Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals

The Potential Impact of Pay-for-Performance on the Financial Health of Critical Access Hospitals
Models the impact of different Medicare pay-for-performance (P4P) incentives on the financial health of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) using quality performance measures for pneumonia and heart failure from several data sources.
Additional links: Policy Brief, February 2010
Author(s): Robert Town, Ira Moscovice
Date: 12/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Critical Access Hospitals and Financial Benchmark Performance
Presents results from the application of benchmarks to 2004-2006 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) data for five financial indicators. Discusses the financial implications for CAHs.
Author(s): George Pink, Mark Holmes, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 11/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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A Community Benefit Reporting Toolkit for Critical Access Hospitals
Provides guidance to Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in collecting and reporting community benefit data to comply with federal and/or state community benefit reporting requirements or to prepare community benefit reports for internal and external audiences.
Author(s): John Gale, Melanie Race
Date: 10/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Critical Access Hospital Year 4 Hospital Compare Participation and Quality Measure Results
Discusses fourth 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.
Additional links: Policy Brief
Author(s): Michelle Casey, Michele Burlew, Ira Moscovice
Date: 09/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
Examines potentially preventable readmissions for rural and urban hospitals and discusses the rural implications of policy initiatives aimed at reducing readmission rates.
Author(s): Marilyn G. Klug, Kyle Muus, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 08/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Rural Issues Related to Bundled Payments for Acute Care Episodes
Describes challenges to implementing bundled payments in rural settings and discusses potential contracting and reimbursement strategies to address these challenges.
Author(s): Robert Town, Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, et al.
Date: 06/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Health Information Technology Policy and Rural Hospitals
Summarizes the implementation status of key health information technology (HIT) applications in Critical Access Hospitals and other rural hospitals, and discusses policy options for encouraging HIT adoption in rural hospitals.
Author(s): Jeffrey McCullough, Michelle Casey, Ira Moscovice
Date: 06/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Hospital Emergency Departments: Crowding Continues to Occur, and Some Patients Wait Longer than Recommended Time Frames
Provides detailed statistics on wait times in emergency departments. Includes comparison of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan emergency departments.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 05/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2009
Offers an annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discusses rural aspects of Medicare payment policies throughout the report.
Date: 03/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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The Capital Investment Needs of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs): Results of the 2007 National CAH Survey
Describes the findings of a national telephone survey of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to determine the nature of their capital funding needs and experiences in accessing capital funding to meet those needs. Includes policy implications.
Author(s): Walter Gregg
Date: 02/2009
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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