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Western Healthcare Alliance Bolsters Hospitals in Small Communities
Rural communities can thrive or falter by their jobs, schools and key services such as community hospitals. So, many rural Colorado hospitals are working together to find support and strength in each other while still maintaining their community roots. Nonprofit Western Healthcare Alliance (WHA), based in Grand Junction, provide[...]
Good Company — Natasha Bond, President of ERI Group
Natasha bond joined ERI group as president in 2021. The company has been helping clients bring medical devices to market since 1988. “we offer development, manufacturing quality, and regulatory. Some projects touch all of those and some projects touch one of them,” says bond. “our job — my job — is to fill the gaps [&h[...]
Bart Valdez — CEO of the Year 2022 Finalist
Colorado is full of devoted entrepreneurs, business leaders and tech-savvy visionaries who are constantly taking the business world to new heights. It’s no secret that here, at ColoradoBiz, we love the Colorado business community. That’s why, every year, we spotlight the most impressive CEOs throughout our Centennial[...]
Guest Column: Denver Physician Details 5 Common Medicare Mistakes
For those already on Medicare or anyone who is about to be eligible, one of the best times to reevaluate your plan or sign up for one is during the Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP) Period, October 15 – December 7. It is during this time that Medicare plan beneficiaries can sign up for benefits, reevaluate […]
7 Tips for Choosing Your Health Insurance in 2023
Amid higher inflation, you may be looking at ways to adjust your lifestyle and spending habits. But when it comes to health care, it’s important to keep your well-being and budget in mind. Annual and open enrollment season is here — a time when more than 5.7 million people in Colorado and across the country will have [&hel[...]
The Future of Colorado Dental Care Lies in Digital Transformation
The dental benefits landscape stands to gain significantly from digital transformation, particularly in Colorado where access to dental healthcare is alarmingly low across certain patient populations. Presently, 1.3 million Coloradans — that’s a little over one-fourth of the state’s population — lack access to dental ins[...]
Plant-based Protein is Taking Root in Colorado’s Food Economy
When Gov. Jared Polis signed a declaration proclaiming March 20th as “MeatOut Day” in Colorado in 2021, the backlash was furious and often hyperbolic. Cattlemen decried the call for a meat-free day as near-blasphemy, as Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts retaliated with a competing “Meat on the Menu Day.” Republican S[...]
As Boomers Age, Developers Ramp Up for ‘Gray Tsunami’
Baby boomers have influenced trends for more than seven decades and continue to do so as more enter their senior years. And the impact is significant when it comes to senior living communities. Born from 1946 to 1964, the oldest of the post-World War II generation is now estimated at about 73 million people in […]
Telehealth to Play Key Role as Geriatric Population Soars
Whether you’re looking for services for yourself or for an elderly family member, navigating the programs available for seniors is as important as it is complex. More seniors who need care face an industry with fewer medical specialists trained to meet their needs. READ — Aging Smarter: Denver Doctor Gives Tips for Better Br[...]
Colorado’s Attorney General Warns of the Dangers of Heavy Metals in Baby Food
In the winter of 2021, a congressional report exposing four major baby food manufacturers for allowing unsettling concentrations of heavy metals in their products was made public. The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy found these companies’ infant and toddler food to contain 91 times the maximum arsenic concentr[...]
Mental Well-Being & the Workplace: Embracing Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
According to the Harvard Business Review, over the past twenty years, suicide deaths in the United States have increased by 35% with the majority of suicide deaths occurring among working-age individuals. Also alarming, Colorado ranks seventh in the nation for deaths by suicide. Because most people spend the majority of their wa[...]
Aging Smarter: Denver Doctor Gives Tips for Better Brain Health
We all have misplaced our keys or forgotten someone’s name more times than we probably want to admit. We tend to chalk up these momentary memory lapses to our busy schedules or even stress. As it turns out, occasional forgetfulness can be a normal and natural part of aging. However, these episodes of forgetfulness also may [&[...]
