Key Contacts for the CAH program

Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Steve Hirsch - CAH Project Officer Phone: 301-443-7322 Email: shirsch@hrsa.gov Federal agency that distributes the Flex grant money and oversees the program. Colorado Rural Health Center Lou Ann Wilroy, CAH Director Phone: 303-832-7493, 800-851-6782 Email: lw@coruralhealth.org Director for the CAH/Flex Program in Colorado. Assists hospitals with CAH conversion, disperses Technical Assistance grants to hospitals to support the conversion process. The Colorado Rural Health Center is an information clearing house for rural health issues. Jackie Bernstein, CAH Program Coordinator Phone: 303-832-7493, 800-851-6782 Email: jb@coruralhealth.org Assists the CAH/Flex Program Director. Processes Technical Assistance and SHIP grants. Responds to requests for information about various CAH programs. Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) - Health Facilities Division Carol Cambria , CAH Program contact Phone: 303-692-2811 Email: carol.cambria@state.co.us Health Facilities conducts the surveys and re-surveys for all hospitals converting to CAH in Colorado. If you have any questions or issues related to the survey, contact her. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Region VIII (formerly HCFA) Lyla Nichols, CAH Contact Phone: 303-844-6218 Email: lnichols@cms.hhs.gov CMS certifies the CAH facilities. After CDHPE surveys, the paperwork is sent to CMS who certifies CAH and issues a NEW provider number. Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) Tami Lichtenberg Phone: 218-727-9390 Email: tlichten@ruralcenter.org Contracted by ORHP to provide technical assistance to the states participating in the Flex program. Colorado Health and Hospital Association Steve Baron, Director of Fiscal Services Phone: 720-489-1630 Email: steve.baron@chhn.com Flex program partner. CHHA is contracted to provide all finanical feasiblity studies, assist hospitals with all issues around blling, finances, fiscal intermediaries, etc. CDPHE - EMS & Injury Prevention Section Prehospital Care Program Randy Kuykendall , EMS Section Chief Phone: 303-692-2945 Email: randy.kuykendall@state.co.us The CDPHE Prehospital Care Program addresses the EMS portion of the program - "strengthening the EMS system." Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) Beth Katzenberg Phone: 303-784-5702 Email: bkatzenberg@cfmc.org Sub-contracted through CRHC to provide the "quality" component of the Flex program Fiscal Intermediaries Trailblazer is the fiscal intermediary for most of the Colorado CAHs. Mutual of Omaha is the other fiscal intermediary for Colorado. Issues regarding fiscal intermediaries can be handled by Steve Baron of the Colorado Health and Hospital Association. Trailblazer Health Enterprises Customer Service: 1-888-763-9836 Mutual of Omaha Kelly Collins Phone: 916-774-9725 x227 Email: kelly.collins@mutualofomaha.com