Projects
Each year, the Flex Monitoring Team conducts several projects in the areas of quality performance, financial performance, and community engagement. Select a description below to find out more information about the project and any associated publications. Our current projects are listed first, followed by completed projects.
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in hospitals have garnered considerable attention in recent years and are the focus of multiple national and…
Completed Project
The purposes of this project were to: 1) identify successful evidence-based quality improvement (QI) programs and strategies related to acute…
Completed Project
The purpose of this project was to conduct a meta-analysis that summarizes information about rural-relevant hospital quality measures and alternative…
Completed Project
Purpose
The purposes of this project were to identify successful evidence-based programs to improve stroke care that could be replicated in CAHs and…
Completed Project
The purposes of this project were to assess the feasibility of using the new CMS hospital-wide all-cause unplanned readmission measure to monitor…
Completed Project
This project explored the financial consequences of health information technology (IT) in Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and other rural hospitals…
Completed Project