PHC4 | Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council

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.

Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2009

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.

SPOTLIGHT: PHC4 Data User Series

Read about how the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General uses PHC4 data to ensure compliance with antitrust laws.

Financial Analysis 2010 - Volume Three - Non-General Acute Care Hospitals

Volume Three examines the financial health of Pennsylvania’s non-general acute care facilities (rehabilitation, psychiatric, long-term acute care, and specialty hospitals). It is the final report in PHC4’s three-volume financial series for Fiscal Year 2010. Volume One focused on general acute care hospitals, and Volume Two concentrated on ambulatory surgery centers.

PHC4 Elects New Board Officers

PHC4 eLibrary

PHC4 welcomes you to a new feature of our web site... the "PHC4 eLibrary". The PHC4 eLibrary is a repository of key documents and reports available for viewing and downloading Adobe PDF formats.

PHC4 Annual Report 2010

The Council’s 2010 Annual Report, “Good Data Drives Good Decisions,” is now available.

Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2008-2009

This new report examines hospital and surgeon outcomes for coronary artery bypass graft surgeries and/or valve surgeries performed in Pennsylvania in 2008 and 2009. Hospital comments on this report are available.

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.

UPDATED AND RE-OPENED

Request for Information (2010-02): Third-party Vendor Qualifications for the Submission of Laboratory Data

The PA Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is reopening an updated Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential vendors that may be chosen by PA hospitals for the purposes of submitting laboratory data to PHC4. PHC4 is reopening this RFI because more detailed data specifications are now available. It is the Council's intention to keep this process open until further notice.