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Resources by Topic: Healthcare business and finance

Medicare Learning Network: Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Acute Care Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information on Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSHs), Sole Community Hospitals (SCHs), Medicare Dependent Hospitals (MDHs), the Rural Referral Center (RRC) Program, and Low-Volume Hospitals (LVH).
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Long-term Care Hospitals Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates and the Long-term Care Hospitals Quality Reporting Program.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System
Provides general information about the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (PPS). Includes information about payment rates, the SNF Quality Reporting Program, and the SNF Value-based Purchasing Program.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Learning Network: Hospice Payment System & Coverage
Provides an overview of the Medicare hospice program and services. Includes information regarding Conditions of Participation, Medicare certification, quality reporting, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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The Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey Dashboard
An interactive tool that shows tables, plots, and maps of the healthcare landscape in Ohio based on data from the Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey which focuses on both Medicaid and non-Medicaid populations. Customizes information according to population, age range, income, county, year of data, and health indicators, including health insurance status, chronic diseases, health behaviors, access to care, unmet healthcare needs, and economic distress.
Type: Tool
Sponsoring organization: Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey
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Tribal Accreditation Learning Community (TALC) Webinar Series
Presents a monthly webinar series discussing public health performance and system improvement and accreditation in tribal communities.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Indian Health Board
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AHA Hospital Statistics
Interactive dashboard providing data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey. Includes data on historical trends in hospital utilization, personnel, and finances, as well as data on hospitals by bed size category, U.S. Census region, state, and metropolitan statistical area.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Hospital Price Transparency Requirements Quick Reference Checklists
Summarizes hospital price transparency regulations to facilitate hospital compliance. Presents information on which hospitals are required to comply, as well as checklists for making public standard charges for all items and services, as well as standard charges for shoppable services, and maintaining an internet-based price estimator tool.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Exploring Rural Health Podcast
A monthly podcast focused on current issues in rural healthcare and population health. Features leaders and experts at the local, state, and national level discussing solutions to help meet rural communities' needs.
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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North Carolina State Designated Rural Health Centers Operations Guidance
Manual providing consolidated resources for North Carolina's State Designated Rural Health Center (SDRHC) Program. Standardizes North Carolina SDRHC services, describes strategies to designate new rural health centers, and provides additional resources that support effective operations and transition into and out of SDRHC status.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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