Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council
is an independent state agency responsible for addressing the problem of escalating health costs, ensuring the quality of health care, and increasing access for all citizens regardless of ability to pay.
Hospital Readmissions in Pennsylvania 2010 
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Hospital Readmissions in Pennsylvania 2010. The report contains statistics on hospital readmissions in 2010, including statewide and county rates, along with conditions, reasons, and patient characteristics associated with readmissions. The report also looks at Medicare/Medicaid payment data for readmissions.
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SPOTLIGHT: PHC4 Data User Series
Colleen Vrbin is a Senior Research Analyst with the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, where she works with PHC4 data to produce actionable reports that are saving lives and saving money every day in the Pittsburgh area.
PHC4 HAI Report Featured in PA Chamber Spring Magazine
The Spring 2012 issue of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry magazine The Catalyst, features a report on health care associated infections in the Commonwealth, and their effect on Pennsylvania’s businesses. The article cites PHC4’s HAI report, and makes the case that reducing HAIs will improve employee productivity and reduce employer health care costs. 
Orthopedic Surgery in Pennsylvania 2010
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The Orthopedic Surgery in Pennsylvania 2010. This report contains statewide information about joint replacements and common spine procedures, which have been increasing in recent years in Pennsylvania and the United States. The report examines hospitalization trends, regional hospitalization rates, patient outcomes, and Medicare/Medicaid payment data for the most common orthopedic surgeries during the five-year period from 2006 to 2010.
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SPOTLIGHT: PHC4 Data User Series
Read about a researcher who uses PHC4 data to study critical care services with the aim of improving patients’ outcomes.
Executive Director Martin in PA Chamber Magazine
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The Winter 2011-12 issue of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry magazine The Catalyst, features an interview with Joe Martin, executive director of the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. PA Chamber president Gene Barr (shown at left with Martin) is the current chairman of the PHC4 board.
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The Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pennsylvania 2010
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The Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pennsylvania 2010 report contains statewide information about healthcare-associated infections (HAIs,) which are one of the nation’s most important public health challenges. It examines mortality rates, readmission rates, length of hospital stays, payment information, and other data for patients who contract HAIs.
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Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2009
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The Diabetes Hospitalization Report, prepared in collaboration with Bucknell University, examines statewide numbers for diabetes-related hospitalizations from 2000 through 2009. It also includes statistical breakdowns based on age, race, gender, and geographic region, and contains Medicare and Medicaid payment data for diabetes-related hospital stays.
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Medicare Payment Database for Common Services and Treatments
This interactive database includes 2009 Medicare payment information for common services and treatments, such as colonoscopies, cataract surgeries and MRIs, that can be used by consumers to make more informed health care choices.