PHC4's Data Collection Team processes approximately 2 million inpatient and 2.6 million ambulatory/outpatient records per year.

Additionally, acute-care hospitals submit clinical severity information using the Atlas™ software system. The data is processed using a sophisticated series of validation rules before it is finalized and made available for further analysis and public release.

Data Collection Spotlight

View the most current list, as of October 1, 2009, of the 35 diseases, procedures, and medical conditions to be abstracted.