Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare quality
Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural & Frontier Emergency Medical Services in the U.S. Health System
Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on rural health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches.
Date: 2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Compares the findings of the Institute of Medicine's Future of Emergency Care reports with previous work on rural health and with the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future and HRSA Model Trauma System Planning and Evaluation document. Identifies similarities and overlaps of the recommendations and approaches.
Date: 2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future: A Service Chief's Guide to Creating Community Support of Excellence in EMS
Identifies ideas that can be applied in rural and frontier EMS agencies to support rural EMS services. A companion document to the 2004 report, the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future.
Date: 2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Identifies ideas that can be applied in rural and frontier EMS agencies to support rural EMS services. A companion document to the 2004 report, the Rural and Frontier EMS Agenda for the Future.
Date: 2007
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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The Implementation of Pay-For-Performance in Rural Hospitals: Lessons from the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project
Reports the findings of a national study designed to identify institutional, organizational, and environmental factors that influence the experience of rural hospitals in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Denise Remus
Date: 09/2006
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the findings of a national study designed to identify institutional, organizational, and environmental factors that influence the experience of rural hospitals in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project.
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Denise Remus
Date: 09/2006
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Quality and Performance Improvement Grant Activities Under the Flex Program
Describes quality and performance improvement activities proposed by states during the 2005 grant year under the Medicare Rural Health Flexibility Program (Flex Program).
Date: 08/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Describes quality and performance improvement activities proposed by states during the 2005 grant year under the Medicare Rural Health Flexibility Program (Flex Program).
Date: 08/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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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
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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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
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Critical Access Hospital Year 1 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines the first year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures. Includes the percent of CAHs participating in the program by state.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the first year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare public reporting database for hospital quality measures. Includes the percent of CAHs participating in the program by state.
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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CAH Participation in Hospital Compare and Initial Results
Examines the participation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in public reporting of quality measures in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare database. Includes initial Hospital Compare results for CAHs and comparisons with other groups of hospitals.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the participation of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in public reporting of quality measures in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare database. Includes initial Hospital Compare results for CAHs and comparisons with other groups of hospitals.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural Health Research in Progress in the Rural Health Research Centers Program, 10th Edition
Summarizes rural health services research conducted by the Rural Health Research Centers Program of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Summarizes rural health services research conducted by the Rural Health Research Centers Program of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Maine Rural Health Research Center
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Hospital Quality Data: CMS Needs More Rigorous Methods to Ensure Reliability of Publicly Released Data
Describes how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) collects hospital quality measures and ways the process could be improved to better ensure the accuracy of the data. Discusses how rural and urban hospital accuracy scores compare.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) collects hospital quality measures and ways the process could be improved to better ensure the accuracy of the data. Discusses how rural and urban hospital accuracy scores compare.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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The Institute of Medicine Rural Health Report: Next Steps in Legislation and Programs
Recommends federal policies that will improve patient safety and healthcare quality in rural America. Recommendations address innovative resource redirection and program coordination to increase the value of federal quality improvement programs and ultimately improve the health of rural people and communities.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, et al.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Recommends federal policies that will improve patient safety and healthcare quality in rural America. Recommendations address innovative resource redirection and program coordination to increase the value of federal quality improvement programs and ultimately improve the health of rural people and communities.
Author(s): Keith J. Mueller, Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, et al.
Date: 02/2006
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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