PHC4 publicly released new County-Level Condition-Specific and County-Level Utilization reports today, giving stakeholders in Pennsylvania valuable insight into ambulatory/outpatient usage and hospitalization rates of high interest conditions, using the most recent data available.
PHC4’s Cardiac Procedures Report, released today, displays results for six cardiac procedures performed in Pennsylvania acute care hospitals from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023. This report displays hospital-specific ratings for in-hospital mortality, readmissions, extended postoperative length of stay, volume of cases, and average hospital charges.
PHC4 releases Financial Analysis – Volume One, today. The first volume of a three-part series of financial reports published annually by PHC4, Volume One displays financial information from general acute care (GAC) hospitals licensed in Pennsylvania during fiscal year 2024 (FY24).
PHC4 published a new research brief today, Asthma Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania, providing insights by age, sex, race/ethnicity, county, and other patient characteristics.
PHC4 published a new set of County-Level Utilization Reports today, displaying the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases for Pennsylvania residents.
PHC4 publicly released the Cancer Surgery Volume Report today, giving stakeholders in Pennsylvania valuable insight into cancer surgeries performed at hospitals and ambulatory/outpatient settings.
In 2023, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) assisted the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) in analyzing over 1,200 survey responses collected from the rare disease community and presenting their findings to members of the PA Legislature. As the second installment in PHC4's Current Events series, PHC4 analysts investigated what exactly it is that makes rare diseases so difficult to study.
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is committed to ensuring better outcomes for all Pennsylvanians and has collaborated with the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) to bring a new resource to stakeholders invested in rare disease care in Pennsylvania.
PHC4’s Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023, displays data for general acute care hospitals (GAC hospitals) located in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Those hospitals fitting this definition within PHC4’s Financial Analysis 2023 Volume One report are included in this new resource.
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