Projects

Each year, the Flex Monitoring Team conducts several projects in the areas of quality performance, financial performance, and community engagement. Select a description below to find out more information about the project and any associated publications. Our current projects are listed first, followed by completed projects.

The purpose of this project was to develop 3-5 indicators that would assist CAH administrators to better manage the outpatient services provided to…
Completed Project
The purpose of this project was: (1) to better understand the factors contributing to variation in the community benefit and safety net activities…
Completed Project
The purpose of this project was to develop objective indicators to identify states whose CAHs had exemplary financial, quality, and community…
Completed Project
The purpose of this project was to prepare a case study of Minnesota activities related to implementation of the Emergency Department transfer…
Completed Project
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in hospitals have garnered considerable attention in recent years and are the focus of multiple national and…
Completed Project
This project explored the financial consequences of health information technology (IT) in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural hospitals…
Completed Project