5 steps critical access hospitals can take to put them in a strong position to succeed in healthcare today. This content is sponsored by Community Hospital Corp. By definition, critical access ...

When 'Critical Access Hospitals' Aren't So Critical : Shots - Health News Efforts to cut federal spending are targeting a program that gives higher Medicare reimbursements to small hospitals in ...

Glenn County’s only hospital may be forced to close because a federal agency is removing its “critical access” designation. Patients would have longer waits for ambulances and longer drives for ...

Becker’s Hospital Review is pleased to present the 2016 edition of the “Critical Access Hospitals to Know” list, highlighting 50 of the nation’s 1,332 certified critical access hospitals.

Certified by Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, Critical Access Hospitals represent two thirds of all rural hospitals. As of July 2020, that number was about 1,350 hospitals across the ...

About one-third of U.S. hospitals have been designated as critical access by the federal government, which means they have fewer than 25 beds and are located more than 35 miles from the nearest ...

Through critical access hospital designation, hospitals are reimbursed at 101% of allowable costs by Medicare. MaineCare reimburses Critical Access Hospitals 117% of costs solely for the purpose ...

Critical access hospitals have lower operating margins but higher Medicare operating margins than other acute care hospitals, researchers in a new study published in JAMA Health Forum found.

For about 22% of the critical-access hospitals across the U.S., COVID-19 preparations have an added layer of complexity. These facilities are not only dealing with how to handle a potential influx ...

The DHHS report found 849 of the 1,329 critical access hospitals do not meet the 35-mile standard. ... Michaud pointed out that the critical access designation isn’t a free lunch, however.

Matter of survival. If Kingman Community Hospital were to lose the critical access hospital designation – since it’s less than 35 miles from Harper and Pratt hospitals – CEO Ed Riley ...

Congress created critical access hospitals in 1997 as a strategy to protect small, financially vulnerable hospitals. The designation is given by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.