Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments: Approaches and Benefits for Critical Access Hospitals
Informs the efforts of state Flex Programs to support Critical Access Hospitals in conducting collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments. The results of these assessments can be used by hospitals as well as state Flex Programs to inform their ongoing strategic initiatives.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Andrew F. Coburn, Helen E. Newton
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Informs the efforts of state Flex Programs to support Critical Access Hospitals in conducting collaborative Community Health Needs Assessments. The results of these assessments can be used by hospitals as well as state Flex Programs to inform their ongoing strategic initiatives.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Andrew F. Coburn, Helen E. Newton
Date: 05/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural Health and Critical Access Hospitals: Opportunities and Challenges
Highlights a presentation on rural healthcare and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Wisconsin. Discusses some of the healthcare challenges in rural Wisconsin and how rural hospitals are meeting those challenges.
Author(s): Tim Size
Date: 04/2014
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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Highlights a presentation on rural healthcare and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in Wisconsin. Discusses some of the healthcare challenges in rural Wisconsin and how rural hospitals are meeting those challenges.
Author(s): Tim Size
Date: 04/2014
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
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The Financial Health of Publicly Owned Rural Hospitals in Mississippi
A study of Mississippi's publicly owned, rural hospitals' financial health.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
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A study of Mississippi's publicly owned, rural hospitals' financial health.
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Mississippi Office of the State Auditor
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Nationwide Inpatient Sample Redesign: Final Report
Describes sampling changes for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, which includes information on hospital services by urban/rural status. The NIS will use a sample of discharge records from all HCUP-participating hospitals rather than all discharge records from a sample of hospitals.
Author(s): Robert L. Houchens, David N. Ross, Anne Elixhauser, Joanna Jiang
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Describes sampling changes for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample database, which includes information on hospital services by urban/rural status. The NIS will use a sample of discharge records from all HCUP-participating hospitals rather than all discharge records from a sample of hospitals.
Author(s): Robert L. Houchens, David N. Ross, Anne Elixhauser, Joanna Jiang
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Health Coverage and Care in the South: A Chartbook
Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Provides key data on the demographic and economic characteristics of the Southern population as well as their health status, health insurance coverage, and access to care. Covers data on citizenship status, age, urban-rural composition, and income of residents in the South. Offers data on the number of Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the South.
Author(s): Jessica Stephens, Alexandra Gates, Vann Newkirk, Laura Snyder
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Rural and Urban Hospitals' Role in Providing Inpatient Care, 2010
Compares inpatient care at rural and urban hospitals. Covers the amount of inpatient care provided, patient characteristics, first-listed diagnoses, number of procedures, and discharge location. Based on 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey data.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria Owings
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Compares inpatient care at rural and urban hospitals. Covers the amount of inpatient care provided, patient characteristics, first-listed diagnoses, number of procedures, and discharge location. Based on 2010 National Hospital Discharge Survey data.
Author(s): Margaret Jean Hall, Maria Owings
Date: 04/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Rural Hospital System Transformation
Discusses how Mercy Health Network, a group of 28 hospitals in rural Iowa, improved system-wide performance by implementing a Lean methodology. Focuses on learning from outside the healthcare industry, identifying the appropriate leaders, and utilizing innovative approaches to do more with less.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Discusses how Mercy Health Network, a group of 28 hospitals in rural Iowa, improved system-wide performance by implementing a Lean methodology. Focuses on learning from outside the healthcare industry, identifying the appropriate leaders, and utilizing innovative approaches to do more with less.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Adoption of Sodium Reduction Strategies in Small and Rural Hospitals, Illinois, 2012
Results of a 4-month-long intervention in which 30 hospitals promoted lower-sodium food choices in their cafeterias and vending machines, and made available information regarding benefits of sodium reduction.
Author(s): Nancy Amerson, Marguerite Nelson, Abigail Radcliffe, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Results of a 4-month-long intervention in which 30 hospitals promoted lower-sodium food choices in their cafeterias and vending machines, and made available information regarding benefits of sodium reduction.
Author(s): Nancy Amerson, Marguerite Nelson, Abigail Radcliffe, et al.
Citation: Preventing Chronic Disease, 11
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
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Critical Access Hospital Population Health Summit: Improving Population Health: A Guide for Critical Access Hospitals
Presents highlights from a summit held in Bloomington, MN, on March 25-26, 2014. Included national rural hospital and population health experts who discussed recommendations for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and small rural hospitals regarding population health needs in their communities.
Author(s): Karla Weng
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Presents highlights from a summit held in Bloomington, MN, on March 25-26, 2014. Included national rural hospital and population health experts who discussed recommendations for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and small rural hospitals regarding population health needs in their communities.
Author(s): Karla Weng
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2014
Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report.
Date: 03/2014
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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