NOTICES
Special Reports and Requests for Data
[35 Pa.B. 1728] The Health Care Cost Containment Council (Council), according to Act 89 as amended by Act 14, is required to publish a list of all special reports and data that have been prepared during the previous calendar year. The following represents a summary of the reports and requests for data generated by the Council in calendar year 2004. Questions should be addressed to Joe Martin, Director of Communications and Education, Health Care Cost Containment Council, 225 Market Street, Suite 400, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 232-6787, jmartin@phc4.org.
MARC P. VOLAVKA,
Executive Director
Applicant Project Description Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality A custom 2002 inpatient discharge and revenue code detail data set to be used for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality A custom 2003 inpatient discharge and revenue code detail data set to be used for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc. A custom 2001 through 2003 inpatient discharge and financial data set to be used to survey market share and for credit trends in Eastern Pennsylvania. Bradford Regional Medical Center A custom 4th quarter 2000 through 3rd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to complete a market analysis for Bradford Regional Medical Center. Brownsville General Hospital A custom 2002 through 3rd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for analysis associated with psychiatric bed reconfiguration in Fayette and Washington Counties. Butler Health System A custom 2001 through and 2003 ambulatory procedure report to be used for market assessment for cardiovascular services. Central Montgomery Medical Center A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for market share analysis and in support of the Center's 2005 business plan. Central Montgomery Medical Center A custom 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used for market share analysis and in support of the Center's 2005 business plan. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A custom 2001 and 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to identify ways to improve palliative, end-of-life and bereavement (P-EOL-B) services for dying children and their families. The objective is to create a prediction rule that will provide sufficient prognostic sensitivity and specificity to enable the timely and cost-effective allocation of pediatric P-EOL-B. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh A custom 1999 through 2000 inpatient discharge data set to be used to research the incidence of Malignant Hyperthermia Nationally. City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health A custom 1998 through 2002 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data set to study substance abuse in Philadelphia County. Community Health Systems Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in strategic and facilities planning for the following six hospitals: Berwick Hospital, Brandywine Hospital, Easton Hospital, Jennersville Regional Hospital, Pottstown Memorial Hospital and Lock Haven Hospital. Cooper Hospital/UMC A standard 2003 inpatient discharge data set for regions 8 and 9 to be used for market share research and strategic planning. DataBay Resources Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. DataBay Resources Standard Statewide 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. Deborah Heart and Lung Center A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for market share analysis regarding patients from New Jersey, New York and Delaware who are admitted to hospitals in this Commonwealth. Duke Clinical Research Institute Standard Statewide 2000 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used to study factors influencing the use of various treatment options for patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy. Forest Health Services Standard 2002 inpatient discharge and revenue code detail data sets to be used to compare the quality of medical outcomes among individual hospitals to Statewide averages. Frederick Memorial Hospital A custom 3rd quarter 2002 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge report to be used to identify diseases incurred by the population, which may indicate a need for additional preventive, primary or secondary care services. Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital A custom 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory data set of all discharges of patients from hospitals in Carbon, Monroe, Schuylkill, Lehigh and Northampton Counties to be used for market share analysis. Good Shepard Rehabilitation Hospital A standard 2003 inpatient discharge data set for regions 6--9 to be used for internal research. Hanover Hospital A custom 1994 through 1st quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to conduct a market share research study. Health Promotion Council A custom 2001 through 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to report hospitalization rates for asthma in the Philadelphia Allies Against Asthma intervention target area. HealthAmerica A custom 2001 through 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure report to be used to evaluate chargemaster changes at specific facilities in an effort to understand exposure verses communicated increases. Healthshare Technology, Inc. Standard 3rd and 4th quarters 2002 inpatient discharge and revenue code detail data sets to be used in a commercial software product. Healthshare Technology, Inc. Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and revenue code detail data sets to be used in a commercial software product. Hillmont G. I., P. C. A custom 2002 and 2003 ambulatory procedure report to be used for evaluation of gaps in service areas, analysis of improvements in service to patients and expansion considerations. Holy Redeemer Health System A custom 2002 through 1st quarter 2003 ambulatory procedure data set to be used to determine market share for outpatient facilities and ambulatory surgical centers. Holy Spirit Hospital Custom inpatient discharge reports for the time periods of 4/1/2002--3/31/2003, 7/1/2002--6/30/2003 and 10/1/2002--9/30/2003 to be used to analyze Holy Spirit Hospital's mortality and readmission rates and lengths of stay. Hospital & Healthsystem Association of
PennsylvaniaA standard 2003 financial data set and the 2002 restated financial data set to be used to supplement financial and utilization data that the client currently collects on a voluntary basis from member hospitals. Hospital Executive Council A custom 2002 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for planning and analysis by Syracuse hospitals, including analyses of residents of the region who are treated in other states. Innovative Health Solutions, LLC A custom 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to research the migration of New Jersey residents to hospitals in this Commonwealth for 11 specified counties. Innovative Health Solutions, LLC A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to research the migration of New Jersey residents to hospitals in this Commonwealth. Innovative Health Solutions, LLC A standard 2001 inpatient discharge data set for five facilities in this Commonwealth to be used to trend patients migrating from New Jersey to hospitals in this Commonwealth. Johns Hopkins University A standard Statewide 1995 through 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used with other National data to examine the impact of Federal policy changes and health care market forces on the organizational and management strategies, financial viability and clinical performance of United States rural hospitals. Khubchandani-Stasik-Rosen, P. C. A custom 2002 and 2003 inpatient discharge report by specific ICD-9-CM codes to be used for a research project on colorectal cancer mortality. Lancaster NeuroScience & Spine Associates A custom 2001 through 2003 inpatient discharge report to be used to compare the performance of its surgeons to Highmark Blue Shield's Provider Panel in the areas of length of stay, complications, mortality and morbidity on a specific range of procedures. Lehigh Valley Business Conference on Healthcare A custom 2002 and 2003 inpatient discharge report regarding, utilization, outcomes and hospital charges. Lehigh Valley Hospital Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used for administrative and strategic planning purposes, internal epidemiologic studies, competitive analysis, program planning, community needs assessments, site selections studies, practice expansion studies, manpower requirement analyses and the development of local and regional incidence reports over years for specific disease states or clinical procedures. Lehigh Valley Hospital A standard 2003 financial data set to be used for internal research and for performance comparison. Lower Bucks Hospital A custom 1st and 2nd quarters 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for internal analysis. Mamsi Health Plan A standard 1st quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set for regions 5, 7, 8 and 9 to be used internally to provide statistics on hospitals in this Commonwealth. Marian Community Hospital A standard 3rd quarter 2002 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set for region 6 to be used for marketing research. MediQual Systems, Inc. A standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used in a commercial software product. Mercy Health System A custom 2002 inpatient discharge report for regions 8 and 9 to be used to look at ways to improve mortality and readmissions results for Mercy Health System. Milliman USA A standard Statewide 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to analyze hospital utilization and costs for inpatient treatment in support of consulting activities in the health care field. Milliman USA A standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to analyze hospital utilization and costs for inpatient treatment in support of consulting activities in the health care field. Moses Taylor Hospital A custom 2002 inpatient discharge report to be used for market share analysis of the Mid-Valley area. Moses Taylor Hospital A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for market share analysis of obstetrics and open heart procedures in the hospital's primary and secondary markets. National Institutes of Health A custom 2001 and 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used for analyses of outcomes of inpatient hospitalization in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Navigant Consulting A standard 2002 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge data set for Chester County Hospital to be used for general analysis and to examine inpatient costs. New Solutions, Inc. A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for research purposes. New York Academy of Medicine A custom 2001 inpatient discharge report to be used for policy analysis of the Ryan White Care Act. Northwestern University Standard 1997 and 2002 inpatient discharge and ambulatory data sets for regions 1 and 3 to be used to conduct research on the effects of vertical integration of hospitals. Penn State College of Medicine A custom 1999 through 1st quarter 2003 inpatient discharge report to be used for various provocative maneuvers to diagnose thoracic outlet syndrome. Penn State Harrisburg A custom 1994 through 2003 inpatient discharge data set and report to be used to examine incidences involving gunshot wounds over a 10-year period in 33 counties in this Commonwealth. Department of Health A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for the following studies: The Crash Outcome Data Evaluation Study Evaluation of Trauma Triage Protocols, Evaluation of Pediatric Treatment Protocols and Evaluation of the Trauma Systems Plan. Department of Health A custom Statewide 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data set to be used to develop baseline levels for public health surveillance and to estimate the numbers of cases and disease outbreaks. Department of Health Custom 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets for children less than 24 months of age with a diagnosis of birth defects to assist in creating a birth defects registry. Department of Health A custom sampling by hospital of 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data to be used during hospital audits conducted by the Department of Health's Licensing and Quality Assurance surveyors. Department of Health A custom 3rd quarter 2002 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure report to be used to determine the geographical service area of Mid-Valley Hospital and the percentage of the hospital's patients that reside in rural areas. Department of Health A custom 2002 and 2003 inpatient discharge data set for use with the Department of Health Injury Prevention Program. The data will be used to improve the ability of health officials and injury prevention practitioners to use injury morbidity data for planning and evaluation of programs and policies. Department of Health A custom 2002 and 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for a series of web pages on the Department's website containing State and local data (including trend data) that correspond to the Healthy People 2010 objectives as developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Department of Health Standard Statewide 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used to profile discharge patterns to develop and evaluate algorithms for sampling discharges, which will be used by the Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care to carry out its quality assurance and licensing functions. Department of Health A custom sampling by hospital of 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data to be used to be used during hospital audits conducted by the Department of Health's Licensing and Quality Assurance surveyors. Department of Public Welfare A custom 2003 inpatient discharge report to be used to study individuals 60 years of age and older who have had a hospital discharge with a diagnosis in either of the following utilization of body systems categories: Mental Diseases and Disorders of Alcohol and Drug Use and Induced Organic Mental Disorders. Department of Public Welfare A custom 2003 inpatient discharge report to be used in the Department of Public Welfare's efforts to establish a hospital quality outcomes program for the Medical Assistance Fee-for-Service program. Department of Public Welfare A custom Fiscal Year 2001-2002 financial data set for net patient revenue by payer and uncompensated care broken down by bad debt expense and charity care costs to be used to compute payments to hospitals for the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2002. Pennsylvania Medical Society A standard Statewide 1999 through 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to evaluate changes in manpower and its effects on the delivery and quality of health care services in this Commonwealth. Office of the Auditor General A custom financial data set for Fiscal Year 2002 to be used to audit hospitals that received June 2004 Tobacco Settlement moneys related to uncompensated care. Pennsylvania State Data Center A custom 2002 financial report to be used in the 2004 Pennsylvania Abstract, which is published annually by the Pennsylvania State Data Center. Pennsylvania State Data Center A custom 2003 inpatient discharge and financial report to be used in the publication of the 2005 edition of the Pennsylvania County Data Book series. Philadelphia Inquirer A standard 1st and 2nd quarters 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for newspaper articles. Philadelphia Inquirer A standard 1998 through 2nd quarter 2003 ambulatory procedure data set for the Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital to be used for a newspaper article. Philadelphia Inquirer A custom 1990 through 3rd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory data set to be used for a newspaper story on changing hospital capacity and the impact on care. Solucient Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. Solucient Standard Statewide 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. Somerset Medical Center A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to provide Somerset Medical Center with information regarding the migration of patients from the Center's service area to hospitals in this Commonwealth. Temple University Hospital A custom 1990 and 1991 inpatient discharge report to be used to evaluate and establish management guidelines for subsequent pregnancy performance in women with prior obstetric third or fourth degree lacerations with regard to mode of delivery, recurrence of lacerations and reoccurrence of previously identified risk factors. Temple University Pulmonary & Critical Care A custom 1999 through 2nd quarter 2003 inpatient discharge report and data set to be used in an analysis of birth certificate data quality in this Commonwealth. This study is being conducted to assess the impact of the National Center for Health Statistics' 2003 revision to the United States Standard Certificate of Live Birth. The MEDSTAT Group/Inforum, Inc. Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. The MEDSTAT Group/Inforum, Inc. Standard Statewide 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used in a commercial software product. The Morning Call A custom 1996 through 2002 inpatient discharge report to be used for a story about the number of deaths due to burns at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. Uniontown Hospital A custom 2000 through 2003 ambulatory procedure data set for Fayette County to be used for market assessment of surgical services. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) A custom 1996 through 2002 ambulatory procedure data set to be used to study the role of organ transplantation in decreasing patient morbidity and burden of disease for patients with end-stage organ failure using inpatient and outpatient hospitalizations as outcome measures. University of Alabama at Birmingham A custom 1990 through 2001 inpatient discharge report to be used as part of a multi-state study to test whether cardiac Certificate of Need regulations affect the total number of procedures for revascularization (CABG and PTCA) in a state. University of Minnesota A standard Statewide 1998 through 2002 ambulatory procedure data set to be used to study consumer decision making with respect to choice of surgery provider. University of Pennsylvania A custom 1990 through 1995 inpatient discharge data set to be used to evaluate the impact of quality information (CABG report cards) on patient outcomes and treatment patterns by hospitals. University of Pennsylvania A custom 1990 through 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to evaluate the impact of quality information (CABG report cards) on patient outcomes and treatment patterns by hospitals. University of Pennsylvania A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for completion of an urban studies research project that examines the relationship between neighborhood-based factors such as housing stock type or crime level with hip fracture rates. University of Pennsylvania--School of Medicine A custom 2nd quarter 2003 through 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge data set to be used for a research study on reducing medication errors among the elderly. University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery A custom 1999 through 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to study factors that are important in managing the treatment for blunt spleen injuries. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine A custom 1997 through 2002 inpatient discharge data set to be used to further study thrombosis in hospitalized patients in this Commonwealth. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Permission to utilize a previously received 1999 custom inpatient discharge data set. The data will be used to study the feasibility of learning instance-specific models in risk classification of heart failure patients. University of Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh VA Healthcare
SystemsA custom 2000 and 2001 inpatient discharge data set by ICD-9-CM codes to be used for a research project to develop a clinical prediction rule for prognosis to identify low risk patients with pulmonary embolism who could be candidates for outpatient treatment or a short observation in the hospitals. University of Washington A custom 2001 inpatient discharge data set to be used to perform two studies to determine whether states with inclusive trauma systems perform better than exclusive trauma systems. Urban Health Institute A custom 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used to identify the number of New York residents who go to hospitals in this Commonwealth for PTCA. Verispan Standard Statewide 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets to be used to estimate diagnoses and procedures at the hospital and national level. Wyoming Valley Health Care System Standard 2003 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets for region 6 to be used to generate internal reports for quality improvement, benchmarking and market analysis. Wyoming Valley Health Care System Standard Statewide 1st quarter 2004 inpatient discharge and ambulatory procedure data sets for region 6 to be used to generate internal reports for quality improvement, benchmarking and market analysis.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-468. Filed for public inspection March 11, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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