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The Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care are committed to supporting Critical Access Hospitals in Arkansas. This website has been developed to provide information regarding patient safety with a focus on literature review, tools, and strategies specifically beneficial to the Critical Access Hospital. 

What's New

RHPA Delta Dispatch - November 30 2009

Agenda and presentations from the quarterly meeting for Critical Access Hospital -Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

June 9, 2009 CAH Quarterly Meeting presentations posted, click here 6-10-09

2009 Quality Conference acknowledges CAH award winners 6-10-09

AHRQ PSNET, a national Web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety, introduces Patient Safety Primers designed to guide users through key concepts in patient safety. Go to: http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/

In the News

Critical Access Hospitals Could Benefit from Drug Discounts

A Senate Finance health reform proposal would, for the first time, allow critical access facilities to participate in the federal 340B program.

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Healthleaders Media is a magazine and online resource for health leadership news and information. You can visit us at http://www.healthleadersmedia.com.

Disclosing Medical Errors:  Best Practices from the “Leading Edge” By Eve Shapiro

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pdf of CAH map

pdf of 5 Million Lives Map

 

 

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