This guide, updated August 2018, provides information on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS), including the benefits and challenges to implementing an HCAHPS survey process with small rural hospitals, specifically CAHs. Identifies vendors to guide small rural hospital and CAH vendor selection of this important, patient-centered survey process.
The Small Rural Hospital and Clinic Finance 101 Guide, formerly known as the CAH Finance 101 Manual, has been updated based on findings from the 2018 Finance Summit.
The manual has been broadened to include information applicable, not just to CAHs, but to small rural hospitals and rural health clinics (RHCs) as well.
This report is designed to help rural hospital and clinic leaders meet the transition to value-based payment with financial success by identifying the key financial indicators and strategies. It also highlights success stories and resources.
State Flex Profiles allow you to create awareness and showcase the work your state Flex Program is currently doing, as well as what you have accomplished in the previous program year to allow Flex Programs that share similar activities to benefit from one another. Updates are due by October 23. 2018.
View Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated guidance to CAH surveyors addressing revisions to swing-bed requirements.
