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Research Update: Rural Hospital Closures Eclipse the Century Mark

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by Michael Topchik National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health March 19, 2019 Over the course of the last nine years, The Chartis Center for Rural Health has explored the stability of the rural health safety net. A key component of our research – whether through the lens of the Hospital Strength INDEX and the Rural Relevance Study, downward pressures on rural operating margins or declining access to OB services – has been the…

Research Update: Policy Implications for the Rural Health Safety Net

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by Michael Topchik National Leader, The Chartis Center for Rural Health February 6, 2018 The Chartis Center for Rural Health has been monitoring and modeling rural provider performance in an effort to better understand the overall stability of the rural health safety net. Our research findings have made an important contribution to the national narrative around the complex challenges confronting rural providers and the downward pressure caused by different policies and legislation. This week we’ll…

Let’s Celebrate the Power of Rural

Billy BalfourManaged Care, Performance Improvement, Rural Healthcare, Rural Performance, Strategic Planning, Top Performing HospitalsNo comments, ,

The Chartis Center for Rural Health (CCRH) is proud to partner with the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and celebrate National Rural Health Day. As part of this year’s celebration, CCRH and iVantage Health Analytics are once again recognizing top quartile performance in three keys areas of rural provider performance – Quality, Outcomes and Patient Perspective. The last 12 months have been difficult for rural providers, and continued debate about the…

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