Publications
The Flex Monitoring Team completes projects each year in a variety of topic areas such as CAH financial and operational improvement, patient safety, quality of care, Emergency Medical Services, and social determinants of health. These publications aim to evaluate the Flex Program and disseminate information to State Flex Programs, CAHs, and the general public. Our publications offer a wide range of information about Flex Program activities, best practices in CAHs, financial, quality, and community measures, and hospital services. Below is a list of publications from the Flex Monitoring Team. Publications are listed chronologically, in descending order. You can search by title and filter by topics and state. For data reports and publications relevant to specific states, please visit our State Profiles.
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This full-length report examines the eighth-year participation and quality measure results for CAHs in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
This report examines evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access…
This letter to the editors of JAMA responds to "Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Critical Access and Non-Critical Access …
This policy brief profiles participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the seventh year of the Centers for…
This report examines participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the seventh year of the Centers for Medicare…
Evidence-Based Surgical Care Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for CAHs (Policy Brief #29)
This report focuses on evidence-based surgical care QI programs and strategies that are applicable to inpatient and outpatient surgeries in CAHs,…
This policy brief focuses on evidence-based AMI Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that are applicable to CAHs, particularly with…
The Institute of Medicine has emphasized the importance of establishing a culture of safety to improve patient care, specifically: developing clear,…
Evidence-Based Heart Failure Quality Improvement Programs and Strategies for CAHs (Policy Brief #26)
This policy brief focuses on evidence-based heart failure QI programs and strategies that are applicable to CAHs, particularly with respect to…
The increased use of quality data for reporting and payment purposes has made it imperative to examine the rural-relevance of hospital…