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A Review of State Flex Program Plans, 2004-2005
Examines the objectives and project activities proposed by states in their Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) grant applications for Fiscal Year 2004 to strengthen the rural healthcare infrastructure in their states.
Author(s): Stephenie Loux, John Gale, Anush Yousefian, Andrew Coburn, Walter Gregg
Date: 03/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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2004 CAH Survey National Data
Presents key results from on a national telephone survey of 500 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators between January and April 2004. Topics addressed include CAH scope of services and any changes in services during the previous two years; organizational relationships and their impact on CAH operations; quality improvement and patient safety activities; and community impact.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Jill Klingner
Date: 08/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Delta States Initiative Report
Provides a summary of FORHP's Delta States Initiative and details activities conducted by the Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program and the Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project.
Date: 05/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Information Technology and Rural Health Networks: An Overview of Network Practices
Describes how rural health networks are using information technology (IT), when IT solutions should be explored, and the future of IT for rural health networks. Based on interviews with 15 rural health networks that received Rural Health Network Development Grants.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Brandi Shay, J. Patrick Hart, Diane Harrop, Donadea Rasmussen
Date: 04/2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Rural Network Development Grantees for Fiscal Year 2004
Summaries of network grant projects funded in 2004. Includes project description, contact information, and amount of funding.
Date: 2004
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Rural Health Networks: Evolving Organizational Forms and Functions
Discusses results of a survey of rural health networks. Includes information about the location, membership, relationships, governance and management, process and products of rural health networks.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice, Walt Gregg, Eric Lewerenz
Date: 06/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Health Network Development Grantees by State
Directory of Federal Office of Rural Health Policy rural health network development grantees covering a range of project periods from 1999 through 2005. Includes project overviews as well as contact information for the grantees.
Date: 2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Pray, Montana, September 2-4, 2002.
Minutes from a National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services meeting addressing the following topics: the Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (Flex) and Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant (SHIP) Programs, quality of care in rural hospitals, and a Montana health workforce shortage task force.
Date: 09/2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Rural Health Network Development Grantee Directory, FY 2002
A directory of rural health network development projects made possible due to grants from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy for the years 2000, 2001, and 2002.
Date: 2002
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Network Sourcebook, Volume 1: Rural Health Demonstration Projects, 1997-2000
Detailed descriptions of 27 network development grant projects funded during the 1997-2000 period. Includes project description and contact information. Includes index of health topics addressed by each project.
Date: 05/2001
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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