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Developing financial benchmarks for critical access hospitals.

George H Pink1, George M Holmes, Rebecca T Slifkin

  • 1Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. gpink@email.unc.edu

Health Care Financing Review
|June 24, 2009
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Benchmarks were created for critical access hospitals (CAHs) using financial data from 2004-2006. Few CAHs consistently outperformed benchmarks across all indicators, highlighting performance variations among peer groups.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Hospital Financial Performance
  • Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Analysis

Background:

  • Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are vital for rural healthcare access.
  • The CAH Financial Indicators Report provides annual, hospital-specific financial data.
  • Establishing performance benchmarks is crucial for evaluating CAH financial health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply benchmarks for five key financial indicators for CAHs.
  • To assess the financial performance of CAHs against these newly established benchmarks.
  • To identify patterns and variations in CAH financial performance over a three-year period.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey of Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officers was conducted to establish benchmark data.
  • Financial indicator values for 421 CAHs were calculated for the years 2004, 2005, and 2006.
  • CAH performance was systematically compared against the derived benchmarks.

Main Results:

  • While many CAHs exceeded benchmarks in at least one indicator during a single year, consistent outperformance across all five indicators over three years was rare.
  • Significant variations in the probability of outperforming benchmarks were observed among different CAH peer groups.
  • The study highlights the challenges CAHs face in achieving sustained high performance across multiple financial metrics.

Conclusions:

  • The developed benchmarks provide a valuable tool for assessing CAH financial performance.
  • Sustained superior financial performance across multiple indicators is uncommon among CAHs.
  • Peer group characteristics significantly influence a CAH's ability to meet or exceed financial benchmarks, necessitating tailored strategies.