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Flex Monitoring Team

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Performance monitoring project for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) conducted by the Rural Health Research Centers at the Universities of Minnesota, North Carolina, and Southern Maine. The monitoring project is assessing the impact of the Flex Program on Critical Access Hospitals and their communities and the role of states in achieving overall program objectives.
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Conducting Research, Needs Assessments, and Evaluations · Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare Quality

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  • 2004 CAH Survey National Data, 08/2004, view details
  • 2023 National CAH Quality Inventory & Assessment National Report, 04/2024, view details
  • Addressing Opioid Use in Rural Communities: Examples from Critical Access Hospitals, 08/2020, view details
  • The Association Between System Affiliation and Financial Performance in Critical Access Hospitals, 10/2021, view details
  • Availability and Use of Capital by Critical Access Hospitals, 03/2005, view details
  • Best Practices from 14 CAH Executives Operating in Challenging Environments, 04/2020, view details
  • Building Sustainable Capacity for Quality and Organizational Excellence: Critical Access Hospital Quality Infrastructure Summit, 03/2023, view details
  • CAH Financial Indicators Primer and Calculator Resources, view details
  • CAH Financial Indicators Report: Summary of Indicator Medians by State, 04/2024, view details
  • CAH Medicaid Payer Mix in Expansion vs. Non-Expansion States, 04/2020, view details
  • CAH Participation in Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Activities, 2015–2018, 10/2019, view details
  • CAH Participation in Hospital Compare and Initial Results, 02/2006, view details
  • CAH Partnerships During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 03/2021, view details
  • CAH Perspectives on Collection and Use of Demographic and Social Drivers of Health Data, 10/2024, view details
  • CAHMPAS Data Query Tool, view details
  • CAHMPAS Financial Data Revisions, 05/2020, view details
  • The Capital Investment Needs of CAHs: Fire and Life Safety Code Compliance and Organizational Performance, 11/2008, view details
  • The Capital Investment Needs of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): Results of the 2007 National CAH Survey, 02/2009, view details
  • Care Coordination and Community Partnerships for Cancer Care in Critical Access Hospitals, 01/2023, view details
  • Changes in Obstetrical Services Among Critical Access Hospitals, 03/2011, view details
  • Charity Care and Uncompensated Care Activities of Tax-Exempt Critical Access Hospitals, 06/2015, view details
  • Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments: Approaches and Benefits for Critical Access Hospitals, 05/2014, view details
  • Community Benefit and Impact of Critical Access Hospitals: The Results of the 2007 CAH Survey, 03/2008, view details
  • Community Benefits of Critical Access Hospitals: A Review of the Data, 03/2010, view details
  • Community Involvement of Critical Access Hospitals: Results of the 2004 National CAH Survey, 03/2005, view details
  • Creating Program Logic Models: A Toolkit for State Flex Programs, 04/2006, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital (CAH) State Profiles, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Locations List, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Patient Safety Priorities and Initiatives: Results of the 2004 National CAH Survey, 09/2004, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement Activities and Reporting on Quality Measures: Results of the 2007 National CAH Survey, 03/2008, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Year 3 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results, 08/2008, view details
  • Critical Access Hospital Year 4 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results, 09/2009, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals and Financial Benchmark Performance, 11/2009, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals and Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology, 02/2010, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals' Initial Response to COVID-19 by System Affiliation, 11/2021, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals' Initial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Use of Federal Funding and Regulatory Flexibilities, 11/2021, view details
  • Critical Access Hospitals' Receipt of Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments, 01/2015, view details
  • The Current Status of Health Information Technology Use in CAHs, 05/2006, view details
  • Developing Regional STEMI Systems of Care: A Review of the Evidence and the Role of the Flex Program, 10/2011, view details
  • Differences in Measurement of Operating Margin, 03/2008, view details
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Activities Funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, 02/2006, view details
  • Evaluating State Flex Program Population Health Activities, 03/2022, view details
  • Evaluation of the Use of CAH Cohorts for Quality Improvement Activities, 03/2021, view details
  • Evidence-Based Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Quality Improvement Programs/Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals, 08/2012, view details
  • Evidence-Based Falls Prevention in Critical Access Hospitals, 12/2011, view details
  • Evidence-Based Heart Failure Quality Improvement Programs & Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals, 03/2012, view details
  • Evidence-Based Medication Safety Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals, 05/2013, view details
  • Evidence-Based Programs and Strategies for Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections in Critical Access Hospitals, 09/2015, view details
  • Evidence-Based Surgical Care Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals, 08/2012, view details
  • Financial Characteristics of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) Participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), 11/2022, view details
  • Financial Indicators for Critical Access Hospitals, 05/2005, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, 2015, 02/2017, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, 2016, 03/2018, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, 2017, 04/2019, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, 2018, 03/2020, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measure Results for CAHs, Q2 2014 - Q1 2015, 06/2016, view details
  • Hospital Compare Quality Measures: 2010 National and Maine Results for Critical Access Hospitals, 02/2012, view details
  • The Impact of COVID-19 Funding on Profitability of Critical Access Hospitals, 06/2023, view details
  • Impact of Financial and Operational Interventions Funded by the Flex Program, 11/2015, view details
  • Impacts of Critical Access Hospital Independence and System Ownership during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 01/2023, view details
  • Implementation of Flex EMS Supplemental Funding Projects: Year One Activities, 10/2020, view details
  • An Inventory of State Flex Program Population Health Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2019-2023, 03/2022, view details
  • Location of Critical Access Hospitals, 01/2025, view details
  • MBQIP Quality Measure Trends, 2011-2016, 11/2016, view details
  • MBQIP Quality Measures National Annual Report - 2019, 02/2021, view details
  • MBQIP Quality Measures National Annual Report - 2020, 11/2021, view details
  • MBQIP Quality Measures National Annual Report - 2021, 12/2022, view details
  • MBQIP Quality Measures National Annual Report - 2022, 10/2023, view details
  • Models for Quality Improvement in Critical Access Hospitals: The Role of State Flex Programs, 03/2010, view details
  • Monitoring State Flex Program Financial and Operational Improvement Activities, 03/2021, view details
  • Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2015, 01/2017, view details
  • Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2016, 12/2017, view details
  • Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2017, 01/2019, view details
  • Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, 2018, 01/2020, view details
  • Patients' Experiences in CAHs: HCAHPS Results, Q2 2014 - Q1 2015, 02/2016, view details
  • The Potential Impact of Pay-for-Performance on the Financial Health of Critical Access Hospitals, 12/2009, view details
  • Promoting a Culture of Safety: Use of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Critical Access Hospitals, 04/2012, view details
  • Provision of Long Term Care Services by Critical Access Hospitals: Are Things Changing?, 03/2011, view details
  • Provision of Mental Health Services by Critical Access Hospital-Based Rural Health Clinics, 06/2020, view details
  • Quality Improvement Activities in Critical Access Hospitals: Results of the 2004 National CAH Survey, 09/2004, view details
  • Quality Peer Group Indicators for Critical Access Hospitals, 07/2018, view details
  • Reassessing Financial Peer Groups for Critical Access Hospitals, 11/2016, view details
  • Reducing Potentially-Preventable Readmissions in Critical Access Hospitals, 03/2016, view details
  • Relevant Quality Measures for Critical Access Hospitals, 01/2012, view details
  • Reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections by Critical Access Hospitals, 09/2015, view details
  • A Review of State Flex Program Plans, 2004-2005, 03/2006, view details
  • Rural Hospital Emergency Department Quality Measures: Aggregate Data Report, 03/2007, view details
  • Scope of Services Offered by Critical Access Hospitals: Results of the 2004 National CAH Survey, 03/2005, view details
  • State Initiatives Funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program, 10/2007, view details
  • A Synthesis of State Flex Program Plans 2003-2004, 05/2004, view details
  • Why Do Some Critical Access Hospitals Close Their Skilled Nursing Facility Services While Others Retain Them?, 11/2012, view details
  • Workforce Toolkit to Support Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Providers, 09/2024, view details
  • Year Three Evaluation Report: Evaluation of the EMS Supplemental Funding Grants, 09/2023, view details
  • Year Two Evaluation of the Flex EMS Supplemental Funding Projects: Building an Evidence Base Through Outcome Measurement, 04/2022, view details