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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John Gale, Zach Croll, Andrew Coburn, Walter Gregg
This policy brief addresses the factors related to closure of skilled nursing units by some Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and the…
John Gale, Zach Croll, Andrew Coburn, Walter Gregg
Variations in reimbursement policies and swing bed use suggest that the incentives influencing the decisions of CAHs regarding their Skilled Nursing…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
Zach Croll, John Gale, Andrew Coburn
Non-profit hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), are required to report their community benefit activities (programs and services…
Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung
This policy brief profiles participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the seventh year of the Centers for…
Michelle Casey, Peiyin Hung
This report examines participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the seventh year of the Centers for Medicare…
Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Shailendra Prasad, Walter Gregg
This report focuses on evidence-based surgical care QI programs and strategies that are applicable to inpatient and outpatient surgeries in CAHs,…
Shailendra Prasad, Jill Klingner, Michelle Casey, Walter Gregg
This policy brief focuses on evidence-based AMI Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that are applicable to CAHs, particularly with…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…