Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
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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Policy Issues Affecting Maine's Hospitals
Describes the distribution of hospitals in Maine and the challenges for those hospitals stemming from federal and state regulations, trends in physician practice, and emerging payment models.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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Describes the distribution of hospitals in Maine and the challenges for those hospitals stemming from federal and state regulations, trends in physician practice, and emerging payment models.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer D. Lenardson
Date: 01/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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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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Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety
Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.
Additional links: Policy Brief, March 2009
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Walter Elias, Alana Knudson, Walter Gregg
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.
Additional links: Policy Brief, March 2009
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Walter Elias, Alana Knudson, Walter Gregg
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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North Dakota Flex Program and Critical Access Hospital State Rural Health Plan
Assesses and identifies pressing current conditions of rural health services and systems, focusing on Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). These conditions are workforce, access, finance, health information technology, community and economic development, quality, emergency medical and trauma services, networking, and system reform. Report also recommends strategic approaches to address these topics of concern.
Author(s): Marlene Miller, Brad Gibbens, Christine Lennon, Mary Wakefield
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Assesses and identifies pressing current conditions of rural health services and systems, focusing on Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). These conditions are workforce, access, finance, health information technology, community and economic development, quality, emergency medical and trauma services, networking, and system reform. Report also recommends strategic approaches to address these topics of concern.
Author(s): Marlene Miller, Brad Gibbens, Christine Lennon, Mary Wakefield
Date: 12/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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The Capital Investment Needs of CAHs: Fire and Life Safety Code Compliance and Organizational Performance
Describes current Critical Access Hospital (CAH) capital investment needs and their experiences obtaining the capital funding critical for remaining compliant with fire and life safety codes and essential for maintaining effective and efficient operations.
Author(s): Walter Gregg
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Describes current Critical Access Hospital (CAH) capital investment needs and their experiences obtaining the capital funding critical for remaining compliant with fire and life safety codes and essential for maintaining effective and efficient operations.
Author(s): Walter Gregg
Date: 11/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Rural Hospital Renovation & Expansion Study
Summarizes the results of a survey assessing the impact of community hospital renovations on healthcare delivery and recruitment and retention of health professionals.
Author(s): Bill Wilson, Rick Geiler, Jim McClure, Scott Fowler
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
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Summarizes the results of a survey assessing the impact of community hospital renovations on healthcare delivery and recruitment and retention of health professionals.
Author(s): Bill Wilson, Rick Geiler, Jim McClure, Scott Fowler
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
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Electronic Health Records Adoption: Rural Providers' Decision-Making Process
Examines the decision-making process that small rural physician clinics and hospitals use as they investigate and select an electronic health record (EHR) system. Based on interviews with two rural physician clinics and two rural hospitals in Nebraska that have implemented an EHR system.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Anne Skinner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines the decision-making process that small rural physician clinics and hospitals use as they investigate and select an electronic health record (EHR) system. Based on interviews with two rural physician clinics and two rural hospitals in Nebraska that have implemented an EHR system.
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Anne Skinner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Experiences of Critical Access Hospitals in the Provision of Emergency Medical Services
Examines the experiences of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in operating an emergency medical services (EMS) unit. Findings are based on a rural ambulance service literature review and interviews with administrators and ambulance staff from five CAHs. Discusses the benefits and challenges that CAH providers face in operating EMS services.
Author(s): Janet P. Sutton, June Eichner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Examines the experiences of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in operating an emergency medical services (EMS) unit. Findings are based on a rural ambulance service literature review and interviews with administrators and ambulance staff from five CAHs. Discusses the benefits and challenges that CAH providers face in operating EMS services.
Author(s): Janet P. Sutton, June Eichner
Date: 10/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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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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