PHC4 publicly released the Cancer Surgery Volume Report today, giving stakeholders in Pennsylvania valuable insight into cancer surgeries performed at hospitals and ambulatory/outpatient settings.
In 2023, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) assisted the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) in analyzing over 1,200 survey responses collected from the rare disease community and presenting their findings to members of the PA Legislature. As the second installment in PHC4's Current Events series, PHC4 analysts investigated what exactly it is that makes rare diseases so difficult to study.
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) is committed to ensuring better outcomes for all Pennsylvanians and has collaborated with the Pennsylvania Rare Disease Advisory Council (PARDAC) to bring a new resource to stakeholders invested in rare disease care in Pennsylvania.
PHC4’s Special Report on the Financial Health of Pennsylvania Rural Hospitals, Fiscal Year 2023, displays data for general acute care hospitals (GAC hospitals) located in rural counties, as defined by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Those hospitals fitting this definition within PHC4’s Financial Analysis 2023 Volume One report are included in this new resource.
PHC4 has created a survey to understand the prevalence and gain insight on non-compete agreements impacting health care professionals in PA. The organization plans to use the findings to inform a broader effort; the study of the impact of Act 74,Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act on the Commonwealth.
PHC4 releases its January 2025 Newsletter.
PHC4 publicly released new County-Level Utilization and Condition-Specific Reports today, giving stakeholders in Pennsylvania valuable insight into ambulatory/outpatient usage and hospitalization rates of high interest conditions, using the most recent data available.
The 2023 Hospital Performance Report (HPR), produced by PHC4, provides information about the performance of Pennsylvania hospitals for 17 common medical conditions.
PHC4 releases Financial Analysis – Volume Three today. The final volume of a three-part series of reports published annually by PHC4, Financial Analysis – Volume Three displays financial information during fiscal year 2023 (FY23) pertaining to non-GAC hospitalsin Pennsylvania. These include rehabilitation, psychiatric, long-term acute care, and specialty hospitals.
PHC4 releases its October 2024 Newsletter.
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