Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Technical Assistance for Hospitals Applying to the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model — A CMMI-Sponsored Rural Hospital Global Budget Model
Describes the experiences of the Rural Health Value program in coaching hospitals in Pennsylvania that were interested in participating in a global budget model. Explains a process to quickly develop a plan focused on community health rather than exclusively on clinical services, to facilitate the transition from volume to value.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Describes the experiences of the Rural Health Value program in coaching hospitals in Pennsylvania that were interested in participating in a global budget model. Explains a process to quickly develop a plan focused on community health rather than exclusively on clinical services, to facilitate the transition from volume to value.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Value
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Leapfrog Never Events Report 2019
Examines hospital adherence to Leapfrog's Never Events Policy, which asks hospitals to commit to 9 actions if a "never event" happens, defined as one of 29 serious reportable events that should never happen listed by the National Quality Forum. Identifies rural/urban hospital performance on the initial 5 actions and expanded 9 Never Events Policy actions for 2014-2018.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Leapfrog Group
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Examines hospital adherence to Leapfrog's Never Events Policy, which asks hospitals to commit to 9 actions if a "never event" happens, defined as one of 29 serious reportable events that should never happen listed by the National Quality Forum. Identifies rural/urban hospital performance on the initial 5 actions and expanded 9 Never Events Policy actions for 2014-2018.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: Leapfrog Group
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U.S. Hospital List (2018)
Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2018. Includes 4,713 acute care hospitals and 1,380 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Excel file providing a comprehensive list of urban and rural U.S. hospitals that were reported open as of January 1, 2018. Includes 4,713 acute care hospitals and 1,380 specialty hospitals.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Updating the Costs of Compliance for California's Hospital Seismic Safety Standards
Updates progress made on California's implementation of a bill intended to improve hospital building standards to prepare for earthquakes. Analyzes the legislation's affordability for hospitals, particularly Critical Access Hospitals; future costs of compliance; factors influencing prioritization of compliance strategies; and policy alternatives.
Author(s): Benjamin L. Preston, Tom LaTourrette, James R. Broyles, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: California Hospital Association, RAND Corporation
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Updates progress made on California's implementation of a bill intended to improve hospital building standards to prepare for earthquakes. Analyzes the legislation's affordability for hospitals, particularly Critical Access Hospitals; future costs of compliance; factors influencing prioritization of compliance strategies; and policy alternatives.
Author(s): Benjamin L. Preston, Tom LaTourrette, James R. Broyles, et al.
Date: 2019
Sponsoring organizations: California Hospital Association, RAND Corporation
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Twenty-Five Things to Know about Texas Rural Hospitals
A fact sheet describing several characteristics, concerns, and related data unique to rural hospitals in Texas.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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A fact sheet describing several characteristics, concerns, and related data unique to rural hospitals in Texas.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals
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Medicaid Inpatient Hospital Services Fee-for-Service Payment Policy
Provides an overview of Medicaid payment policies for inpatient hospital services. Includes a link to an Excel sheet with details for each state, including adjustments for rural geography and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Additional links: State Medicaid Payment Policies for Inpatient Hospital Services
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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Provides an overview of Medicaid payment policies for inpatient hospital services. Includes a link to an Excel sheet with details for each state, including adjustments for rural geography and for Critical Access Hospitals.
Additional links: State Medicaid Payment Policies for Inpatient Hospital Services
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
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HCR95 SD1 Report on Availability of Long-Term Care Beds and its Impact on Wait Times for Acute Care Hospital Beds
Responds to a resolution from the Hawaii legislature requesting an examination of the impact of long-term care bed availability on acute care bed wait times. Reports regionally on challenges from community hospitals across the state, including Critical Access Hospitals and sole community hospitals. Identifies social, economic, and psychiatric factors impacting the ability of hospitals to discharge patients to long-term care and discusses the effects on hospital capacity. Highlights a pilot project planned for the Oahu Region.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
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Responds to a resolution from the Hawaii legislature requesting an examination of the impact of long-term care bed availability on acute care bed wait times. Reports regionally on challenges from community hospitals across the state, including Critical Access Hospitals and sole community hospitals. Identifies social, economic, and psychiatric factors impacting the ability of hospitals to discharge patients to long-term care and discusses the effects on hospital capacity. Highlights a pilot project planned for the Oahu Region.
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Hawaii Health Systems Corporation
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Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
Analyzes hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) over time using data from Indian Health Service (IHS) hospitals. Identifies differences by sex and age group. Lists programs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intended to reduce disparities for tribal communities.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Analyzes hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) over time using data from Indian Health Service (IHS) hospitals. Identifies differences by sex and age group. Lists programs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services intended to reduce disparities for tribal communities.
Additional links: Infographic
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Methods Used to Enable Interoperability among U.S. Non-Federal Acute Care Hospitals in 2017
Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Analyzes 2017 American Hospital Association IT Supplement survey data to describe the methods used by acute care hospitals in the U.S. to support interoperability. Discusses hospital participation in health information networks by hospital size and location. Includes information on the rates of small, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals' (CAH) use of non-electronic methods to exchanging patient health information with partners outside their hospital system.
Author(s): Christian Johnson, Yuriy Pylypchuk, Vaishali Patel
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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Overview of U.S. Hospital Stays in 2016: Variation by Geographic Region
Examines hospital inpatient stays in 2016 in the nine U.S. Census divisions. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): William J. Freeman, Audrey J. Weiss, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Examines hospital inpatient stays in 2016 in the nine U.S. Census divisions. Includes data by location of patient residence for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): William J. Freeman, Audrey J. Weiss, Kevin C. Heslin
Date: 12/2018
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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