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Study Eligibility

- Hospitals in counties with population < 100,000
- General Medical/Surgical (n=129)
- Critical Access (n=59)
- Eligible hospitals – 188
- Funding for 62 hospitals – 66 hospitals in the study
- Agree to submit and share administrative data
- Agree to abstract and submit CMS Core Measures
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