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This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. |\n\nTable of Contents  \nOverview ......................................................................................................................................... 2  \nAbout MBQIP ............................................................................................................................. 2  \nPurpose of This Guide ................................................................................................................ 2  \nHow to Use This Guide............................................................................................................... 2  \nRural Hospital Quality Improvement – A Model for Implementation ........................................... 3  \nPrioritizing Opportunities for Improvement ............................................................................... 5  \nTen Steps to Leading Quality Improvement Topics ....................................................................... 7  \nAdditional Resources ................................................................................................................ 13  \nAppendix A – Federal and National Quality Programs ................................................................ 14  \nAppendix B – Tools ...................................................................................................................... 16  \nOverview  \nAbout MBQIP  \nThe Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project (MBQIP) is a quality improvement activity under the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy’s (FORHP) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (Flex) grant program. Implemented in 2011, the goal of MBQIP is to improve the quality of care provided in critical access hospitals (CAHs) by increasing voluntary quality data reporting by CAHs and then driving quality improvement activities based on the data.  \nCritical access hospitals have historically been exempt from national quality improvement reporting programs due to challenges related to measuring improvement in low volume settingsand limited resources. It is clear, however, that some CAHs are not only participating in national quality improvement reporting programs, but are excelling across multiple rural relevant topic areas. Small rural hospitals that participate in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) often outperform prospective payment system (PPS) hospitalson survey scores. MBQIP provides an opportunity for individual hospitals to look at their own data, compare their results against other CAHs and partner with other hospitals around quality improvement initiatives to improve outcomes and provide the highest quality care to each and every one of their patients.  \nAs the US moves rapidly toward a health care system that pays for value versus volume of care provided, it is crucial for CAHs to participate in federal public quality reporting programs to demonstrate the quality of the care they are providing. Low numbers are not a valid reason for CAHs to not report quality data. It is important to provide evidence-based care for every patient, 100 percent of the time. 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