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2009 CAH State Operations Manual

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PIN Swing Bed Manual June 2007 (Members only)

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Facility Samples-----See *NEW*

What's New on the PIN Website

Welcome to the Montana Rural Healthcare Performance Improvement Network (PIN) website. The PIN is a voluntary network dedicated to assisting Montana Critical Access Hospitals achieve compliance with Medicare Conditions of Participation related to quality assurance and performance improvement. This website serves as a vehicle to share current materials easily and, on a limited basis, share materials developed at member facilities.

New on Facility Samples Page:
Documents shared at 2009 Regional Meetings

New---Falls Study Tools

New PIN Peer Group List

New Documents:

CAH Standards Review 1109 (doc)

PIN Trauma Study Agg report 1209

For additional information, contact:

Montana Health Research and Education Foundation

1720 Ninth Avenue--PO BOX 5119--Helena, MT 59601

Phone: 406-457-8016--Fax: 406-449-6571

MHREF Director of Grants and Program Development

 Joan Miles       

406-457-8015

joan@mtha.org                                                     

FLEX Director

Carol Bischoff                                    

carol@mtha.org 

406-457-8016  

Rural Hospital Quality Coordinator

Kathy Wilcox 

406-1641-6186

kathy@mtha.org