Resources 

Medicare rural hospital flexibility program strategic planning outline:
ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/FlexStratPlan.asp

New Mexico flex program:
ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/Map/SORHs/NM.asp

Rural assistance center:
www.raconline.org/info_guides/hospitals/cahfaq.php

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) critical access hospitals (CAHs) center:
www.cms.hhs.gov/center/cah.asp

CMS  fact sheet including information on CAH payments:
www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/CritAccessHosp07fctsht.pdf

Amercian Hospital Association (AHA) information on CAHs:
www.aha.org/aha_app/issues/CAH/index.jsp

AHA 2006 CAH Annual report:
www.aha.org/aha/content/2006/pdf/2006CAHannualreport.pdf

Joint Commission Critical Access Hospitals Fast Track:
www.jointcommission.org/AccreditationPrograms/CriticalAccessHospitals/

Rural Health Research Gateway:
www.ruralhealthresearch.org/