Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Healthcare quality
Mapping Medicare Disparities
Provides access to county-level data and comparisons on chronic disease prevalence, Medicare spending, hospital and emergency department utilization, preventive services, and preventable hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries. Also offers 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data. Includes hospital-level quality of care and cost of care data and comparisons as well as social determinants of health data for both the Medicare and non-Medicare population down to the census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Provides access to county-level data and comparisons on chronic disease prevalence, Medicare spending, hospital and emergency department utilization, preventive services, and preventable hospitalizations, readmissions, and mortality rates for Medicare beneficiaries. Also offers 2018 Medicare Advantage encounter data. Includes hospital-level quality of care and cost of care data and comparisons as well as social determinants of health data for both the Medicare and non-Medicare population down to the census tract level.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports Data Query
Interactive tool for accessing national and state data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, including trends. To view national rural trends, click the "National" tab, select "Metropolitan Status" under subject area, and "Micropolitan" or "Noncore" under topic. To view national rural trends for the impact of COVID-19 on ambulatory care and nursing homes, click the "Special Emphasis" tab and select "Location of Residence" under population category.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Interactive tool for accessing national and state data from the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, including trends. To view national rural trends, click the "National" tab, select "Metropolitan Status" under subject area, and "Micropolitan" or "Noncore" under topic. To view national rural trends for the impact of COVID-19 on ambulatory care and nursing homes, click the "Special Emphasis" tab and select "Location of Residence" under population category.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Minnesota HealthScores
Compares ratings of quality and patient experience, medical group quality and total cost, hospital quality and patient experience, and cost of services and procedures by healthcare topics in Minnesota. Provides information by clinic, city, provider name, healthcare purchasers, and consumers.
Sponsoring organization: MN Community Measurement
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Compares ratings of quality and patient experience, medical group quality and total cost, hospital quality and patient experience, and cost of services and procedures by healthcare topics in Minnesota. Provides information by clinic, city, provider name, healthcare purchasers, and consumers.
Sponsoring organization: MN Community Measurement
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CMS Quality Initiatives - General Information
Lists the various Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality initiatives with narration and links.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Lists the various Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) quality initiatives with narration and links.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Provides access to Medicare claims data through 2019, with information regionally and over time related to healthcare quality, spending, and utilization. Includes data by hospital, as well as by state, county, Hospital Referral Region, and Hospital Service Area. Atlas is archived and not receiving updates.
Sponsoring organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
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Provides access to Medicare claims data through 2019, with information regionally and over time related to healthcare quality, spending, and utilization. Includes data by hospital, as well as by state, county, Hospital Referral Region, and Hospital Service Area. Atlas is archived and not receiving updates.
Sponsoring organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
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Flex Program Fundamentals
Provides overview information on the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program, which supports Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Designed to be a resource for current Flex Program staff, as well as an orientation manual for new staff.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Provides overview information on the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program, which supports Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Designed to be a resource for current Flex Program staff, as well as an orientation manual for new staff.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators
Resource for hospitals planning to use the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs), including the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), to track and improve inpatient quality and patient safety. Also serves as a general guide to applying improvement methods in a hospital setting.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Resource for hospitals planning to use the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Quality Indicators (QIs), including the Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), to track and improve inpatient quality and patient safety. Also serves as a general guide to applying improvement methods in a hospital setting.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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QualityNet
Serves as a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved website for secure communications and healthcare quality data exchange between: quality improvement organizations (QIOs), hospitals, physician offices, nursing homes, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) networks and facilities, and data vendors.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Serves as a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved website for secure communications and healthcare quality data exchange between: quality improvement organizations (QIOs), hospitals, physician offices, nursing homes, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) networks and facilities, and data vendors.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP)
Resources designed to help Critical Access Hospitals understand and execute the MBQIP measures. Includes tools and strategies rural hospitals can use to report, analyze, and translate their data into actual quality improvement.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Resources designed to help Critical Access Hospitals understand and execute the MBQIP measures. Includes tools and strategies rural hospitals can use to report, analyze, and translate their data into actual quality improvement.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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State Flex Profiles and Contact Information
Provides links to each state's Rural Hospital Medicare Flexibility (Flex) Program activities related to supporting Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes state Flex program contacts.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Provides links to each state's Rural Hospital Medicare Flexibility (Flex) Program activities related to supporting Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Includes state Flex program contacts.
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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