Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Critical Access Hospitals
2023 Community Health Needs Assessment Community Analysis: Analysis of Health Priorities for Rural Michigan Counties
Reports on community health needs in the 61 rural counties in Michigan as a reference guide for rural non‐profit hospitals in the state, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for all non‐profit hospitals. Lists priorities and health ranking for each county.
Author(s): Kristina Kaput
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Center for Rural Health
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Reports on community health needs in the 61 rural counties in Michigan as a reference guide for rural non‐profit hospitals in the state, as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for all non‐profit hospitals. Lists priorities and health ranking for each county.
Author(s): Kristina Kaput
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Michigan Center for Rural Health
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2023 Flex Program Reverse Site Visit
Details the Flex Program's Reverse Site Visit meeting held on July 19-20, 2023, for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program grantees. Includes links to each presentation's slides. Presentations cover federal program activities, policy updates, and program examples from several states.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Details the Flex Program's Reverse Site Visit meeting held on July 19-20, 2023, for Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program grantees. Includes links to each presentation's slides. Presentations cover federal program activities, policy updates, and program examples from several states.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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North Dakota's Significant Rural Health Needs as Identified by Critical Access Hospital Community Health Needs Assessments: 2020-2022 Aggregate Results for Rural North Dakota Hospitals
Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Report highlights the results of community health needs assessments of North Dakota's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) from 2020 to 2022. Identifies the most pressing healthcare needs in ND's rural communities.
Author(s): Kylie Nissen, Holly Long
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
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Social Needs Screening among Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals, 2022
Examines the extent to which non-federal acute care hospitals collect and receive data on individual patients' health-related social needs using data from the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) supplement. Describes how these data are used to promote patient and population health. Includes data on the routine collection of social needs and use of structured screening tools or diagnosis codes by hospital characteristics, including rural location, Critical Access Hospital designation, and size.
Author(s): Wei Chang, Chelsea Richwine
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Examines the extent to which non-federal acute care hospitals collect and receive data on individual patients' health-related social needs using data from the 2022 American Hospital Association (AHA) Information Technology (IT) supplement. Describes how these data are used to promote patient and population health. Includes data on the routine collection of social needs and use of structured screening tools or diagnosis codes by hospital characteristics, including rural location, Critical Access Hospital designation, and size.
Author(s): Wei Chang, Chelsea Richwine
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Bridging the Gap Between Clinical Care and Community Population Health
Podcast episode with Kevin Barnett, senior investigator at the Public Health Institute and board member for Michigan's Trinity Health, discussing how hospitals can use community benefit spending to promote community health and health equity.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Podcast episode with Kevin Barnett, senior investigator at the Public Health Institute and board member for Michigan's Trinity Health, discussing how hospitals can use community benefit spending to promote community health and health equity.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Availability of Cancer Care Services and the Organization of Care Delivery at Critical Access Hospitals
Examines the availability and organization of cancer care services at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Summarizes results of a survey of nursing and patient care leaders at 135 CAHs. Describes cancer treatment, diagnostic, and screening services provided at CAHs and the staff used to deliver patient care. Identifies four levels of CAH cancer care services.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice, Helen Parsons, Nathan Bean, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 2023
Date: 07/2023
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Examines the availability and organization of cancer care services at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Summarizes results of a survey of nursing and patient care leaders at 135 CAHs. Describes cancer treatment, diagnostic, and screening services provided at CAHs and the staff used to deliver patient care. Identifies four levels of CAH cancer care services.
Author(s): Ira Moscovice, Helen Parsons, Nathan Bean, et al.
Citation: Cancer Medicine, 2023
Date: 07/2023
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Population Health Outcome Measurement Strategies for State Flex Programs
Presents a framework for population health outcome measurement strategies for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including identifying the needs to be addressed, educational programming, developing shared learning collaboratives/cohorts to support performance improvement, and implementing interventions. Offers practical examples of population health improvement performance improvement activities with short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes to document program impact over time.
Author(s): John Gale, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Presents a framework for population health outcome measurement strategies for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including identifying the needs to be addressed, educational programming, developing shared learning collaboratives/cohorts to support performance improvement, and implementing interventions. Offers practical examples of population health improvement performance improvement activities with short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes to document program impact over time.
Author(s): John Gale, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Emergency Medical Services Outcome Measurement Strategies for State Flex Programs
Presents a framework regarding emergency medical services (EMS) outcome measurement for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including identifying the needs to be addressed, educational programming, developing shared learning collaboratives/cohorts to support performance improvement, and implementing interventions. Offers practical examples of EMS performance improvement activities with short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes.
Author(s): John Gale, Karen Pearson, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster, Kenneth Rosati
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Presents a framework regarding emergency medical services (EMS) outcome measurement for State Flex Programs (SFPs). Outlines a series of sequential steps, including identifying the needs to be addressed, educational programming, developing shared learning collaboratives/cohorts to support performance improvement, and implementing interventions. Offers practical examples of EMS performance improvement activities with short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes.
Author(s): John Gale, Karen Pearson, Celia Jewell, Sara Kahn-Troster, Kenneth Rosati
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Quality Time: Sharing PIE - Fall Prevention Strategies
Podcast episode discussing how two quality improvement leaders implemented fall prevention strategies at their Critical Access Hospitals. Describes different strategies to identify and reduce fall risks.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Podcast episode discussing how two quality improvement leaders implemented fall prevention strategies at their Critical Access Hospitals. Describes different strategies to identify and reduce fall risks.
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program: Revenue Cycle Management Best Practices Guide
Offers rural hospital executives and management teams best practice concepts in revenue cycle management by assisting them in identifying performance improvement within their hospitals and departments. Provides State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) directors and Flex Program coordinators a better understanding of the revenue cycle best practices to help them design educational training programs to support rural hospital administrators with performance improvement.
Additional links: Check List
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: BKD CPAs & Advisors, National Rural Health Resource Center
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Offers rural hospital executives and management teams best practice concepts in revenue cycle management by assisting them in identifying performance improvement within their hospitals and departments. Provides State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) directors and Flex Program coordinators a better understanding of the revenue cycle best practices to help them design educational training programs to support rural hospital administrators with performance improvement.
Additional links: Check List
Date: 07/2023
Sponsoring organizations: BKD CPAs & Advisors, National Rural Health Resource Center
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