PHC4’s Barry D. Buckingham, Executive Director and Abby Weand, Manager, Health Policy Research, were guests on WITF’s “The Spark” to highlight our recent reporting. Listen to the interview here.
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) published a new set of County-Level Utilization Reports today, displaying the overall total number of ambulatory/outpatient cases and inpatient hospitalizations for Pennsylvania residents. This latest release reflects data from Quarter 1 of 2025.
PHC4’s Common Procedures Report, released today, displays volume, complication and postoperative length of stay data, as well as statewide Medicare payment data for three orthopedic procedures commonly performed in Pennsylvania facilities.
PHC4’s Financial Analysis 2024 - Volume Two provides the opportunity to learn about the financial landscape of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) across the Commonwealth.
PHC4 released the inaugural publication of the Outpatient Procedures Report today. This new report, which will be published annually, displays volume for 10 different procedures commonly performed in the outpatient setting.
PHC4’s MAPPED 2, released today, is an online tool visualizing the availability of health care services and facilities across the Commonwealth.
PHC4 releases its August 2025 Newsletter.
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).
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