When will hospitals be selected for the Rural Community Hospital demonstration?
The selected hospitals will be announced in early 2011. A hospital’s selection for the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration will not lock it into participating in the demonstration. There will be a brief period after awards are announced when policy and administrative questions will be addressed. CMS will submit to selected hospitals a set of terms and conditions to agree to. It will then be the hospital’s option whether to participate in the demonstration. The terms and conditions will include a policy on hospitals’ being able to discontinue participation in the demonstration.
Related Questions
- How did you decide what responsibilities the three hospitals would have? Why was Saskatoon City Hospital selected as the site for outpatient services?
- What is the difference between the Nurse-Friendly Hospital Designation and the Nurse-Friendly Program for Small/Rural Hospitals?
- Who pays for the demonstration project and the construction of a selected option?
