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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This study examined the evidence base for community paramedicine in rural communities, the role of community paramedics in rural healthcare delivery…
This policy brief profiles the eighth-year participation and quality measure results for CAHs in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS…
This full-length report examines the eighth-year participation and quality measure results for CAHs in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
This report examines evidence-based medication safety Quality Improvement (QI) programs and strategies that could be implemented in Critical Access…
This letter to the editors of JAMA responds to "Mortality Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Critical Access and Non-Critical Access …
Research has shown that essential information is often missing during transfer of nursing residents to the Emergency Department (ED), and…
This policy brief addresses the factors related to closure of skilled nursing units by some Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and the continued…
Variations in reimbursement policies and swing bed use suggest that the incentives influencing the decisions of CAHs regarding their Skilled Nursing…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…
All hospitals, regardless of size and organizational structure, benefit from comparative data on financial condition and performance. The unique…