Georgia's Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement

• Main Authors: William Mase (Author), Bettye Apenteng (Author), Lisa Carhuff (Author), Mark Hanna (Author), Kwabena Boakye (Author), Linda Kimsey (Author), Samuel Opoku (Author), Charles Owens (Author), Stuart Tedders (Author), Patricia Whaley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Georgia Southern University, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Georgia's Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) are in crisis. Within the last 2 years, four CAHs have closed their doors due to failed financial and operational performance. Evidence points to the risk that several more are on the brink of closure. CAH closures have far-reaching impact o...