Scanning the Headlines: Small or Rural Hospitals

                                           

Updated on February 15, 2013

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Weinstock, M.  Rural hospitals confronting big challenges. H&HN.  Feb. 11, 2013.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=4060002501

Medicare Shaved Savings Program and Rural Providers.  Washington:  Department of Health and Human Services, Nov. 2012.  https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/sharedsavingsprogram/Downloads/ACO_Rural_Factsheet_ICN907408.pdf

Ozmeral, A.B., and others.  A comparative study of financial data sources for critical access hospitals: audited financial statements, the Medicare cost report, and the Internal Revenue Service form 990.  The Journal of Rural Health;28(4):416-424, Autumn 2012.

Elliot, V.  Who still wants to be a country doctor?  amednews.com.  Oct. 22, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/10/22/bisa1022.htm

Commins, J.  Meaningful use push for rural hospitals is on.  HealthLeaders Media.  Oct. 3, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-285045/Meaningful-Use-Push-for-Rural-Hospitals-is-On

Commins, J.  Patient migration suggests big changes await rural hospitals.  HealthLeaders Media.  Sept. 12, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-284393/Patient-Migration-Suggests-Big-Changes-Await-Rural-Hospitals##

Cole, S., and others.  Rural inpatient telepharmacy consultation demonstration for after hours medication review.  Telemedicine and e-Health; 18 (7): 530-537, Sept. 6, 2012.  http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/tmj.2011.0222

Kemper, L., and others.  Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans Dominated the Rural Market in 2011.  Iowa City, IA:  Rural Health Research and Policy Centers, Sept. 2012.  http://cph.uiowa.edu/rupri/publications/policypapers/Part%20D%20Stand-Alone%20FINAL.pdf

Wireline Competition Bureau Evaluation of Rural Health Care Pilot Program Staff Report.  WC Docket No. 02-60.  Federal Communications Commission, Aug. 13, 2012.  http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0813/DA-12-1332A1.pdf

Cole, S., and others.  Rural inpatient telepharmacy consultation demonstration for after-hours medication review.  California Healthcare Foundation.  Aug. 2012.  http://www.chcf.org/publications/2012/08/rural-inpatient-telepharmacy

Holmes, G.M., and Pink, G.H.  Adoption and perceived effectiveness of financial management strategies in critical access hospitals.  Journal of Rural Health;28(1):92-100, Winter 2012.

August meeting offers small rural hospitals an opportunity to influence outpatient policy.  AHA News;48(15):3, July 23, 2012.

‘Rural Hospital Access Act’ introduced.  AHA News;48(13):1, 3, June 25,2012.

AHA urges Congress to pass Medicare ‘extenders’ measures.  AHA News;48(13):3, June 25,2012.

Ananth, S., and Linden, T.  CAM on America's main streets.  H&HN.  June 21, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=2350001399

Commins, J.  Value of rural hospitals linked to ED utilization.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 20, 2012.  www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-281512/Value-of-Rural-Hospitals-Linked-to-ED-Utilization

Stempniak, M.  In North Dakota, oil boom means patient boom.  H&HN.  June 18, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6440003140

Commins, J.  Rural Kansas Hospital recruits physicians with a mission.  HealthLeaders Media.  June 6, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-280940/Rural-Kansas-Hospital-Recruits-Physicians-with-a-Mission

Coleman, N.E., and others.  Critical outcomes: clinical and team performance across acute illness scenarios in emergency departments of critical access hospitals.  Journal for Healthcare Quality;34(3):7-15, June 2012.

Small, Nonteaching, And Rural Hospitals Continue To Be Slow In Adopting Electronic Health Record Systems. Des Roches, C., and others.  Health Affairs.  31(5):1092-1099, May 2012. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/31/5/1092?etoc

Hoppszallern, S.  Physician integration strategies in a rural network.  H&HN.  Apr. 4, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6000006981

MacKinney, A., Mueller, K., and Lillios, N.  Anticipating the Rural Impact of Medicare Value Based Purchasing.   Columbia, MO.  RUPRI Rural Health Panel.  Apr., 2012. http://www.rupri.org/Forms/HealthPanel_VBP_April2012.pdf

Freeman, V., and Radford, A.  Why Use Swing Beds?  Conversations with Hospital Administrators and Staff.  Chapel Hill, NC:  North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center, Apr. 2012.  http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/rural/pubs/finding_brief/FB105.pdf

Kirk, M.A., Holmes, G.M., and Pink, G.H.  Lessons from high performers: achieving benchmark financial performance on CAHs.  HFM. Healthcare Financial Management;66(4):116-120, 122, Apr. 2012.

Commins, J.  CRNA court victory is a win for rural hospitals.  HealthLeaders Media.  Mar. 28, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-278286/CRNA-Court-Victory-is-a-Win-for-Rural-Hospitals

Commins, J.  Cuts to community health centers hit rural Americans hardest.  HealthLeaders Media.  Mar. 21, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-277978/Cuts-to-Community-Health-Centers-Hit-Rural-Americans-Hardest

Morrison, I.  Reinventing rural care.  Trustee.  65(3):29-31, Mar. 2012. 

Lowe, P.  How one hospital entices doctors to work in rural America.  Washington:  NPR Blog:  Shots, Feb 2, 2012.  http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/02/02/145860801/how-one-hospital-entices-doctors-to-work-in-rural-america

Health Information Technology Toolkit: Federal HIT Resources for Rural Health Care Providers. Rural Assistance Center, Feb. 2012.  http://www.raconline.org/hit/

Cantlupe, J.  Outpatient move saves hospital.  HealthLeaders Media.  Jan. 30, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/FIN-275306/Outpatient-Move-Saves-Hospital

Pecci, Wilson, A.  Inside a critical access hospital's IT decision-making process.  HealthLeaders Media.  Jan. 18, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-275456/Inside-a-Critical-Access-Hospitals-IT-DecisionMaking-Process

Wilson, A.  Rural physician recruitment with a twist.  HealthLeaders Media.  Jan. 4, 2012.  http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/COM-274947/Rural-Physician-Recruitment-with-a-Twist

Morrison, I.  Reinventing rural health care.  H&HN.  Jan. 3, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=7460008361

Huff, C.  Location, location, location: rural hospitals win over physicians with an array of incentives and board support.  Trustee.  65(1):8-12, Jan. 2012.  http://www.trusteemag.com/trusteemag_app/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=TRUSTEEMAG/Article/data/01JAN2012/1201TRU_coverstory&domain=TRUSTEEMAG

Lindsay, M., and Swiacki, G.  Focus on Health Care Finance White Paper II. Financing Options for Nonprofit Small and Rural Hospitals.  Atlanta, GA:  Lancaster Pollard, 2012.