Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Hospitals
Identification of High-Need Rural Counties to Assist in Resource Location Planning
Demonstrates a technique for identifying rural counties that are at risk for poor health outcomes and have few or no Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, or Critical Access Hospitals. Features statistics and county-level maps showing distribution of safety net providers in rural counties, and distribution of average decile scores for health outcomes, socioeconomic characteristics, health behaviors, access to health care, and physical environment, among rural counties lacking a core safety net provider.
Author(s): Charity B. Breneman, Jan M. Eberth, Janice C. Probst
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Demonstrates a technique for identifying rural counties that are at risk for poor health outcomes and have few or no Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, or Critical Access Hospitals. Features statistics and county-level maps showing distribution of safety net providers in rural counties, and distribution of average decile scores for health outcomes, socioeconomic characteristics, health behaviors, access to health care, and physical environment, among rural counties lacking a core safety net provider.
Author(s): Charity B. Breneman, Jan M. Eberth, Janice C. Probst
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Minority Health Research Center (formerly the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center)
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Medicaid Financing Cliff: Implications for the Health Care Systems in Puerto Rico and USVI
Issue brief providing an overview of the status of healthcare systems and Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) a year and a half after hurricanes hit the islands in September 2017. Focuses on challenges and includes an analysis of the implications for the islands' Medicaid finances, as most of the temporary disaster relief funding is set to expire in September 2019. Features statistics on the two territories' past and projected Medicaid spending.
Author(s): Robin Rudowitz, Cornelia Hall, Barbara Lyons
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Issue brief providing an overview of the status of healthcare systems and Medicaid programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) a year and a half after hurricanes hit the islands in September 2017. Focuses on challenges and includes an analysis of the implications for the islands' Medicaid finances, as most of the temporary disaster relief funding is set to expire in September 2019. Features statistics on the two territories' past and projected Medicaid spending.
Author(s): Robin Rudowitz, Cornelia Hall, Barbara Lyons
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: KFF
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Characteristics of Communities Served by Critical Access Hospitals at High Risk of Financial Distress in 2019
Compares differences in communities for those served by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) who are at greater financial risk versus communities with CAHs at low or medium risk for financial distress. Addresses differences in demographics, unemployment rates, high school graduation rates, and health status, including tobacco use and obesity.
Author(s): Sharita R. Thomas, George H. Pink, Kristin L. Reiter
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Compares differences in communities for those served by Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) who are at greater financial risk versus communities with CAHs at low or medium risk for financial distress. Addresses differences in demographics, unemployment rates, high school graduation rates, and health status, including tobacco use and obesity.
Author(s): Sharita R. Thomas, George H. Pink, Kristin L. Reiter
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
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Strategy Map and BSC Learning Collaborative Recordings
Offers a series of 5 webinar recordings with rural hospitals and experts on how to use the included templates to create a Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map. Addresses best practices on demonstrating value, developing metrics to drive performance, using self-assessment results for strategic planning, and more.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Offers a series of 5 webinar recordings with rural hospitals and experts on how to use the included templates to create a Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map. Addresses best practices on demonstrating value, developing metrics to drive performance, using self-assessment results for strategic planning, and more.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Rural-Urban Differences in Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program Availability
Slides presented at the 2019 National Rural Health Association (NRHA) annual conference discussing differences in Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) participation for rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Timothy Williams, Ty Borders
Date: 05/2019
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Slides presented at the 2019 National Rural Health Association (NRHA) annual conference discussing differences in Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) participation for rural and urban hospitals.
Author(s): Timothy Williams, Ty Borders
Date: 05/2019
Type: Presentation Slides
Sponsoring organization: Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
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Rural/Urban and Regional Variation in the 2019 CMS Hospital Wage Index
Findings brief describing the geographic variation in the 2019 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital wage index by rural and urban definitions. Includes data comparisons for rural and urban definitions by Census region, frontier and remote (FAR) codes, and state.
Author(s): Kristie W. Thompson, Ann Howard, George H. Pink
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Findings brief describing the geographic variation in the 2019 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hospital wage index by rural and urban definitions. Includes data comparisons for rural and urban definitions by Census region, frontier and remote (FAR) codes, and state.
Author(s): Kristie W. Thompson, Ann Howard, George H. Pink
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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2019 Wage Index Differences and Selected Characteristics of Rural and Urban Hospitals
Findings brief describing and comparing rural and urban hospitals by Medicare payment classification, amount of patient revenue, and number of beds. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Author(s): George H. Pink, Kristie W. Thompson, H. Ann Howard
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Findings brief describing and comparing rural and urban hospitals by Medicare payment classification, amount of patient revenue, and number of beds. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural locations.
Author(s): George H. Pink, Kristie W. Thompson, H. Ann Howard
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Rural Success: Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital, LA
Highlights the success of a Critical Access Hospital in Louisiana in receiving high cleanliness scores and care transitions scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Discusses their initiative to reduce C. difficile infections, strategies for communication and cleaning, emergency department transitions, and teamwork recognition.
Citation: MBQIP Monthly, 1-2
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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Highlights the success of a Critical Access Hospital in Louisiana in receiving high cleanliness scores and care transitions scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Discusses their initiative to reduce C. difficile infections, strategies for communication and cleaning, emergency department transitions, and teamwork recognition.
Citation: MBQIP Monthly, 1-2
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Stratis Health
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What You Need to Know: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 2019 ORYX® Performance Measure Reporting Requirements
Provides information for The Joint Commission accredited hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on the 2019 ORYX performance measure reporting requirements.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Provides information for The Joint Commission accredited hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on the 2019 ORYX performance measure reporting requirements.
Date: 05/2019
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Joint Commission
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Isolated, Small, and Large Hospitals Have Fewer Nursing Resources than Urban Hospitals: Implications for Rural Health Policy
Describes the nurse work environment, nurse education, nursing skill mix, and patient-to-registered nurse (RN) ratios across hospitals in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Examines how the findings differ by urban, large, small, and isolated hospitals, and discusses the potential impact on patient outcomes.
Author(s): Jessica G. Smith, Colin M. Plover, Moira C. McChesney, Eileen T. Lake
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 36(4), 469-477
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
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Describes the nurse work environment, nurse education, nursing skill mix, and patient-to-registered nurse (RN) ratios across hospitals in California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Examines how the findings differ by urban, large, small, and isolated hospitals, and discusses the potential impact on patient outcomes.
Author(s): Jessica G. Smith, Colin M. Plover, Moira C. McChesney, Eileen T. Lake
Citation: Public Health Nursing, 36(4), 469-477
Date: 04/2019
Type: Document
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