Case Studies
Researchers, doctors, health care workers, government agencies and more use our data every day to help improve the lives of patients and the quality of health care facilities provide. Read these case studies to see how our data is making a difference.
Featured Case Studies
Profitability of Nonprofit and For-Profit Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Insights from PHC4 Data
Elizabeth Plummer, PhD, Professor at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, and her co-authors conducted an in‑depth analysis using financial data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and authored the study, Profitability of Nonprofit and For-profit Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
30-Day Readmission Following Inpatient Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Pennsylvania – A Statewide Analysis
Christopher S. Hollenbeak, PhD, Professor and Department Head of Health Policy and Administration at Pennsylvania State University, and colleagues conducted a statewide analysis using data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) and authored a study, 30-Day Readmission Following Inpatient Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) in Pennsylvania.
Neighborhood Opportunity & Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Morbidity
Irene Headen, PhD, MS, is a Professor of Black Health at the Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University. Dr. Headen and her research team used hospitalization data from PHC4 for a study entitled Neighborhood Opportunity & Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Morbidity to evaluate the risk of severe maternal morbidity and postpartum hospital readmission for patients admitted for a delivery.
Recent Case Studies
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