Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Obstetric Services and Quality Among Critical Access, Rural, and Urban Hospitals in Nine States
Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Compares the characteristics and quality of obstetric care in Critical Access Hospitals, other rural hospitals, and their urban counterparts. Addresses the number of births, age and insurance status of mother, clinical conditions presented, and more.
Author(s): Katy Kozhimannil, Peiyin Hung, Maeve McClellan, et al.
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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The Role of Small and Rural Hospitals and Care Systems in Effective Population Health Partnerships
Explains how small and rural hospitals and their systems can develop community and other partnerships to effectively implement population health management and improve their community's health status. Includes five case studies.
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
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Explains how small and rural hospitals and their systems can develop community and other partnerships to effectively implement population health management and improve their community's health status. Includes five case studies.
Date: 06/2013
Sponsoring organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
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Evidence-Based Medication Safety Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for Critical Access Hospitals
Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Discusses evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Strategies address in person or telehealth staffing, staffing workflow, technology, quality, and effective reconciliation strategies.
Author(s): Jill Klingner, Shailendra Prasad
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Emergency Department Transfers to Acute Care Facilities, 2009
Presents national estimates on emergency department visits in 2009. Discusses emergency department transfers to other acute care hospitals, with information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Dana Kindermann, Ryan Mutter, Jesse Pines
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Presents national estimates on emergency department visits in 2009. Discusses emergency department transfers to other acute care hospitals, with information by location of patient residence for urban and rural locations.
Author(s): Dana Kindermann, Ryan Mutter, Jesse Pines
Date: 05/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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An Overview of Lean: A Guide for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program
Explains the key Lean concepts as they relate to rural healthcare delivery, and outlines the necessary steps that will help rural healthcare facilities reduce waste, improve productivity, and provide better patient care.
Date: 04/2013
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Explains the key Lean concepts as they relate to rural healthcare delivery, and outlines the necessary steps that will help rural healthcare facilities reduce waste, improve productivity, and provide better patient care.
Date: 04/2013
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Compliance Review Initiative: Advancing Effective Communication in Critical Access Hospitals
Describes a communication initiative so that limited English proficient individuals can effectively participate in healthcare services at Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 04/2013
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Describes a communication initiative so that limited English proficient individuals can effectively participate in healthcare services at Critical Access Hospitals.
Date: 04/2013
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Guide: Using HCAHPS to Drive Patient and Employee Satisfaction
Describes the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey and data collection process. Explains how rural providers can use the survey findings to improve hospital operations, patient outcomes, and quality scores. Includes case studies of two hospitals that used HCAHPS data to successfully drive patient and employee satisfaction.
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Describes the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey and data collection process. Explains how rural providers can use the survey findings to improve hospital operations, patient outcomes, and quality scores. Includes case studies of two hospitals that used HCAHPS data to successfully drive patient and employee satisfaction.
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Infectious Enteritis and Foodborne Illness in the United States, 2010
Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides data on hospital inpatient stays and treat-and-release emergency department (ED) visits for infectious enteritis and foodborne noninfectious gastroenteritis and diarrhea. Includes data by location of patient's residence for urban and rural areas.
Author(s): Jennifer Lucado, Shamis Mohamoud, Lan Zhao, Anne Elixhauser
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy, 2013
Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report.
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Annual review of Medicare payment policies, with recommendations to Congress. Discussions of rural aspects of Medicare payment policies are included throughout the report.
Date: 03/2013
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Utah Rural Health Plan
Describes Utah's rural healthcare system, the organizations comprising the healthcare safety net, and the environment in which those organizations provide healthcare services. Prioritizes specific rural health issues identified by hospital surveys, health assessments, and interviews with key rural health stakeholders.
Date: 02/2013
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Describes Utah's rural healthcare system, the organizations comprising the healthcare safety net, and the environment in which those organizations provide healthcare services. Prioritizes specific rural health issues identified by hospital surveys, health assessments, and interviews with key rural health stakeholders.
Date: 02/2013
Sponsoring organization: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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