy Communities/Healthy America RFP is now available. All RFP’s must be submitted via email to amafoundation@ama-assn.org by November 6, 2015 at 5pm CST in order to be considered.” [Source: AMA Foundation]

Request for Applications for 2016 Breast Health Projects Released by Susan G. Komen Colorado

“Susan G. Komen Colorado will award Community Grants to eligible local non-profit organizations to provide breast health and breast cancer projects to individuals in the Affiliate’s service area between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017.  For the 2016-2017 grant cycle, Komen Colorado will accept applications that address one of the funding priorities and fall into one of the following funding categories:

1. Community Health Worker
2. Screening/Diagnostics
3. Treatment

Komen Colorado funds an array of breast health and cancer services that together create seamless systems of care for the following target communities:  Hispanic/Latina women; Women in Rural Northeast Colorado; Women in Resort and Mountain Towns in Clear Creek, Eagle, Garfield, Gilpin, Park, Pitkin and Summit counties; Medically Underserved Women in Front Range counties.

Important Dates:

• Mandatory Grant Writing Webinar: October 2, 2015, 9:00 – 10:30 – click here to register
• Application Deadline: November 23, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. MT

Full details about this funding opportunity are available on Komen Colorado’s website at http://www.komencolorado.org/grants-program/how-to-apply/” [Source: Komen Colorado]

CORHIO’s FREE Health HIT Boot Camp

"Attend the free Health IT Boot Camp hosted by CORHIO and learn more about Meaningful Use, quality reporting, health information exchange, the medical home model and more. The event is October 20, 11:00am-3:45pm at the Hilton Garden Inn, Denver Tech Center, 7675 E Union Ave, Denver, CO 80237. Click here to register and for more information, including the agenda." [Source: CORHIO]

ICD-10 Updates from Medicaid – CCHAP Practice Manager Newsletter

“ICD-10 Updates from Medicaid: External end-to-end testing has confirmed that Medicaid's systems are integrated, operable, and ready to accept the new ICD-10 codes and formats on October 1, 2015. Effective October 1, 2015, ICD-10 is now active and replacing ICD-9 diagnosis codes. Providers should note the ICD-10 implementation is Date of Service (DOS) specific:

• ICD-9 diagnosis and surgical procedure codes will be required on claims that contain DOS or dates of discharge (DOD) on or before September 30, 2015.
• ICD-10 diagnosis and surgical procedure codes are required on claims that contain DOS or DOD on or after October 1, 2015.

Claims submitted with both ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes will be rejected.
Medicaid billing manuals have been updated ICD-10 codes. Click here to access the manuals.
Appendix R – Provider Claim Report Denial/Error Codes Update for ICD-10. Click here to find this document under "Appendices"

Please contact the Department’s fiscal agent, Xerox State Healthcare at 800-237-0757 with billing questions. Please contact Sean Gagnon at Sean.Gagnon@state.co.us or 303-866-3467, or Shawna Tye at Shawna.Tye@state.co.us or 303-866-2347 with questions regarding the ICD-10 implementation project.

Check out the Colorado Children’s Healthcare Access Program’s full Practice Manager Newsletter for more information on:

• Preventative Screening Table – Update for ICD-10
• Young Minds Matter: Supporting Children's Mental Health Through Policy Change
• Tobacco Cessation Resource Group
• Reminder - Colorado PAR Program - New Vendor
• Medicaid Provider Relations Team
• Medicaid Provider Billing Workshops” [Source: CCHAP]

New Publications - Department of Health Care Policy and Financing

Click here to view the October Provider Bulletin. The bulletin covers topics of interest to providers and billing professionals.

Click here to view the September edition of At a Glance. This publication provides information on major initiatives including policy changes and program updates. [Source: HCPF]