Funding to be used to assist clinical practice transformation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2015 Media Contact Marc Williams 303-866-3144 DENVER, CO – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Colorado’s Collaborative for Practice Transformation is one of 39 health care collaborative networks selected to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice…

For immediate release: Sept. 18, 2015 The Colorado Psychiatric Access and Consultation for Kids program, or C-PACK, is excited to announce that it will soon be expanding across new regions of the state. After a successful demonstration project funded by the Colorado Health Foundation and managed by Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Systems, Inc. (CBHS), leadership for…

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has recognized Dr. Barb Becker, Director of Strategic Programming and Public Policy at Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network, with the 2015 Sandy Martin Grassroots Award. Dr. Becker received the national award for her personal and professional commitment to the field of suicide prevention in the state, including leadership of…

Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council has hired Doyle Forrestal as its new Chief Executive Officer. Forrestal succeeds George DelGrosso, who is retiring after serving as CEO of the statewide membership organization for Colorado’s network of community behavioral health providers since 2001. Forrestal will start on July 1, 2015. Forrestal has nearly 20 years’ experience guiding, developing…

LA JUNTA — Otero Junior College’s Health Navigation program received honors as a Colorado Community College System Outstanding Program on April 8 in Denver.  Kaysie Schmidt, OJC Health Navigation faculty, accepted the award along with OJC President Jim Rizzuto. The Health Navigation program consists of two possible career paths. The first is the Community Health…

United Way of Weld County’s 2015 Celebration of Excellence was held March 12 at the University Center ballroom on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado. The event is held each year to recognize the organizations and individuals who have helped UWWC throughout the year. Executive Director of North Range Behavioral Health, Larry Pottorff,…

The Colorado Behavioral Health Care Council celebrates the announcement that CBHC CEO George DelGrosso was selected for one of two national visionary leadership awards in the behavioral health industry. The award, announced this week by the National Council for Behavioral Health, celebrates Mr. DelGrosso’s career contributions in the field, including advocacy for extensive adoption of the Mental…

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration would see a $44.6 million increase in its funding for 2016 under the budget proposal released this week by President Obama. The $4 trillion budget also lifts spending caps imposed in 2011 and restores more than $70 billion in sequestration cuts while achieving $399 billion in health…

Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced intent to engage in rulemaking to update the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs beginning in 2015. These intended changes would help to reduce the reporting burden on providers, while supporting the long term goals of the program. Since the first year…

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is excited to announce the 2015 launch of the ACC Chronic Pain Disease Management Program modeled after Project ECHO programs.  The program has been designed to improve primary care providers access to pain management specialists and to best practice treatment guidelines. Medicaid accepting primary care providers…