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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Strengthening the economic viability of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) to maintain access to appropriate healthcare services of high quality in…
This policy brief profiles the third year participation and quality measure results for Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the Centers for Medicare…
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…
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has created clear expectations and incentives for CAHs to engage with their communities, develop…
In 2007, the Flex Monitoring Team conducted a national telephone survey of 381 critical access hospital administrators covering a wide variety of…
In 2007, the Flex Monitoring Team conducted a national telephone survey of 381 CAH administrators inquiring about their organizations’ most important…
Recently, Modern Healthcare published a list of the 25 most profitable critical access hospitals, based on operating margin, as calculated by Thomson…
In 2007, the Flex Monitoring Team conducted a national telephone survey of 381 CAH administrators covering a wide variety of questions concerning…
To document effective state initiatives using Flex Grant Program funds, Flex Coordinators in all 45 participating states were asked to identify and…