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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Michelle Casey
This report examines the fourth year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and…
Michelle Casey
This policy brief profiles the fourth year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare…
George Pink, Mark Holmes, Rebecca Slifkin, Roger E. Thompson
This study developed and applied bench­marks for five indicators included in the CAH Financial Indicators Report, an an­nual, hospital-specific…
Walter Gregg
This policy brief describes the findings of a national telephone survey of CAHs to determine the nature of their capital needs and experiences in…
Walter Gregg
Strengthening the economic viability of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to maintain access to appropriate healthcare services of high quality in…
Michelle Casey
This policy brief profiles the third year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare…
Michelle Casey
This report examines the third year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare and…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
John Gale, Jennifer Lenardson, Andrew Coburn, Melanie Race
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has created clear expectations and incentives for CAHs to engage with their communities, develop…
Stephanie Loux, Andrew Coburn, John Gale, Jennifer Lenardson
In 2007, the Flex Monitoring Team conducted a national telephone survey of 381 critical access hospital administrators covering a wide variety of…