Rural/Critical Access Hospitals
Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and rural prospective payment system (PPS) hospitals provide essential healthcare services. In general, rural hospitals are uniquely different from their urban counterparts in terms of economics, healthcare staff shortages, and types of care they provide. Providing these hospitals with rural-relevant quality measures and an opportunity to assess and address their organizational safety culture can help promote transformational change and improve patient safety and the quality of care they uniquely provide.

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