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AHA Issues: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program
Web site
Description of the Rural Community Hospital (RCH) Demonstration Program, which examines the use of RCHs to provide Medicare covered inpatient hospital services in rural areas. Includes links to program transmittals and regulations.
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association

AHA Issues: Rural Health Care
Web site
Information on American Hospital Association (AHA) advocacy activities related to rural hospitals. Includes news, resources, and more.
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association

AHA Section for Small or Rural Hospitals
Web site
Information on American Hospital Association (AHA) advocacy activities on behalf of small and rural hospitals. Includes information about the Section, advocacy activities, publications, and other resources.
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association

Balanced Scorecard Tools and Resources
Web site
Resources for the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard (BSc) in health care organizations.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center

CMS Hospitals Center
Web site
Contains Medicare manuals, forms, and regulations for hospitals.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Conducting Hospital Employee Feedback Surveys
Web site
Provides survey, presentation and report templates that hospitals can use to conduct employee feedback surveys.
Sponsoring organization: Mountain States Group

Eligible ZIP Codes for Enhanced Medicare Rural Ambulance and Lab Reimbursement
Other
List of ZIP Codes eligible for the Medicare "Super Rural Bonus" of 22.6% for ambulance trips originating in certain low population density counties and census tracts. Small rural hospitals with less than 50 beds that are located in the ZIP codes eligible for the rural ambulance bonus are eligible for cost-based reimbursement for outpatient labs. Ambulance and lab reimbursement effective as of July 1, 2004. Excel file, with each state listed on a separate worksheet. Click your state at the bottom.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

HCUPnet
Database
Online query tool for accessing Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data. Provides access to health statistics and information on hospital stays at the national, regional, and State level. Includes data on rural hospital diagnoses and procedures.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

HealthCare Volunteer
Database
Searchable database of health care volunteering opportunities in the United States and abroad. Individuals can search for volunteer opportunities and organizations can use the site to seek health care volunteers.

Medicare Contracting Reform
Web site
Information and resources concerning the Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), which will replace the current fiscal intermediaries and carriers and handle administration of both the Medicare Part A and Part B programs in specified geographic regions.
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Rural Health Career Center
Database
Jobs are searchable by location, job title or industry segment. Resumes and jobs may be posted, are self-contained, and are instantly displayed.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association

Rural Health Research: Hospitals and clinics
Web site
Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of hospitals and clinics, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Research Gateway

Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Education and Training Gateway
Web site
Lists distance and web-based educational resources for rural hospitals.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Resource Center

Strategic Planning for Hospitals
Web site
Provides templates and examples of surveys, assessments and other tools that can be used by hospitals for strategic planning.
Sponsoring organization: Mountain States Group

UND Center for Rural Health Communication Toolkit
Web site
Provides resources and guidance to help rural health care facilities and organizations promote their services and organizations through the media.
Sponsoring organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health

Funding

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Grants
Awards grants in the areas of higher education, social services, health and hospitals.

Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Program
Grants to develop and implement patient navigator programs.

Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Development Award
Provides an educational stipend to a small or rural hospital administrator or chief executive officer to attend an AHA Annual Meeting or Health Forum Leadership Conference.

USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts
Provides discounts to rural health care providers to obtain Internet and telecommunications access.

Inactive Funding

Inactive Funding Opportunities - Lists additional funding programs for this topic that are not currently accepting applications. Programs that are inactive may be offered again in the future.

Regulations, Forms & Other Useful Documents

2007 Rural Hospital Replacement Facility Study: How Replacement Facilities Impact Operations and the Bottom Line: Findings From the Field
Author(s): Stroudwater Associates
Reports on rural communities that replace aging hospital facilities with new Critical Access Hospitals. Covers impact of new facilities on local use of services, quality and performance improvement, and financial performance.
Date: 2007

340B Drug Pricing Program: Results of a Survey of Eligible but Non-Participating Rural Hospitals
Author(s): Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Marianne Baernholdt, Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
Summarizes the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals eligible to participate in the 340B program but identified as not participating at the time of the survey. The purpose of this study was to understand why rural hospitals that are eligible for the program are not participating and to determine whether there are specific program features that present barriers to participation.
Date: 01 / 2007

340B Drug Pricing Program: Results of a Survey of Participating Hospitals
Author(s): Claudia Schur, Karen Cheung, Andrea Radford, Rebecca Slifkin, Marianne Baernholdt
Presents the results of a survey of pharmacy directors at rural hospitals currently buying discounted outpatient drugs through the 340B program. The purpose was to understand the perspectives of pharmacy directors on the 340B program in general, the financial impact of the program, and which specific program features presented barriers to its broader implementation. A joint paper from the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis and North Carolina Rural Health Research & Policy Analysis Center.
Date: 05 / 2007

American Hospital Association Section for Small or Rural Hospitals 2006 Annual Report
Author(s): AHA Section for Small or Rural Hospitals
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Describes advocacy and other efforts taken by the American Hospital Association and its Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2006 to address the needs of rural hospitals.
Date: 2006

Assessing the Financial Effect of Medicare Payment on Rural Hospitals: Does the Source of Data Change the Results?
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Susan Puumala, Keith J. Mueller, Liyan Xu, Kathy Minikus, Catherine Makhanu,
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Describes how predictions of changes in hospital financial performance as a result of change in Medicare payment differ when comparing results using data from the Medicare Cost Report (MCR) to results using data from the audited hospital financial statement.
Date: 11 / 2005

Balanced Scorecards for Small Rural Hospitals: Concept Overview and Implementation Guidance
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Describes the process of implementing a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) initiative in a small rural hospital setting. Includes a Balanced Scorecard example. Lists common terminology with definitions.
Date: 2005

Beyond Health Care: The Economic Contribution of Hospitals
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Discusses economic impact of hospitals to communities, including rural communities.
Date: 04 / 2008

CEO Recruitment Guide: Practical Step-by-Step Information for Recruiting a Hospital Administrator
Author(s): Linda Powell, Dave Berk, Rural Health Financial Services
Provides practical advice and tools to recruit a qualified hospital administrator or chief executive officer.
Date: 2001

Community Leader's Guide to Hospital Finance: Evaluating How a Hospital Gets and Spends Its Money
Author(s): Sarah Gunther Lane, Elizabeth Longstreth, Victoria Nixon
Sponsoring organization: Harvard School of Public Health
A guide to hospital finance that provides: a vocabulary to help you understand information about a hospital's financial performance; tools that can be used to evaluate a hospital's charitable commitment to the community; and, tips on how groups can engage hospital leadership in meaningful discussions of hospital financial performance.
Date: 2001

Conducting Hospital Employee Satisfaction Surveys: Practical Step-by-Step Information for Assessing Employee Perceptions
Author(s): Linda Powell, Mountain States Group
Overview of how to conduct a hospital employee satisfaction survey. Includes a sample survey and discusses how to administer the survey and report the results.
Date: 2001

Corporate Responsibility and Health Care Quality: A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors
Author(s): Arianne N. Callender, Douglas A. Hastings, Michael C. Hemsley, Lewis Morris, Michael W. Peregrine
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Resource guide designed to help health care organization boards ask appropriate questions related to health care quality requirements, measurement tools, and reporting requirements.
Date: 2007

Cracks in the Foundation - Averting a Crisis in America's Hospitals
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Discusses a number of critical issues affecting hospitals including: worker shortages, emergency department overcrowding, regulatory burdens, rapidly rising costs, growing number of uninsured people, and payment shortfalls for Medicare and Medicaid government programs.
Date: 08 / 2002

Critical Access Hospital Program Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
A general summary about the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) program that includes, the requirements for a facility to become a CAH, Medicare reimbursement for CAHs, and a list of rural health websites.
Date: 03 / 2007

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Dartmouth Atlas project is a funded research effort of the faculty of the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth Medical School. The Atlas project brings together researchers in diverse disciplines - including epidemiology, economics, and statistics - and focuses on the accurate description of how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States.

Does Hospital Size Affect Our Ability to Accurately Identify High Quality Care in Pay-for-Performance Programs?
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Discusses the issue that smaller hospitals experience much greater variability in performance scores as a result of statistical sampling characteristics than larger hospitals.
Date: 05 / 2007

Financially Distressed Rural Hospitals in Four States
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Policy brief discussing the impact of the outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) on the financial performance of rural hospitals in Iowa, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia.
Date: 01 / 2004

Focus on Health Care Finance White Paper I: Financing Options for Nonprofit Rural and Community Hospitals
Author(s): Thomas R. Green
Sponsoring organization: Lancaster Pollard
Outlines several programs and financial options available to non-profit community and rural hospitals. Discusses a hospital's strategic plan for future and financial operations.
Date: 10 / 2005

Forward Momentum: Hospital Use of Information Technology
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Describes a survey which asked hospitals about use of specific kinds of IT, financing of IT systems, barriers to greater use, and involvement in arrangements to share clinical information.
Date: 10 / 2005

Hometown Hospitals: The Weakest Link? Bioterrorism Readiness in America's Rural Hospitals
Author(s): Elin A. Gursky
Sponsoring organization: Center for Technology and National Security Policy
Profiles of five rural hospitals and how they are addressing bioterrorism issues. Includes discussion of the challenges facing rural hospitals related to preparedness.
Date: 06 / 2004

Hospital Governing Board Assessment: A Self-Help Guide
Author(s): Linda Powell, Carol Taylor, Mountain States Group
Overview of why and how hospitals should evaluate governing board performance. Includes a sample assessment and guidelines for reporting findings from the assessment.
Date: 2004

Hospital Language Services for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: Results From a National Survey
Author(s): Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Julie Yonek, Debra Pierce, Ray Kang, Cynthia Hedges Greising
This report describes current practices, common barriers, and the specific resources and tools needed to provide language services to patients with LEP. The results of the survey will inform federal policymakers, practitioners, providers, and others of the issues and potential solutions facing hospitals as they work to improve language services for all patients with LEP.
Date: 10 / 2006

Hospital Quality Improvement: Strategies and Lessons From U.S. Hospitals
Author(s): S. Silow-Carroll, T. Alteras, J. A. Meyer
Sponsoring organization: Commonwealth Fund
Focuses on the dynamics of hospital performance: how hospitals achieve and sustain improvements over time.
Date: 04 / 2007

Hospital Size, Uncertainty and Pay-for-Performance
Author(s): Gestur Davidson, Ira Moscovice, Denise Remus
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Discusses hospital quality issues, hospital size, and pay-for-performance.
Date: 02 / 2007

How Will Elimination of Hospital Bad Debt Reimbursement Affect Rural PPS Hospitals?
Author(s): Janet P. Sutton, Alene Kennedy, Lucia Hammer, Grace Yang
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Policy brief examining the financial effect that changes in current Medicare bad debt payment policy, as proposed in the FY2007 budget, might have on rural hospitals.
Date: 07 / 2007

Implementation of Pay-For-Performance in Rural Hospitals: Lessons from the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project
Author(s): Walter Gregg, Ira Moscovice, Denise Remus
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Reports the findings of a national study designed to identify institutional, organizational, and environmental factors that influence the experience of rural hospitals in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project.
Date: 09 / 2006

Implementing A New USDA Rural Development Program Targeting Small Rural Hospitals and Their Communities: Recommendations of the RUPRI Health Panel
Author(s): Andrew F. Coburn, A. Clinton MacKinney, Timothy D. McBride, Keith J. Mueller, Rebecca T. Slifkin, Mary K. Wakefield
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Lists recommendations for implementing a new USDA Rural Development program, included in the Senate Farm Bill proposal, should it be enacted into law. The goal of this program is to strengthen rural health care delivery systems, to provide necessary health care services to rural residents in a cost-effective manner.
Date: 03 / 2008

Market Survey Construction Kit: Practical Step-by-Step Information for Assessing Community Perceptions About Local Health Care Services
Author(s): Linda Powell, Mountain States Group
Guide for conducting a market survey of local residents' utilization of, attitudes toward and satisfaction with local hospital and health care services. Includes a sample survey and guidelines for conducting and reporting the results from the survey.
Date: 2000

Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Overview of the Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital adjustment and how a hospital can qualify to receive it.
Date: 03 / 2007

Medicare Payment Basics: Hospital Acute Inpatient Services Payment System
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Overview of Medicare payments to hospitals for acute inpatient care. Include information on Medicare payments for medical education, payments to disproportionate share (DSH) hospitals, and special payments for rural hospitals.
Date: 09 / 2006

Medicare Payment Basics: Outpatient Hospital Services Payment System
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Overview of Medicare payments for outpatient hospital services. Includes information on how payment rates are set.
Date: 09 / 2006

Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates; Final Rule
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Revises the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs. Implements certain provisions made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–171), the Medicare Improvements and Extension Act under Division B, Title I of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–432), and the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (Pub. L. 109–417). In the Addendum to this final rule with comment period, describes changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates for Medicare hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital-related costs.
Journal citation: Federal Register Volume 72 Issue 162 Pages: 47129-48175
Date: 08 / 2007

National Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Documents the national magnitude of charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals.
Date: 12 / 2007

New Hospital Information Technology: Is it Helping to Improve Quality?
Author(s): Suzanne Felt-Lisk
Sponsoring organization: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Study included a nationally representative survey of hospitals that asked senior hospital executives whether clinicians use six specific types of information technology (IT). The survey also assessed whether IT had advanced quality of care, and if so, the most important ways in which it had done so.
Date: 05 / 2006

Performance Management: Improving and Sustaining Performance in Rural Hospitals
Author(s): Terry J. Hill
Sponsoring organization: Center for Rural Policy and Development
Outlines strategies and frameworks for overcoming obstacles in order to maintain financial stability for small rural hospitals and to establish sustainable health systems for the future.
Journal citation: Rural Minnesota Journal Volume 2 Issue 2
Date: 2007

Physician Shortage and Distribution
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Brief overview of the physician shortage issues faced by rural hospitals. Includes information on current public policy, and resources for hospitals.

Preserving Local Healthcare: Case Studies of Rural Health Works Implementation in Three Communities
Author(s): Craig Williamson, Joy McGlaun
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Profiles three communities that have used the Rural Health Works' tools to conduct economic impact studies and to actively engage communities to preserve local health systems. Rural Health Works was a project formed to increase awareness of the economic impact of rural health care systems.

Prevalence of Evidence-Based Safe Medication Practices in Small Rural Hospitals
Author(s): Gary Cochran, Katherine Jones, Liyan Xu, Keith Mueller
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Describes the prevalence of evidence-based safe medication practices, including the use of voluntary medication error reporting, in small rural hospitals.
Date: 04 / 2008

Primer on Interpreting Hospital Margins
Author(s): Kathleen Dalton, Rebecca Slifkin
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center (Cecil G. Sheps Center)
Explains the most commonly used measures of hospital profitability, and how they are used to inform policy changes. Particular emphasis on the different formulas as they impact rural versus urban hospital figures.
Date: 07 / 2003

Regional Variation in Rural Hospital Charges Due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Author(s): Li-Wu Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Junfeng Sun, Keith J. Mueller
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Estimates and documents the regional magnitude of charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions in rural hospitals.
Date: 12 / 2007

Report to the Congress: Rural Payment Provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Sponsoring organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Examines the impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) provisions on rural hospital payments. Present the effect of eight MMA provisions on Medicare inpatient and outpatient payments to traditional (non-CAH) hospitals. Summarizes the MMA changes to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) payment policies discussed in MedPAC's interim report. Examines the effects of higher payments on hospital costs.
Date: 12 / 2006

Rural Hospitals' Strategies for Achieving Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Requirements
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Discusses a survey of hospital administrators in rural areas regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Includes an overview of HIPAA compliance efforts in rural hospitals, as well as examples of specific strategies to meet HIPAA requirements.
Date: 03 / 2004

Rural IT: Information Technology Challenges in the Heartland
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
Special supplement issue advising small and rural hospital executives on the information technology (IT) challenges they face and helping identify strategies to promote adoption. Includes articles on funding and connectivity issues.
Journal citation: Hospitals and Health Networks
Date: 08 / 2006

Rural Perspective Regarding Regulations Implementing Titles I and II of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act Of 2003 (MMA)
Author(s): Curt Mueller, Keith Mueller, Janet Sutton
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Identifies sections of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) that might be of special concern to rural Medicare beneficiaries, medical care providers, and policymakers. Includes guidance regarding provisions in the Proposed Rule "Establishment of the Medicare Advantage Program," which implements Title II of the MMA, with a focus on its impact on rural health service delivery.
Date: 08 / 2004

Rural Referral Center Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Overview of the Rural Referral Center program, which supports high-volume rural hospitals that treat a large number of complicated cases.
Date: 02 / 2007

Sole Community Hospital Fact Sheet
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
A general summary about Sole Community Hospitals that includes a list of helpful rural Health websites.
Date: 02 / 2006

Transforming Hospitals: Designing for Safety and Quality
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Reviews the case for evidence-based hospital design and how it increases patient and staff satisfaction and safety, quality of care, and employee retention, and results in a positive return on investment.
Date: 09 / 2007

Understanding the Role of the Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks and Other Emergencies: A Review of the Literature and Guide to the Issues
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Date: 04 / 2004

Journals

AHA News
Bi-weekly news pertaining to hospitals throughout the United States. Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association

AHA Small or Rural Hospitals Update
Newsletter of the AHA Section on Small or Rural Hospitals. Includes updates on legislation and regulatory issues of interest to rural hospitals. Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association

Organizations

American College of Small or Rural Healthcare (ACSRH)
National organization
Part of the American Academy of Medical Administrators (AAMA). A shared interest group that focuses on the special needs and interests of small or rural healthcare organizations.

American Hospital Association (AHA)
National organization
Represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, patients and communities.

Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)
Federal government
Supports access to primary care services. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project (RHPI)
Federal government
Brings technical expertise, information and business tools to small rural hospitals in the Mississippi Delta.

National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
Federal government
Works to improve the health of the underserved by recruiting and retaining the health professionals to deliver health care in underserved communities. Provides technical assistance to federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) on projects that enhance the NHSC's site development mission. Part of the Bureau of Health Professionals, Health Resources and Services Administration.

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News
Apr 30, 2008 -- Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Proposed Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician; Self-Referral Rules; Comment Request

Apr 29, 2008 -- Issues Affecting Nation’s Rural Hospitals are a Key Part of AHA’s Advocacy Agenda

Apr 25, 2008 -- ISMP Issues Safety Guidelines for Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Apr 25, 2008 -- More Emergency Rooms Open Away from Hospitals

Apr 25, 2008 -- Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2009; Proposed Rule; Comment Request

Apr 23, 2008 -- Conferees Withdraw Self-referral Proposal from Farm Bill

Apr 21, 2008 -- CMS Proposes More Accurate Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Services in FY 2009

Apr 21, 2008 -- Congress Should Ban Physician Self-referral, Hospital Groups Say

Apr 21, 2008 -- Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Public Comment

Apr 21, 2008 -- One Size Does Not Fit All: Diverse Populations Pose Special Health Needs

Apr 18, 2008 -- Comment Period Extended on Proposed Rule: Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas

Apr 17, 2008 -- Study: Hospitals with Palliative Care Programs Climb

Apr 15, 2008 -- CMS Proposed to Expand Quality Program for Hospital Inpatient Services in FY 2009

Apr 11, 2008 -- MedPAC Recommends Action Toward Payment Bundling for Hospital Care

Apr 11, 2008 -- Joint Commission Alert: Prevent Pediatric Medication Errors

Apr 10, 2008 -- Reports Recommend Increased Funding, Flexibility for GME

Apr 8, 2008 -- Hospital Capacity Drives Costs

Apr 7, 2008 -- Analysis Highlights Economic Contribution of Hospitals to Communities

Apr 3, 2008 -- Report: Self-referral to Hospitals Weakens Health Care Safety Net

Apr 1, 2008 -- Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens; Comment Request

Apr 1, 2008 -- Locum Tenens Practice Option May Extend Careers in Medicine, Help Physicians Avoid Burn-Out

Mar 31, 2008 -- New Web Site Helps Patients Shop for Hospital Care Based On Quality and Price: CMS Web Site Features Updated and More Robust Information to Help Consumers with Their Health Care Choices

Mar 19, 2008 -- Senate Poised to Mark up Bill That Would Expand FCA Provisions

Mar 18, 2008 -- Networking Can Aid Rural Hospitals’ Care

Mar 14, 2008 -- Rural Hospitals Challenged

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