Rural Healthcare Quality – Resources

Eligible Hospital / Critical Access Hospital eCQMs
Features updated electronic clinical quality measures (eCQMs) for Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program and the Medicare and Medicaid Promoting Interoperability programs for reporting in Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Quality Payment Program (QPP) Small Practices
Section of the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website offering free resources and updates for practices with 15 or fewer clinicians participating in QPP. Includes resources on Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) eligibility, how to choose and report on quality measures, and flexibilities and reporting options to help clinicians in small practices meaningfully participate and succeed in MIPS.
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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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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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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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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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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PubMed Search: Health Care Quality and Rural Health Services
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on the topic of rural healthcare quality.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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National Practitioner Data Bank
Repository of reports on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to healthcare practitioners, providers, and suppliers.
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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State Health Data Center
Provides access to state data on health system performance, with the option to compare data across states. Topics covered include healthcare access, hospital and outpatient safety and quality, healthcare system spending, health status and outcomes, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
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