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The Flex Monitoring Team creates several reports containing state-level data related to community benefit activities, patient experience, and hospital compare quality measures. Additionally, many FMT publications reference specific states in analyses of Flex Program activities and CAH best practices. Below are reports and publications for [state].

Title Publication Date Topic
Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2022 Download PDF Community Benefit
Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2022 Download PDF Community Benefit
Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2022 Download PDF Community Benefit
Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2022 Download PDF Community Benefit
Community Impact and Benefit Activities of Critical Access, Other Rural, and Urban Hospitals, 2022 Download PDF Community Benefit

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This state is also mentioned in the following publications.
Non-profit hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), are required to report their community benefit activities (programs and services…
Casey MM, Swenson T, Evenson A
This report summarizes reporting rates and performance among all U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on Hospital Compare inpatient and outpatient…
Distel M, Casey M, Prasad S
Preventable hospital readmissions are considered to be a marker of poor-quality care and may reflect problems with care coordination. Additionally,…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
Casey MM, Hung P, Evenson A
The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is a national, standardized survey of patients’ perspectives of…
Gale J, Coburn AF, Croll ZT
This policy brief describes the development of the health systems development and population health performance measures that will be included in the…
Whitaker RG, Pink GH, Holmes GM
States with Flex Programs receive annual grants from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to provide their Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) with…
Casey M, Distel E, Evenson A, Prasad S, Hung P
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in hospitals have garnered considerable attention in recent years and are the focus of multiple national and…
Casey M, Prasad S, Distel E, Evenson A
An estimated 5-10% of hospitalized patients experience a healthcare-associated infection (HAI) every year, resulting in significant morbidity and…
Gale J, Croom J, Croll ZT, Coburn AF
A number of policy issues are focusing attention on the safety net role of tax-exempt hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), and the…