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 […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or PHC4 RELEASES 2017 HOSPITAL FINANCIAL REPORT â UNCOMPENSATED CARE LEVELS DECREASED 9.8% Harrisburg, PA – May 8, 2018 – The foregone dollar value for Pennsylvania general acute care hospitalsâ uncompensated care has decreased in fiscal year 2017 (FY17) from $844 million in FY16 to $761 million in FY17. The statewide […]
HARRISBURG—The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released today a new resource to help cancer patients and their families make decisions about cancer surgical care in Pennsylvania. The new reporting tool shows the number of cancer-related surgeries performed at Pennsylvania hospitals in Fiscal Year 2017 (July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017). Hospital surgical […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or Drug Withdrawal in Newborns Increases More Than 1,000%. Harrisburg, PA – March 28, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a new research brief today showing that the rate of newborns suffering from drug withdrawal increased more than 1,000% between FYs 2000-2001 and FYs 2016-2017. Referred […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or HIGHER COSTS AND WORSE OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTIONS Harrisburg, PA – March 1, 2018 – The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) released a new research brief today on Clostridium difficile infectionsâa common infection, often referred to as C. diff or CDI, that can cause […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or DIABETES HOSPITALIZATION RATES INCREASING AMONG YOUNGER PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS Harrisburg, PA – November 15, 2017 – According to a research brief released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4), younger residents, those under age 45, saw an increase in hospitalization rates for diabetes. Residents in this age group […]
Contact: Joe Martin 717-232-6787 or NON-GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS EXPERIENCE MODERATE DECREASES IN 2016 FINANCIAL MARGINS DESPITE 16.8% DECREASE IN UNCOMPENSATED CARE Harrisburg, PA – October 31, 2017 – Statewide operating and total margins experienced by non-general acute care hospitals (non-GAC) during fiscal year 2016 (FY16) decreased, according to a report released today by the […]
Contact: Joe Martin717-232-6787 or NEW PHC4 REPORT ON HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE SHOWS LOWER MORTALITY AND READMISSION RATES Harrisburg, PA – October 25, 2017 – 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 as […]
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 […]
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