Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Critical Access Hospitals
Arizona Critical Access Hospitals: Community Health Needs 2023
Brief summarizing the community health needs of Arizona Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a Community Health Needs Assessment. Identifies participating CAHs, lists priorities of each facility, and compares CAH community health priorities to Arizona state health priorities.
Author(s): J. Hospodar, J. Bullock, B. Koch, D. Derksen
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Brief summarizing the community health needs of Arizona Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) based on a Community Health Needs Assessment. Identifies participating CAHs, lists priorities of each facility, and compares CAH community health priorities to Arizona state health priorities.
Author(s): J. Hospodar, J. Bullock, B. Koch, D. Derksen
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Arizona Center for Rural Health
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Quality Time: Sharing PIE – Preventing Readmissions
Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality leaders from three Critical Access Hospitals to reduce readmissions. Covers community partnerships and collaboration with local health and human services providers, including emergency medical services (EMS).
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Podcast episode discussing the varied approaches used by quality leaders from three Critical Access Hospitals to reduce readmissions. Covers community partnerships and collaboration with local health and human services providers, including emergency medical services (EMS).
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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FY 2024 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule — CMS-1785-F and CMS-1788-F Fact Sheet
Fact sheet providing an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fiscal year 2024 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) final rule. Includes information about the low-wage index hospital policy, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) being allowed to receive Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments, changes to the rural wage index calculation methodology, and more.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Fact sheet providing an overview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fiscal year 2024 hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) final rule. Includes information about the low-wage index hospital policy, Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) being allowed to receive Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments, changes to the rural wage index calculation methodology, and more.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Antibiotic Stewardship Detailed Data Summarization Tool for State Flex Programs
Tool to help state Flex programs summarize and utilize the Core and Detailed Annual Facility Survey antibiotic stewardship data. Provides a core element summary and a question-by-question summary of Critical Access Hospital responses.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Tool to help state Flex programs summarize and utilize the Core and Detailed Annual Facility Survey antibiotic stewardship data. Provides a core element summary and a question-by-question summary of Critical Access Hospital responses.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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MBQIP Measures Fact Sheets
Discusses the federal data collection and reporting process for Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Core Measures and MBQIP Additional Measures to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and state Flex Program personnel involved in quality improvement. The measures address patient safety, patient engagement, care transitions, and outpatient care.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Discusses the federal data collection and reporting process for Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) Core Measures and MBQIP Additional Measures to help Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and state Flex Program personnel involved in quality improvement. The measures address patient safety, patient engagement, care transitions, and outpatient care.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Critical Access Hospital Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) Resource List
Resource list for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), reflecting new materials and updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2022 reporting.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Resource list for electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs), reflecting new materials and updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for 2022 reporting.
Date: 08/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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2023 Community Health Needs Assessment Community Analysis: Analysis of Health Priorities for Rural Michigan Counties
Reports on community health needs in the 61 rural counties in Michigan as a reference guide for rural non‐profit hospitals in the state, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for all non‐profit hospitals. Lists priorities and health ranking for each county.
Author(s): Kristina Kaput
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Center for Rural Health
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Reports on community health needs in the 61 rural counties in Michigan as a reference guide for rural non‐profit hospitals in the state, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for all non‐profit hospitals. Lists priorities and health ranking for each county.
Author(s): Kristina Kaput
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Center for Rural Health
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2023 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit
Details the Flex Program's Reverse Site Visit meeting held on July 19-20, 2023, for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program grantees. Includes links to each presentation's slides. Presentations cover federal program activities, policy updates, and program examples from several states.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Details the Flex Program's Reverse Site Visit meeting held on July 19-20, 2023, for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program grantees. Includes links to each presentation's slides. Presentations cover federal program activities, policy updates, and program examples from several states.
Date: 07/2023
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2020-2022 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Social Needs Screening among Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2022
Examines the extent to which non-federal acute care hospitals collect and receive data on individual patients' health-related social needs using data from the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) supplement. Describes how these data are used to promote patient and population health. Includes data on the routine collection of social needs and use of structured screening tools or diagnosis codes by hospital characteristics, including rural location, Critical Access Hospital designation, and size.
Author(s): Wei Chang, Chelsea Richwine
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Examines the extent to which non-federal acute care hospitals collect and receive data on individual patients' health-related social needs using data from the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) supplement. Describes how these data are used to promote patient and population health. Includes data on the routine collection of social needs and use of structured screening tools or diagnosis codes by hospital characteristics, including rural location, Critical Access Hospital designation, and size.
Author(s): Wei Chang, Chelsea Richwine
Date: 07/2023
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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