Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Impact of CAH Conversion on Hospital Finances and Mix of Inpatient Services
Examines pre- and post-conversion data for hospitals that became Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) during the first three years of the Flex Program in order to understand how CAH conversion affects not only hospital finances, but also inpatient service mix.
Author(s): Julie A. Schoenman, Janet P. Sutton
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Examines pre- and post-conversion data for hospitals that became Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) during the first three years of the Flex Program in order to understand how CAH conversion affects not only hospital finances, but also inpatient service mix.
Author(s): Julie A. Schoenman, Janet P. Sutton
Date: 08/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Rural Hospitals: Are You Missing out on Drug Savings?
Outlines the 340B Drug Pricing Program with a focus on cost saving capability for rural organizations.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Marianne Baernholdt
Citation: Healthcare Financial Management, 62(6), 82-85
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
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Outlines the 340B Drug Pricing Program with a focus on cost saving capability for rural organizations.
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Marianne Baernholdt
Citation: Healthcare Financial Management, 62(6), 82-85
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
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Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Hospitalization Rates in Maine, USA – Variability along the Urban-Rural Continuum
Reports results of a study that used a geographic information system (GIS) to examine the factors that impact heart failure and myocardial infarction hospitalization rates at town level in the state of Maine. Includes information on the impact of rurality on hospitalizations.
Author(s): David Harris, AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, David Hartley
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 8(2), 980
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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Reports results of a study that used a geographic information system (GIS) to examine the factors that impact heart failure and myocardial infarction hospitalization rates at town level in the state of Maine. Includes information on the impact of rurality on hospitalizations.
Author(s): David Harris, AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa, David Hartley
Citation: Rural and Remote Health, 8(2), 980
Date: 06/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Catherine Cutler Institute
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Perceptions Regarding Electronic Health Record Implementation Among Health Information Management Professionals in Alabama: A Statewide Survey and Analysis
Summarizes results of a study that assessed the factors, benefits, and barriers associated with implementing an electronic health records system in Alabama's rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Shannon H. Houser, Lucretia A. Johnson
Citation: Perspectives in Health Information Management, 5
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
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Summarizes results of a study that assessed the factors, benefits, and barriers associated with implementing an electronic health records system in Alabama's rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Shannon H. Houser, Lucretia A. Johnson
Citation: Perspectives in Health Information Management, 5
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
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Developing Indicators to Document the Community Impact of Critical Access Hospitals
Provides tools for Critical Access Hospitals to strategically manage, monitor, and report their community impact activities.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer Lenardson, Andrew Coburn, Melanie Race
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Provides tools for Critical Access Hospitals to strategically manage, monitor, and report their community impact activities.
Author(s): John A. Gale, Jennifer Lenardson, Andrew Coburn, Melanie Race
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Far From the City: Community Orientation and Responsiveness of Rural Hospitals
Reports the findings of a national study focused on variation in hospital community orientation and responsiveness across differing rural contexts.
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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Reports the findings of a national study focused on variation in hospital community orientation and responsiveness across differing rural contexts.
Date: 05/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
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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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Community Benefit and Impact of Critical Access Hospitals: The Results of the 2007 CAH Survey
Reports results from a 2007 survey of 381 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators assessing the community benefit and overall impact of CAHs, their activities, and their efforts to address unmet community health needs.
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Reports results from a 2007 survey of 381 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators assessing the community benefit and overall impact of CAHs, their activities, and their efforts to address unmet community health needs.
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Critical Access Hospitals' Experiences with Medicare Advantage Plans
Examines findings from a survey of 60 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators about their experiences with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Discussion topics include CAH interactions with MA, reimbursement terms, financial performance, revenue, and relationship with beneficiaries.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Examines findings from a survey of 60 Critical Access Hospital (CAH) administrators about their experiences with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Discussion topics include CAH interactions with MA, reimbursement terms, financial performance, revenue, and relationship with beneficiaries.
Author(s): Michael Meit, Keith Mueller
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Differences in Measurement of Operating Margin
Considers how differences in measurement of operating margin for hospitals can affect the reported values.
Author(s): George Pink, Ann Howard, George Mark Holmes, Roger Thompson, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Considers how differences in measurement of operating margin for hospitals can affect the reported values.
Author(s): George Pink, Ann Howard, George Mark Holmes, Roger Thompson, Rebecca Slifkin
Date: 03/2008
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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