Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR INFLUENZA INCREASED 62% BETWEEN FY 2017 AND FY 2018. Harrisburg, PA – March 28, 2019 – According to a new research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), the number of influenza hospitalizations in Pennsylvania increased from 5,328 in FY 2017 to […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or THE RATE OF MATERNAL HOSPITALIZATIONS INVOLVING SUBSTANCE USE REACHES 1 IN 25. Harrisburg, PA – December 11, 2018 – According to a new research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), substance use was present in 1 of every 25 maternal hospital stays (or 39.8 […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or NON-GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS EXPERIENCED VARIOUS FINANCIAL MARGINS IN 2017 Harrisburg, PA – November 20, 2018 – Statewide operating and total margins experienced by Pennsylvania non-general acute care hospitals (non-GAC) during fiscal year 2017 (FY17) varied according to a new report released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment […]
Contact: Joe Martin717-232-6787 or PHC4 ANNUAL REPORT ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE SHOWS IMPROVEMENT IN MORTALITY AND READMISSION RATES. Harrisburg, PA – November 15, 2018 – A performance report of Pennsylvania hospitals shows significant statewide decreases in hospital mortality and readmission rates. Released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), the annual report, known […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or NEW STATE REPORT – ONE IN 37 HOSPITALIZATIONS RELATED TO OPIOIDS Harrisburg, PA – October 16, 2018 – In 2017, 1 in 37 hospital admissions were opioid-related according to a research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4)âpart of a series of briefs produced by […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES STATEâS AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 2017 Harrisburg, PA – October 11, 2018 – New figures released today by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (PHC4) show that total margin for Pennsylvaniaâs ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) for fiscal year 2017 (FY17) have slightly decreased 0.31 percentage points from […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES BREAST CANCER SURGERY RATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Harrisburg, PA – October 2, 2018 – According to a research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), there were 11,717 breast cancer surgeries performed in Pennsylvania in 2017âa number that […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or HOSPITAL ADMISSION RATES FOR HEROIN OVERDOSES INCREASE MOST FOR OLDER PENNSYLVANIANS (AGE 55 AND OLDER), HISPANICS AND THOSE WITH LOWER INCOMES Harrisburg, PA – September 12, 2018 – The hospitalization rate for Pennsylvanians age 55 and older admitted for a heroin overdose increased 35.8%, between 2016 and 2017. Hispanic residents […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or Pennsylvania Heart Failure Patients â $1 Billion a Year and Counting Harrisburg, PA – August 7, 2018 – According to a research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), Medicare pays almost $1 billion ($920 million) to cover annual healthcare costs for heart failure patients […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 FINDINGS SHOW DECREASES IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR OVERDOSE OF PAIN MEDICATION; INCREASES FOR OVERDOSE OF HEROIN Harrisburg, PA – June 13, 2018 – The number of hospital admissions for overdose of pain medication decreased 2.2% between 2016 and 2017. There was an overall increase of 12.7% in the number […]
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