We measure the quality performance of Critical Access Hospitals, with the goal of improving access to quality health care in rural communities.
We assess the community engagement and health system development activities of Critical Access Hospitals and rural communities, with the goal of improving access to needed services by vulnerable rural populations.
We provide comprehensive information on the financial condition of Critical Access Hospitals, with the goal of improving hospital financial performance.
State Approaches to Certification of Critical Access Hospitals as “Necessary Providers” February 4th, 2015
When A Hospital Closes (Kaiser Health News) September 25th, 2014
Patients Fall Through Cracks as Hospitals Cut Back on Charity Care September 22nd, 2014
Critical Access Hospitals’ Receipt of Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments (FMT Policy Brief #37) January 8th, 2015
CAH Financial Indicators Reports (CAHFIR): Indicator Means & Quartiles by State & Peer Group April 22nd, 2014
MBQIP Reporting & Performance: Regional and State Comparisons, 2012 vs. Q1-Q2 2013 (FMT Data Summary Report #15) May 5th, 2014
The Flex Monitoring Team is a consortium of the Rural Health Research Centers at the Universities of Minnesota, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Southern Maine, funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to evaluate the impact of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program (the Flex Program).