Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 FINDS DRAMATIC INCREASES IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS RELATED TO SEPSIS â 89% in last eight years. Harrisburg, PA – October 4, 2017 – According to a research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), the number of hospital admissions related to sepsis increased 89% between […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or MARGINS HOLDING STEADY IN 2016 FOR PENNSYLVANIA AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS Harrisburg, PA – September 26, 2017 – New figures released today by the Pennsylvania Healthcare Cost Containment Council (PHC4) show that total margins for Pennsylvaniaâs ambulatory surgery centers have decreased only 0.16 percentage points from the prior year. The latest […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or 2016 DATA SHOWS HEROIN OVERDOSE HOSPITALIZATIONS SKYROCKETING IN RECENT YEARS, ACCORDING TO NEW PHC4 REPORT Harrisburg, PA – June 28, 2017 – Pennsylvania hospital admissions for heroin overdoses are up 66% in the past two years and have nearly doubled since 2013 according to figures released today by the Pennsylvania […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES RECENT FINDINGS ON PAâS âSUPER-UTILIZERSâ OF HOSPITAL CARE Harrisburg, PA – June 20, 2017 – Super-utilizersâpatients with five or more hospital admissions per yearâaccounted for an estimated $1.25 billion in hospital payments in 2016, according to a new research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 PHC4 RELEASES HOSPITAL RESULTS FOR PEDIATRIC HEART SURGERY Harrisburg, PA – June 14, 2017 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is releasing today a hospital-specific report on pediatric and congenital heart surgery. The report represents one of a few efforts at statewide public reporting on pediatric cardiac surgery […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES 2016 HOSPITAL FINANCIAL REPORT â UNCOMPENSATED CARE LEVELS PLUMMET 13.3% Harrisburg, PA – April 26, 2017 – The foregone dollar value for Pennsylvania hospitalâs uncompensated care has decreased from $975 million in FY15 to $846 million in FY16. The statewide percentage of uncompensated care to net patient revenue […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 NEW PHC4 REPORT ON CARDIAC SURGERY SHOWS LOWER MORTALITY AND READMISSION RATES Harrisburg, PA – January 31, 2017 – Statewide mortality and readmission rates for patients undergoing cardiac surgery continue to decline according to a performance report of Pennsylvania hospitals and cardiac surgeons released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or NON-GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS REPORT MIXED MARGINS Harrisburg, PA – November 15, 2016 – Statewide average total margins experienced by non-general acute care hospitals (non-GAC) during fiscal year 2015 (FY15) ranged from 5.87% at psychiatric hospitals to 11.68% at rehabilitation hospitals, according to a report released today by the Pennsylvania […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES NEW FINANCIAL NUMBERS FOR PAâs AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS Harrisburg, PA – October 26, 2016 – The latest financial figures reported by PAâs Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) dipped slightly with the average total margin among ASCs decreasing slightly to 25.40% (from 25.65%) over the previous year. The average operating […]
Contact: Joe Martin717-232-6787 or NEW PHC4 REPORT ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE SHOWS LOWER MORTALITY AND READMISSION RATES Harrisburg, PA – October 19, 2016 – 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 report, known as the […]
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