Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare quality
Achieving Success in QIO and Rural Hospital Partnerships
Provides 4 case studies that highlight strategies employed by Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to help small rural hospitals implement successful quality improvement initiatives. Focuses on the benefits of technical assistance from QIOs to rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet Pagan-Sutton, Lauren Silver, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 02/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Provides 4 case studies that highlight strategies employed by Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) to help small rural hospitals implement successful quality improvement initiatives. Focuses on the benefits of technical assistance from QIOs to rural hospitals.
Author(s): Janet Pagan-Sutton, Lauren Silver, Jyoti Gupta
Date: 02/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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CMS Value-Based Purchasing Program and Critical Access Hospitals
Addresses the implications of value-based purchasing (VBP) for the cost-based reimbursement that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) receive. Describes the Rural Health Panel's recommendations for action.
Additional links: Summary of Recommendations
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Addresses the implications of value-based purchasing (VBP) for the cost-based reimbursement that Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) receive. Describes the Rural Health Panel's recommendations for action.
Additional links: Summary of Recommendations
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, et al.
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Policy Research Institute Rural Health Panel
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Handbook for Rural Health Care Ethics: A Practical Guide for Professionals
Analyzes, solves, and anticipates healthcare ethics dilemmas to provide general ethics information and related guidance for clinicians and administrators of rural health care facilities.
Date: 2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Department of Community & Family Medicine
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Analyzes, solves, and anticipates healthcare ethics dilemmas to provide general ethics information and related guidance for clinicians and administrators of rural health care facilities.
Date: 2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Department of Community & Family Medicine
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An Examination of the Healthcare Workforce Issues in Rural America
8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress. Focuses on rural health workforce issues. Discusses improving rural healthcare through interdisciplinary training and quality improvement. Examines the rural health workforce by profession and looks at health workforce issues and trends.
Date: 09/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
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Critical Access Hospital Year 3 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Examines the third 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.
Additional links: Policy Brief, September 2008
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Examines the third 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.
Additional links: Policy Brief, September 2008
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Prevalence of Evidence-Based Safe Medication Practices in Small Rural Hospitals
Describes the prevalence of evidence-based safe medication practices, including the use of voluntary medication error reporting, in small rural hospitals.
Author(s): Gary Cochran, Katherine Jones, Liyan Xu, Keith Mueller
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Describes the prevalence of evidence-based safe medication practices, including the use of voluntary medication error reporting, in small rural hospitals.
Author(s): Gary Cochran, Katherine Jones, Liyan Xu, Keith Mueller
Date: 04/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Critical Access Hospital Quality Improvement Activities and Reporting on Quality Measures: Results of the 2007 National CAH Survey
Reports on Critical Access Hospitals' involvement with a wide range of quality improvement initiatives, particularly patient and medication safety.
Author(s): Michelle Casey
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Reports on Critical Access Hospitals' involvement with a wide range of quality improvement initiatives, particularly patient and medication safety.
Author(s): Michelle Casey
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Regional Variation in Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Estimates and documents charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals by region.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Estimates and documents charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals by region.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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National Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Examines charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals, with data by hospital bed size.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals, with data by hospital bed size.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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State Initiatives Funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program
Explores activities funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) in the previous two years to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure. Discusses which activities were considered most successful by State Flex Coordinators.
Additional links: Policy Brief, December 2007
Author(s): John Gale, Jennifer Lenardson, Walt Gregg, et al.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Explores activities funded by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) in the previous two years to strengthen the rural health care infrastructure. Discusses which activities were considered most successful by State Flex Coordinators.
Additional links: Policy Brief, December 2007
Author(s): John Gale, Jennifer Lenardson, Walt Gregg, et al.
Date: 10/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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