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Edward T. Baker

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Assessing Critical Access Hospital (Cah) Assets & Capabilities For Recruiting And Retaining Physicians: The North Dakota Cah Community Apgar Program, David Schmitz, Ed Baker, Aaron Ortiz May 2012

Assessing Critical Access Hospital (Cah) Assets & Capabilities For Recruiting And Retaining Physicians: The North Dakota Cah Community Apgar Program, David Schmitz, Ed Baker, Aaron Ortiz

Edward T. Baker

The Critical Access Hospital Community Apgar Questionnaire (CAH CAQ) has identified 50 factors important to recruitment of family physicians to rural communities. This presentation will compare CAH CAQ results across North Dakota and various rural states. These comparisons may be used to share best practices across CAHs. In addition, statewide education, policy and research initiatives can be developed from these data.