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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Arrianna Marie Planey
This brief describes demographic, socioeconomic, health status, and geographic characteristics of communities served by Critical Access Hospitals (…
Zach Croll, John Gale
Non-profit and publicly-owned hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), have obligations to address the health needs of their…
Zach Croll, John Gale
The Flex Monitoring Team (FMT) has released a brief on the operation of Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and local health department (LDH) partnerships…
John Gale
This brief on population health outcome measurement strategies for State Flex Programs (SFPs) targets an important need – the ability to monitor and…
Zach Croll, John Gale
Non-profit and publicly-owned hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), have obligations to address the health needs of their…
Zach Croll, John Gale
Non-profit and publicly-owned hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), have obligations to address the health needs of their…
John Gale, Zach Croll
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program funds initiatives to improve the health of rural communities under Program Area 3: Population…
Zach Croll, John Gale
This brief responds to interest from State Flex Programs (SFPs) and other Critical Access Hospital (CAH) stakeholders about the range of population…
Megan Lahr, Tongtan Chantarat, Mariah Quick, Madeleine Pick
This brief summarizes characteristics of Critical Access Hospital initiatives addressing the social needs of individuals in their communities.…
Zach Croll, John Gale
Non-profit and publicly-owned hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), have obligations to address the health needs of their…