Critical access hospitals.
A variety of factors are coming together that will ignite an explosion of conversions to critical access hospital status. What hospitals are eligible to become CAHs, what are the benefits to converting and what should hospital leaders consider before taking the plunge?
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D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006743:Hospital Bed Capacity, under 100; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States