State Performance Management
Project Descriptions
Critical Access Hospital Conversion Tracking
University of North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis
Center
Expected completion date: August 2008
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Slifkin, Ph.D., 919-966-5541 or becky_slifkin@unc.edu
Contact Person: Indira Richardson, M.P.A. 919-966-5541 or richardson@schsr.unc.edu
This project will continue the tracking of Critical Access Hospital (CAH) conversions. A CAH management information dataset, housed at the University of North Carolina, will be updated with information on conversions supplied by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. These data are also used to update products on the Monitoring Team website, (http://www.flexmonitoring.org/cahlist.cgi), including a spreadsheet that lists all certified CAHs, a map of current CAHs, and a new table that contains state-level totals of the number of CAHs, and the number with rehabilitation distinct part units (DPU) and the number with psychiatric DPUs. Because the data from CMS do not capture changes in bed size, by agreement with Flex coordinators, an email will be sent to all coordinators once a year requesting updated information on the bed size of CAHs in their state. This email will be sent in February or March, 2008.
Supporting the Development of other National Performance Measures for CAHs and State Flex Programs
Joint project of the University of North Carolina, the University of Minnesota and the University of Southern Maine
Expected completion date: August 2008
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Slifkin, Ph.D., 919-966-5541 or becky_slifkin@unc.edu
Ira Moscovice, Ph.D., 612-624-8618 or mosco001@umn.edu
Andrew Coburn, Ph.D., 207-780-4435 or andyc@usm.maine.edu
The Monitoring Team is reserving staff time at the three participating research centers in our Year 5 workplan to respond to ORHP's priorities regarding national performance measures.
Development of Performance Measures for State Flex Programs
University of Southern Maine
Expected completion date: August 2008
Principal Investigator: Andrew Coburn, Ph.D., 207-780-4435 or andyc@usm.maine.edu
Contact Person: John Gale, M.S. 207-228-8246 or jgale@usm.main.edu
This project focuses on the development of performance measures for State Flex Programs and a system to track and describe the impact and outcomes of State Flex Grant Activity. Under this project, the Flex Monitoring Team will work with ORHP, the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health's Flex and Performance Measurement committees and TASC to develop performance indicators and measures for the Flex Program and a reporting process to assist states in documenting their progress and accomplishments.