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 brief reports on a qualitative evaluation of State Flex Program interventions conducted under Program Area 2: Financial and Operational…
Optimal health is determined by many factors that go beyond access to quality health care. As a result, hospitals in the U.S. have started to address…
This report summarizes reporting rates and performance among U.S. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) on Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement…
Flex Monitoring Team (FMT) members from the University of Southern Maine are conducting a multi-year evaluation of the Emergency Medical Services (…
Supporting CAHs during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Summary Results of a Survey of State Flex Coordinators
This policy brief summarizes key findings from a survey of State Flex Programs conducted by the Flex Monitoring Team. The survey collected…
The opioid epidemic continues to have a devastating impact in rural areas disproportionately affected by a lack of infrastructure to provide…
Residents of rural communities face longstanding access barriers to mental health (MH) services due to chronic shortages of specialty MH providers,…
Substance use is a significant public health issue in rural communities. Despite this fact, substance use treatment services are limited in rural…
Non-profit and publicly-owned hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), have obligations to address the health needs of their…
Since 2015, approved users have been able to explore financial performance data for critical access hospitals (CAHs) using the Critical Access…