Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) Program

The Flex Program has two goals:

• To provide training and support to Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) as they seek to improve services

• To support hospitals seeking a CAH designation.

National CAH Quality Inventory and Assessment

Due December 15th

Please take the time to complete this survey. It’s important that Wyoming has a voice in the federal Flex planning.

This Assessment will allow FORHP to learn more about CAH service lines offered, quality improvement (QI) infrastructure and activities, and related quality measures. The Assessment, which is the first of its kind at a national level, will be an opportunity to gather a wealth of information that will help FORHP, our state’s Flex Program, and others improve how we support safe and high-quality care in CAHs. More information about the Assessment can be found on this Fact Sheet and the recordings found here.

Click for the Full Assessment in Word  –  email Gail Van Buren at gail.vanburen@wyo.gov for a fillable form

Assessment Instructions can be found be clicking here

Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Designation

The standard location of a CAH is more than a 35-mile drive on primary roads (or, in the case of mountainous terrain or in areas with only secondary roads available, a 15-mile drive) from a hospital or another CAH. CAH’s maintain no more than 25 inpatient beds. Inpatient beds may be used for either inpatient or swing-bed services. CAH’s provide acute inpatient care for a period that does not exceed, on an annual average basis, 96 hours per patient. For additional information regarding Critical Access Hospital designation can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Wyoming license application and information can be found Here.