Publications
The Center for Rural Health (CRH) produces publications of several types, including maps and presentations.
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2012
CAH Financial Conditions and Concerns
Summarizes the current financial status of North Dakota CAHs. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Summarizes the current financial status of North Dakota CAHs. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Miller, M., & Gibbens, B.
Date: March 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
Critical Access Hospital Organizational Conditions
Includes survey results from North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Examines how certain environmental conditions shape the organization structure of CAHs, how they operate, and services they offer. Part of a series of fact sheets on CAHs and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Includes survey results from North Dakota Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Examines how certain environmental conditions shape the organization structure of CAHs, how they operate, and services they offer. Part of a series of fact sheets on CAHs and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Miller, M., Gibbens, B.
Date: March 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
Effect of Outpatient Visits and Discharge Destination on Potentially Preventable Readmissions for Congestive Heart Failure and Bacterial Pneumonia
Emphasizes the importance of receiving timely post-discharge outpatient care and appropriate discharge destination for reducing preventable hospital readmissions, especially but not exclusively among rural-based patients. Full report.
Emphasizes the importance of receiving timely post-discharge outpatient care and appropriate discharge destination for reducing preventable hospital readmissions, especially but not exclusively among rural-based patients. Full report.
Author(s): Klug, M., & Muus, K.
Date: March 2012
Type: Policy Brief
Hospital Networks
Discusses hospital networks. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Discusses hospital networks. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Miller, M., & Gibbens, B.
Date: March 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
North Dakota CAH Administrators' Attitudes Toward Issues Facing Rural Hospitals
Discusses CAH administrators' attitudes to a variety of common issues or problems facing rural hospitals. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Discusses CAH administrators' attitudes to a variety of common issues or problems facing rural hospitals. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Miller, M., & Gibbens, B.
Date: March 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
North Dakota Rural Hospitals and Emergency Medical Services Collaboration
Results of a survey among North Dakota's 36 CAHs and their relationship with local EMS providers. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Results of a survey among North Dakota's 36 CAHs and their relationship with local EMS providers. Part of a series of fact sheets on Critical Access Hospitals and the North Dakota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program.
Project:
Flex
Author(s): Miller, M., Gibbens, B.
Date: March 2012
Type: Fact Sheet
2011
North Dakota Critical Access Hospital Quality Network's Implementation and Use of the Healthcare SafetyZone® Portal: April 2010-March 2011
Describes the program's purpose, the role of the CAH Quality Network in the implementation of the Portal and use of the data, and summarizes the project's goals while highlighting the program's year-end progress. Presents the output data derived from the thirteen CAHs participating in the Portal.
Describes the program's purpose, the role of the CAH Quality Network in the implementation of the Portal and use of the data, and summarizes the project's goals while highlighting the program's year-end progress. Presents the output data derived from the thirteen CAHs participating in the Portal.
Project:
North Dakota CAH Quality Network
Author(s): Schroeder, S., Ward, J., & Miller, M.
Date: June 2011
Type: Report
2010
Geographic Differences in Potentially Preventable Readmission Rates in Rural and Urban Hospitals
Presents a study that estimated Potentially Preventable Hospital Readmissions (PPRs) in three types of acute care hospitals: urban prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, rural PPS hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Presents a study that estimated Potentially Preventable Hospital Readmissions (PPRs) in three types of acute care hospitals: urban prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals, rural PPS hospitals, and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs).
Author(s): Klug, M., Knudson, A., & Muus, K.
Date: November 2010
Type: Policy Brief
Effect of Post-Discharge Follow-Up Care on Re-Admissions Among U.S. Veterans with Congestive Heart Failure: A Rural-Urban Comparison
This study examined socio-demographics of U.S. veterans with congestive heart failure who had 30 day potentially preventable re-admissions and compare the effect of 30 day Veterans Affairs post-discharge service use on these re-admissions for rural- and urban-dwelling veterans.
This study examined socio-demographics of U.S. veterans with congestive heart failure who had 30 day potentially preventable re-admissions and compare the effect of 30 day Veterans Affairs post-discharge service use on these re-admissions for rural- and urban-dwelling veterans.
Author(s): Muus, K., Knudson, A., Klug, M., Gokun, J., Sarrazin, M., & Kaboli, P.
Publication: Journal of Rural and Remote Health, 10(2)
Date: June 2010
Type: Journal Article
2009
Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Rural Hospitals
Examines potentially preventable readmission rates for rural and urban hospitals, and discusses the rural implications of policy initiatives to reduce readmission rates.
Examines potentially preventable readmission rates for rural and urban hospitals, and discusses the rural implications of policy initiatives to reduce readmission rates.
Author(s): Klug, M., Muus, K., Casey, M., Moscovice, I.
Date: August 2009
Type: Policy Brief