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In this assessment, we will examine how these factors influence the comprehension of discharge instructions among hospital patients.

The objective of this analysis is to establish how poverty rates in a region relate to the frequency of preventable hospitalizations and readmissions.

In this analysis, we will explore how different variables at the county level, such as drug overdoses, excessive drinking, employment status, and health insurance coverage, are related to the rates of poor mental health days among the population.

This analysis shows that strokes are a major public health problem that affects regions and populations differently.

CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Improving Swing Bed Quality
CAHs Measure Up: Collaborative Impact
Tips: Robyn Quips – Antibiotic Use and Resistance Module Submissions
Tools and Resources – MBQIP and Rural Health Improvement Resources

The National Rural Health Resource Center, in partnership with the Flex Monitoring Team and Stratis Health, today released Building Sustainable Capacity for Quality and Organizational Excellence, which outlines practical, rural-relevant strategies that critical access hospital (CAH) leaders and staff can adopt to more fully incorporate quality improvement efforts into their organization’s culture and develop a shared sense of responsibility for quality patient care.

DRCHSD Program Monthly Newsletter - August 2023

CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions
CAHs Measure Up: Influenza Vaccination Coverage
Tips: Robyn Quips – CMS Reporting Structures
Tools and Resources – MBQIP and Rural Health Improvement Resources

This report serves as a framework to inform quality in critical access hospitals, assist them in creating sustainable quality infrastructure, moving beyond mere measures, and toward organizational excellence.

Scott Daniels, the longtime Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program coordinator at the Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, was awarded the 2023 Calico Quality Leadership Award at the annual Flex Program Reverse Site Visit held in Washington, DC on July 19-20. 

DRCHSD July 2023 Monthly Newsletter

CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – QI Mentor Stories Implementing Successful Fall Prevention Strategies
CAHs Measure Up: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs
Tips: Robyn Quips – Data Submission Reminders
Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement

Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare (GVMH), a 42-bed, not-for-profit, short-term care hospital located in Clinton, MO, was one of three organizations selected to participate in the 2020-2021 Rural Health Provider Transition Project. During the hospital’s year-long engagement in RHPTP, GVMH worked with RHPTP’s technical assistance (TA) consultants on finance and operations improvements, as well as developing a strategy and infrastructure to improve patient experience and engagement in preparation for participation in alternative payment and care delivery models. Below are some of GVMH’s top accomplishments and early outcomes made possible through their RHPTP participation.

- Apply Now for One Year of Virtual and On-site Technical Assistance - Deadline: August 15, 2023
- Meet the RHPTP Technical Assistance Consultants
- RHPTP Informational Webinar Registration
- HELP Webinars Registration
- Rural Health Value Community Engagement Resource Guide

DRCHSD June 2023 Monthly Newsletter

Understanding the Purpose, Preparation, and Utilization of the CMS Worksheet S-10

CAHs Can! QI Mentor Stories – Building A Quality Warehouse
CAHs Measure Up: Health Care Disparities in Rural Areas – A Data-Driven Approach
Tips: Robyn Quips – CMS Data Element Change
Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement

- Apply Now for One Year of Virtual and On-site Technical Assistance - Deadline: August 15, 2023
- RHPTP Spotlight: Guadalupe County Hospital
- RHPTP Webinars Registration
-The Mental Health in Rural Communities Toolkit
- FindSupport.gov
- Mental Health Awareness Month Website and Toolkit

DRCHSD Monthly Newsletter - May 2023

CAHs Can! QI Mentor Series - Improving Durable Medical Equipment Process
Data: CAHs Measure Up – OP-18 Performance
Tips: Robyn Quips – Abstraction Tidbits
Tools and Resources – Helping CAHs Succeed in Quality Reporting & Improvement