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Drumright Regional Hospital
is designated as a "Critical Access
Hospital" by Medicare.
HEALTH
What is a Critical Access Hospital?
A Critical Access Hospital (CAH)
is a hospital that is certified to
receive cost-based reimbursement
from Medicare. The reimbursement
that CAHs receive is intended to
improve their financial performance
and thereby reduce hospital closures.
Each hospital must review its own
situation to determine if CAH status Photo Taken By Misty Crouse
would be advantageous. CAHs are
January 1, 2004, CAHs are eligible for cost plus 1%
certified under a different set of Medicare Conditions reimbursement.
of Participation (CoP) that are more flexible than the Focus on community needs.
acute care hospital CoPs.
CAH network with an acute care hospital for
What are the benefits of being a Critical Access support.
Hospital?
Flexible staffing and services, to the extent that
Some of the benefits of being a Critical Access state licensure laws permit.
Hospital include:
Capital improvement costs included in allowable
Cost-based reimbursement from Medicare, costs for determining Medicare reimbursement.
which has the potential to increase revenues. As of Access to Flex Program grant money.

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