Senator Haywood Joins PHC4 Council
PHC4 welcomes a new member, Senator Arthur L. Haywood, to its Council. Senator Haywood represents the 4th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania Senate, serving parts of Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. He serves as the Democratic Chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. He was appointed to a four-year term on the Council by Democratic Leader, Senator Jay Costa, Jr. with an effective date of June 4, 2024. Senator Haywood joins Senator Camera Bartolotta, Representative Bryan Cutler, and Representative Dan Frankel in filling all four of the General Assembly positions required by PHC4’s enabling legislation, Act 15 of 2020.
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Latest Reports from PHC4
Financial Analysis 2023 – Volume 1 General Acute Care Hospitals
The Financial Analysis 2023 – Volume 1 report is the first of a three-part series of reports PHC4 publishes annually. This volume includes statewide data and hospital-specific information about the financial health of Pennsylvania’s general acute care hospitals during fiscal year 2023.
Cardiac Procedures Report
The Cardiac Procedures Report examined the performance of Pennsylvania acute care hospitals for six different types of cardiac procedures performed from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The procedures include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients who had a heart attack, PCI for patients who did not have a heart attack, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), SAVR with CABG, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Reported are hospital ratings for in-hospital mortality, 7-day, 30-day, and 90-day readmission and extended postoperative length of stay. Also included are volume of cases and hospital charges.
County-Level Health Care Reports
Information on specific health conditions and the utilization of health care services within each county are provided in public reports on PHC4’s website. Whether you are a health care professional, policymaker, researcher, or a concerned citizen, these reports supply essential data to support evidence-based decision-making and analysis within our local health care systems. We invite you to explore these reports to better understand key health care statistics in your area and contribute to the improvement of our state’s health care infrastructure.
County-Level Utilization Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Utilization Reports, which show the overall total number of inpatient hospitalizations and ambulatory/outpatient cases, have been updated with fourth quarter 2023 data. These reports display county-specific volume of cases for Pennsylvania residents by patient age, sex, and payer.
County-Level Condition Specific Reports
PHC4’s County-Level Condition Specific Reports, have been updated with new data covering the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. These timely reports focus on several high interest conditions and display county-specific rates of hospitalization for Pennsylvania residents who were treated in Pennsylvania general acute care hospitals.
Case Study: PHC4 Data at Work
George D. Thurston, ScD
Professor of Medicine and Population Health
Wuyue Yu, PhD
Post Doctoral Fellow
An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the Cardiovascular Health Benefits of a Coal Coking Operation Closure
Dr. Wuyue Yu, postdoctoral fellow at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, and Professor George D. Thurston, ScD of Medicine and Population Health at the same university utilized hospitalization data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment (PHC4) for a research study entitled, An interrupted time series analysis of the cardiovascular health benefits of a coal coking operation closure. As part of the research, they evaluated the change in the incidence of adverse health outcomes from the period three years prior, to the period three years after, the January 2016 closure of the Shenango, Inc. coal coke plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The analysis tested for a reduction in air pollution exposure as a result of the coke plant closure and a corresponding decrease in adverse health conditions.
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Special Data Requests
Through the Special Requests unit, PHC4 offers custom and standard data files to help you collect and analyze the health care data you may need for health care studies or projects. Our analysts will work with you to meet your comprehensive health care data needs.
Visit the Purchase Customized Data section of PHC4’s website for more information about our data and services, or contact JoAnne Nelson, Manager of Special Requests at .
Data Now Available:
Administrative & Revenue Data: Fourth quarter 2023 inpatient and ambulatory/outpatient administrative and revenue data is available for purchase. First quarter 2024 data is scheduled to be released October 2024.
Financial Data: Fiscal year 2022 hospital and ambulatory surgery center financial data is now available for purchase.
QUESTIONS?
Contact JoAnne Nelson, Manager of Special Requests at .
New Research Brief from PHC4
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PHC4 staff monitors our data to identify relevant and meaningful trends. When these trends are identified PHC4 produces a research brief to provide information to inform key stakeholders.
Cancer Hospitalizations for Pennsylvania Children
This research brief examines inpatient hospitalizations for Pennsylvania children who were admitted to a Pennsylvania general acute care hospital with a cancer diagnosis. The analysis focuses on data from 2021 through 2023, with trends from 2016 through 2023. This research brief includes drilldowns by patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, payer, and type of cancer. Pennsylvania county rates are also displayed.
