New England Rural Health Roundtable"The State Offices of Rural Health in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts have sought to build a collaborative model for its small rural hospitals and providers. To facilitate this process, a comprehensive Performance Improvement Readiness Assessment project was undertaken in 2004. This process identified Web site development as a top priority for assisting small and rural hospitals address Performance Improvement issues and keeping them informed of the many federal and state policy changes that impact rural hospitals. The goal of this online resource is to keep Critical Access and other small Rural Hospitals informed of the many changes in the policy and funding arena that impact a hospital's ability to provide quality services."
The Care of Patients With Severe Chronic Illness:A Report on the Medicare Program A Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care Report This edition of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care examines the care of Medicare beneficiaries with severe chronic illnesses. It follows them over the last two years of their lives, recording the amount of medical care they received according to the state and region where they lived, as well as the specific health care organizations that provided them with most of their care Community Health Status Reports
