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Project Information
FY 2006-2007:
- Beyond Simple Ranking: Identifying and Empirically Testing Alternative Approaches for Recognizing Quality in Rural Hospitals -- The purpose of this project is to explore several alternative methods for assessing the relative quality of hospitals using data from the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project and Hospital Compare.
For more information related to this project, contact Michelle Casey at (612) 623-8316.
- Developing Quality Measures and Communication Strategies for Rural Patient Transfers -- The purpose of this project is to quantify the complexity of the coordination of patient care in rural health care systems and to expand our work on developing quality measures for rural patients whose care is transferred between providers.
For more information related to this project, contact Ira Moscovice at (612) 624-8618.
- Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety -- The purpose of this project is to describe successful telepharmacy activities and to analyze policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals. These policy issues include the potential impact of telepharmacy use on the quality of pharmaceutical services and medication safety for rural patients.
For more information related to this project, contact Michelle Casey at (612) 623-8316.
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