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2024
- Hospital Performance Report 2023
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2023
- Common Procedures Report 2023
- Cancer Hospitalizations for Pennsylvania Children 2023
- Cardiac Procedures Report 2021-2022
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2023
- COVID-19, The Impact on Health Care in Pennsylvania
2023
- Hospital Performance Report 2022
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2022
- Common Procedures Report 2022
- Severe Maternal Morbidity 2022
- Cardiac Procedures Report 2020-2021
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2022
2022
- Hospital Performance Report 2021
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (April 2022 – June 2022)
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2021
- Common Procedures Report 2021
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose, 2016 to 2021
- Cardiac Procedures Report 2019-2020
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania – March 2020 to December 2021
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (January 2022 – March 2022)
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2021
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (October 2021 – December 2021)
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania – March 2020 to June 2021
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (July 2021 – September 2021)
2021
- Hospital Performance Report 2020
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (April 2021 – June 2021)
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2020
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (October 2020 – March 2021)
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2020
- Maternal Hospitalizations and Sepsis
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania – March to September 2020
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania – March to June 2020
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report
2020
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2019
- Hospital Performance Report 2019
- Three-Year Trends in Hospitalizations Related to Substance Use
- Mechanical Ventilation in PA Hospitals—Pre-COVID-19
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2019
- Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations
- Opioid Analysis: County-Specific Rates – FY 2019 Data
2019
- Overdose and Substance Use Disorder among Pennsylvania Residents Age 65 and Older: Hospital Admissions and Emergency Department Visits
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2018
- Hospital Performance Report 2018
- Hospital Stays for Mental Disorders – 2018
- Cancer Hospitalizations for Pennsylvania Children
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose: Three-Year Review
- Common Procedures Report 2018
- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2014-2017
- Hospitalizations for Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome – 2018
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2018
- Hospital Admissions for Influenza and Associated Costs
2018
- Maternal Hospital Stays involving Substance Use and Opioids
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2017
- Hospital Performance Report 2017
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose and Opioid Use Disorder
- Breast Cancer Surgery in Pennsylvania
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – Population Differences
- Cost of Care for Pennsylvania’s Heart Failure Patients
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – 2016 to 2017
- Cancer Surgery Volume 2017
- Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
- Hospitalizations for Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Clostridium difficile Infections – Hospital Admissions in PA
2017
- Pennsylvania Hospital Admissions for Diabetes
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2016
- Hospital Performance Report 2016
- Sepsis Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – 2016
- PA’s “Super-Utilizers” of Hospital Care
- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2012-2015
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania (January 2014 – March 2016)
2016
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2015
- Hospital Performance Report 2015
- Neonatal and Maternal Hospitalizations Related to Substance Use
- Spinal Fusions 2014
- Knee and Hip Replacements 2013, 2014 Data
- Hospitalizations for Overdose of Pain Medication and Heroin
2015
- Hospital Performance Report 2014
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2014
- Hospital Admission and Outpatient Procedure County Profiles FY2015
- Readmissions for the Same Condition (January 2013 through August 2014)
- Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery 2009-2012
- PA’s “Super-Utilizers” of Inpatient Hospital Care
2014
2013
- Hospital Performance Report 2012
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2012
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2011-2012
- County Hospital Admission Profiles FY2013
- County Outpatient Procedure Profiles FY2013
2012
- Hospital Performance Report 2011
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2011
- Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania 2002-2011
- County Hospital Admission Profiles FY2012
- Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania 2010
- Hospital Readmissions in Pennsylvania 2010 Report
- Orthopedic Surgery in Pennsylvania, 2010
- The Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pennsylvania, 2010
2011
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2009
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2010
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2008-2009
- The Impact of Healthcare-associated Infections in Pennsylvania, 2009
2010
2009
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2008
- Hospital Performance Report 2008
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2006-2007
- Hospital-acquired Infections (HAI) in Pennsylvania 2007
2008
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2007
- Hospital Performance Report 2007
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005-2006
- House Bill 1105 – Bleeding Disorders
- Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania 2006
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2006
- House Bill 1150 – Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Senate Bill 260 – Mail Order Prescription Drugs
- Senate Bill 146 – Colorectal Cancer Screening
2007
- Choosing a Medicare Advantage Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2007
- House Bill 317 – Prosthetic Devices
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2006
- Critical Condition: The State of Health Care in Pennsylvania
- Hospital Performance Report 2006
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005
- Clostridium difficile Infections in Pennsylvania Hospitals
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2005
2006
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2006
- Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania 2005
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2005
- Hospital Performance Report 2005
- MRSA in Pennsylvania Hospitals
- House Resolution 400 – Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2004
- Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2004
2005
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2004
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2005
- Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections: The Business Case
- Lowering Costs by Encouraging Healthy Behaviors – October 2005
- Hospital Performance Report 2004
- Hospitalizations for Depression in Pennsylvania
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2004
- House Bill 350 – Hearing Aids
- Firearm-related Injuries in Pennsylvania
- Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
- Health Savings Account: Wave of the Future or Flavor of the Month? – June 2005
- Hospital Malpractice Expenses
- Uninsured Stats Continue to Climb – April 2005
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2003
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2003
2004
- Avoidable Hospitalizations
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2004
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2003
- Paying for Performance: the Business Case
- Hospital Performance Report 2003
- Obesity-Related Surgery in PA
- The Growth in Diagnostic Imaging Utilization – August 2004
- The Rising Utilization and Costs of Prescription Drugs – July 2004
- Prescription Drug Safety – May 2004
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2003
- Back Pain: A Costly Ache – April 2004
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2002
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2002
- Hospital Admissions for Firearm-Related Injuries in Pennsylvania
- The Obesity Epidemic – February 2004
- The Costs of Depression in the Workplace – January 2004
2003
- Promoting Maternal Health in the Workplace – December 2003
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2003
- Hospital Performance Report 2002
- Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Delivery: The Purchaser’s Role – October 2003
- Purchaser’s Role in Quality Maternity Care – September 2003
- Pennsylvania Takes the Lead with New Federal Health Care Tax Credit Program – May 2003
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2002
- Pennsylvania is a Leader in Quality Outcomes – April 2003
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2001
- The Nursing Shortage – A Reason for Concern? – March 2003
- What is Driving Health Care Cost Increases? – January 2003
2002
- Hospital Performance Report 2001
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2002
- PHC4 – 16 Years of Results
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2001
- The Implications of Cost Sharing – October 2002
- Innovative Uses of Cost and Quality Data – September 2002
- Disease Management Program – August 2002
- Quality Initiatives – Cost Containment Strategies for Purchasers – July 2002
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2000
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2000
- “The Blues Divorce” Revisited – May 2002
- Senate Bill 636 – Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2001
- PHC4 “Special Requests” – A Valuable Investment – April 2002
- Is Hospital Volume the Way to Measure Quality Outcomes? – March 2002
- Patient Safety: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – February 2002
- Containing Drug Costs – A Prescription for Purchasers – January 2002
- Senate Bill 779 – Prostate Specific Antigen Test
2001
- Employee Health Promotion Programs Can Help Contain Costs – December 2001
- Choosing a Medicare HMO – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2001
- Health Care for Retirees – November 2001
- Another Look at Hospital Finances – September 2001
- The Blue “Divorce” Good for You??? – August 2001
- Hospital Performance Report 2000
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 2000
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 1999
- C-section Deliveries in Pennsylvania 1999
2000
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 2000
- Senate Bill 1291 – Dental Anesthesia
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 1998
- Hospital Performance Report 1999
- House Bill 1832 – Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 1999
- Senate Bill 1094 – Contraception Drugs and Devices
- Senate Bill 1094 – Contraception Drugs and Devices
- House Bill 854 – Low Protein Modified Food Products
1999
- Health Plans – The Role of HMOs in Managing Diabetes 1999
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 1999
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 1998
1998
- Diabetes Hospitalization Report 1997
- Hospital Performance Report 1997
- Pharmaceuticals: The Role in the Cost of Health Care – 1998
- Managed Care: A Strategy for Data Collections and Reporting – 1998
- Senate Bill 1198 – Cancer Clinical Trials
- Senate Bill 1183 – Infertility Diagnosis Treatment
- Senate Bill 590 – Acupuncture Reimbursement
- Senate Bill 499 – Home Health Care
- House Bill 1873 – Hepatitis B Immunization
- House Bill 656 – Diabetes and Hearing Aids
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Year 1997
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 1994-1995
- Ambulatory Surgery in Pennsylvania (1996)
1997
- Senate Bill 1057 – Osteoporosis
- Senate Bill 938 – Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
- Senate Bill 39 – Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
- Financial Analysis Fiscal Years 1995 – 1996
1996
Performance and Utilization Reports
- Hospital Performance Report 2023
- Hospital Performance Report 2022
- Hospital Performance Report 2021
- Hospital Performance Report 2020
- Hospital Performance Report 2019
- Hospital Performance Report 2018
- Hospital Performance Report 2017
- Hospital Performance Report 2016
- Hospital Performance Report 2015
- Hospital Performance Report 2014
- Hospital Performance Report 2013
- Hospital Performance Report 2012
- Hospital Performance Report 2011
- Hospital Performance Report 2009
- Hospital Performance Report 2008
- Hospital Performance Report 2007
- Hospital Performance Report 2006
- Hospital Performance Report 2005
- Hospital Performance Report 2004
- Hospital Performance Report 2003
- Hospital Performance Report 2002
- Hospital Performance Report 2001
- Hospital Performance Report 2000
- Hospital Performance Report 1999
- Hospital Performance Report 1998
- Hospital Performance Report 1997
Financial Reports
- Financial Analysis 2023
- Financial Analysis 2022
- Financial Analysis 2021
- Financial Analysis 2020
- Financial Analysis 2019
- Financial Analysis 2018
- Financial Analysis 2017
- Financial Analysis 2016
- Financial Analysis 2015
- Financial Analysis 2014
- Financial Analysis 2013
- Financial Analysis 2012
- Financial Analysis 2011
- Financial Analysis 2010
- Financial Analysis 2009
- Financial Analysis 2008
- Financial Analysis 2007
- Financial Analysis 2006
- Financial Analysis 2005
- Financial Analysis 2004
- Financial Analysis 2003
- Financial Analysis 2002
- Financial Analysis 2001
- Financial Analysis 2000
- Financial Analysis 1999
- Financial Analysis 1998
- Financial Analysis 1997
- Financial Analysis 1995 – 1996
Research Briefs
Maternal and Newborn Related Hospitalizations
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
Opioid and other Substance Use Related Hospitalizations
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose, 2016 to 2021
- Three-Year Trends in Hospitalizations Related to Substance Use
- Opioid Analysis: County-Specific Rates – FY 2019 Data
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose: Three-Year Review
- Hospitalizations for Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome – 2018
- Maternal Hospital Stays involving Substance Use and Opioids
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose and Opioid Use Disorder
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – Population Differences
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – 2016 to 2017
- Hospitalizations for Newborns with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Hospitalizations for Opioid Overdose – 2016
- Neonatal and Maternal Hospitalizations Related to Substance Use
- Hospitalizations for Overdose of Pain Medication and Heroin
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
Infection Related Hospitalizations
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
- Clostridium difficile Infections – Hospital Admissions in PA
- Sepsis Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
- Clostridium difficile Infections in Pennsylvania Hospitals
- MRSA in Pennsylvania Hospitals
- Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
- Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections: The Business Case
- Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
Mental Health Related Hospitalizations
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
Potentially Preventable or Avoidable Hospitalizations
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
Research briefs are listed in order of publication date.
- Mechanical Ventilation in PA Hospitals—Pre-COVID-19
- Cost of Care for Pennsylvania’s Heart Failure Patients
- PA’s “Super-Utilizers” of Hospital Care
- PA’s “Super-Utilizers” of Inpatient Hospital Care
- Firearm-related Injuries in Pennsylvania
- Hospital Malpractice Expenses
- Obesity-Related Surgery in PA
- Hospital Admissions for Firearm-Related Injuries in Pennsylvania
Case Studies – PHC4 Data Users
Case studies are listed in order of publication date.
- Impacts of Recent Payment, Coverage, and Systems Changes on Access to and Quality of Cancer Care
- An Interrupted Time Series Analysis of the Cardiovascular Health Benefits of a Coal Coking Operation Closure
- Social Ecological Contexts of Opioid Overdose and Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
- Effects of the Pennsylvania Rural Health Model on Potentially Avoidable Utilization
- Evaluating the Impact of Non-Fatal Firearm-Related Injuries in Pennsylvania
- Estimating the Burden of RSV Infection
- Understanding Variations in Perioperative Care for Lung Cancer
- Studies on Physician Characteristics and Patient Outcomes
- Health Care Access Expansions and Use of Veterans Affairs and Other Hospitals by Veterans
- Effects of Payment Reform on Post-Acute Care After Lower Extremity Joint Replacement
- Impact of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Regionalization on Health Care Utilization and Mortality
- Race and Rehabilitation Services After Joint Replacement
- US Hospitalized Adult Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health Study – Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Healthcare Utilization in Rural and Urban Pennsylvania
- Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research – Panel Study of Effects of Changes in Nursing on Patient Outcomes
- Monitoring Hospital Outcomes for Patient Care Quality and Safety
- Risk Factors Resulting in Readmissions for Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes in Pennsylvania
- Optimal Placement of New Trauma Centers within an Existing Trauma System
- An Assessment of Education and Intervention Program for Abusive Head Trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome
- PHC4 Data Used to Study Bleeding Disorders
- PHC4 Data – A Valuable Component in Campaign to Reduce Lower Extremity Amputations
- PHC4 Data Studied to Evaluate a Community Improvement Program
- PHC4 Data Helps Capital BlueCross, Providers Improve Health Care Experience
- Erie Community Foundation Uses PHC4 Data to Demonstrate Health Care Needs
- Competition and the Impact of Online Hospital Report Cards
- Bucknell University Students Gain Research, Analytic Skills Using PHC4 Data
- The Impact of Obstetric Unit Closures on Pregnancy Outcomes
- Highmark Relies on PHC4 Data for Market Analysis
- PHC4 Partners with HCUP, A National Health Care Data Resource
- PHC4 Data Helps Keep Law Enforcement Healthy for a Reasonable Price
- PHC4 Data Allows Examination of Links Between Smoking Legislation and Hospitalization Trends
- PHC4 Data Unlocks Many Mysteries, Often with Actionable Results
- PHC4 Data Is Critical to Research on Improving Quality of Intensive Care
- PA Office of Attorney General Uses PHC4 Data to Ensure a Competitive Health Care Marketplace
- Hospitals Use PHC4 Data to Meet Demand for Services and Maximize Quality
- Health Coalition Uses Data to Create High-Performance Provider Network
- Hospital Analyst Uses PHC4 Data to Improve Health Care
- Researcher Seeks to Understand Mode of Delivery in Childbirth and Its Impact on Women’s Health
Other Topics
COVID-19 Summary Report
COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (April 2022 – June 2022)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (January 2022 – March 2022)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (October 2021 – December 2021)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (July 2021 – September 2021)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (April 2021 – June 2021)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report (October 2020 – March 2021)
- COVID-19 Disaster Emergency Report
COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Pennsylvania
Archive of Older Publications
Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania (January 2014 – March 2016)
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2011-2012
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2008-2009
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2007-2008
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2006-2007
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005-2006
- Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005
Commercial
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2006
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2005
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2004
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2003
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2002
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2001
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 2000
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 1999
- Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania’s Commercial HMOs – 1998
Medicare
- Choosing a Medicare Advantage Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2007
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2006
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2005
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2004
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2003
- Choosing a Medicare Managed Care Plan – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2002
- Choosing a Medicare HMO – A Guide for Medicare Beneficiaries – 2001
House Bill 1105 – Bleeding Disorders
House Bill 1150 – Autism Spectrum Disorders
- House Bill 1150 – Autism Spectrum Disorders
- House Bill 1150 Legislation
- Autism Spectrum Disorders Mandated Benefits Proposal – The Independent Review Panel Report
Senate Bill 146 – Colorectal Cancer Screening
Senate Bill 260 – Mail Order Prescription Drugs
House Bill 317 – Prosthetic Devices
House Resolution 400 – Infertility Diagnosis and Treatment
House Bill 350 – Hearing Aids
Senate Bill 636 – Colorectal Cancer Screening
Senate Bill 779 – Prostate Specific Antigen Test
Senate Bill 1291 – Dental Anesthesia
House Bill 854 – Low Protein Modified Food Products
House Bill 1832 – Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Senate Bill 1094 – Contraception Drugs and Devices
House Bill 656 – Diabetes and Hearing Aids
House Bill 1873 – Hepatitis B Immunization
Senate Bill 39 – Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
Senate Bill 499 – Home Health Care
Senate Bill 590 – Acupuncture Reimbursement
Senate Bill 938 – Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Senate Bill 1057 – Osteoporosis
Senate Bill 1183 – Infertility Diagnosis Treatment
Senate Bill 1198 – Cancer Clinical Trials
Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2004
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2003
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2002
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 2000
- Pennsylvania’s Guide to Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery 1994-1995
