NOTICES

Special Reports and Requests for Data

[38 Pa.B. 2127]
[Saturday, May 3, 2008]

   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 Council in calendar year 2007. Questions about procedures for obtaining access to Council data should be addressed to JoAnne Z. Nelson, Supervisor of Special Requests Unit, Health Care Cost Containment Council, 225 Market Street, Suite 400, Harrisburg, PA 17101, (717) 232-6787, jnelson@phc4.org.

DAVID H. WILDERMAN,   
Acting Executive Director

Applicant	Project Description
American Red Cross Blood Services	A custom 2003 through second quarter 2006 inpatient discharge data report to be used in support of volunteer blood donor recruitment efforts.
Benchmark Medical Inc.	A custom second quarter 2005 through first quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data report to be used in an analysis of additional office locations.
Bethlen Home of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America	A custom fourth quarter 2005 through third quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data report to be used to analyze the need for additional outpatient therapy services within a primary market radius of 15 miles from Ligonier, Pennsylvania.
Brandeis University, Heller School	A standard Statewide 2004 through 2005 inpatient discharge data, 2000, 2002 through 2005 inpatient revenue code data and 2000, 2002 through 2004 Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery data set to be used as a follow-up study to demonstrate the stability of estimates of clinical efficiency derived by means of data envelopment analysis.
Carnegie Mellon University	A standard Statewide 2005 inpatient discharge data set, inpatient revenue code detail data set and financial report to be used for an econometric study of the nature and impact of hospital competition in Pennsylvania.
Central Montgomery Medical Center	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data report of Diagnosis-Related Groups to be used for a market share analysis of a potential new vascular surgery service line for the hospital.
Central Montgomery Medical Center	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data report to be used for supporting documentation for a market share analysis for 2008 Business Plan.
Charles Cole Memorial Hospital	A custom second quarter 2004 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge data report to be used for market share trend analysis.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	A custom 1995 through second quarter 2005 inpatient discharge data set linked with the Department of Health vital statistics birth and death records to be used to develop and validate an ''aggregate complication measure'' (ACM) that will assess the quality of care premature infants receive at a given hospital.
Community Health Systems	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to create utilization rates and market share information to be used in strategic and facilities planning for nine hospitals.
DataBay Resources	A standard Statewide second quarter 2006 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used in a commercial software product.
Delaware Valley Health Care Coalition	A custom report modeled on PHC4's 2005 Hospital Performance Report to be used to mitigate inefficiency in the present configuration of health care services systems by establishing an Exclusive Provider Network for its member health funds in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education & Research	A standard Statewide 2003 through 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to study the impact of international medical graduates for the purpose of publication in journals and the refinement of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certification process.
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center	A custom 2005 and 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient data set to be used for long-term and short-term strategic planning aimed at addressing community needs as indicated by the data.
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital	A standard regional 2006 inpatient discharge data set for regions 5--9 to be used in an internal analysis of demand for their services.
Governor's Office of Health Care Reform	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data report of potentially preventable hospitalizations to be used in preparation for the Chronic Care Commission meeting.
Governor's Office of Health Care Reform	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data report of potentially preventable hospitalizations for chronic conditions and misadventure hospitalizations for the Medicaid population.
Hahnemann University Hospital	A custom third quarter 2005 through second quarter 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to review delivery, birth and neonate volumes for their facility as well as other hospitals throughout the Commonwealth.
HealthAmerica	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to analyze utilization, cost, payor mix and other trends for hospitals within HealthAmerica's service area.
HEALTHSOUTH	A standard Statewide 2005 through 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to create utilization rates and market share information to be used in a strategic market plan.
Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania	A standard 2006 financial data report and 2005 restated financial data to be used to supplement financial and utilization data that they currently collect on a voluntary basis from member hospitals. The data will be used on a routine basis to model potential effects of policy changes and to support their representation and advocacy initiatives in support of member hospitals and the communities they serve.
Ingenix	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to provide consumers with hospital inpatient quality and efficiency information that will assist them in making more informed decisions on where to seek hospital inpatient care.
Intermountain Health Group, LTD	A custom 2005 and 2006 ambulatory/outpatient procedure data report to be used to assist as a recruitment tool to add cardiologists to their group.
Jefferson Health System	A standard regional 2006 inpatient discharge data set for regions 8 and 9 to be used for a market analysis of southeastern Pennsylvania.
Kaleida Health	A custom 2004 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used for the purpose of organizational planning. Kaleida Health is researching where patients from western New York (Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans Counties) are receiving their health care services.
Legislative Research Office	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data set requested on behalf of Representative Rosita Youngblood.
Lehigh Valley Business Conference on Health Care	A custom 2005 inpatient discharge data report to be used to demonstrate financial differences between typical hospital stays and those involving misadventures.
Lehigh Valley Hospital	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data set and standard Statewide 2006 ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set and inpatient and outpatient revenue code detail data set and financial report to be used for market share research and planning activities.
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	A custom 2000 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set of Maryland residents to be used for public reporting aggregated data by gender, race, age, county of residence, diagnosis and procedure.
Memorial Hospital of York	A standard regional second quarter 2006 through fourth quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient data set by region 5 to be used for comparative data analysis.
Milliman USA	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge data set and inpatient revenue code detail data set to be used in actuarial analysis performed on behalf of clients of Milliman and in updates to actuarial tables as well as to provide estimates of the utilization and cost of various inpatient procedures.
National Ostomy Association	A custom 2000 through second quarter 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used to design and implement training and education intended to enhance the quality of life of Ostomy and Continent Diversion Surgery recipients.
New Solutions, Inc.	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used by New Solutions to provide market share analysis to their clients.
New York University, Center for Health & Public Service Research	A standard regional 2005 inpatient discharge data set for regions 1, 8 and 9 to be used to assist them in evaluating the progress of the Urban Health Initiative, which has been established to improve the health and safety of children and youth in urban areas.
Olean General Hospital	A custom fourth quarter 2005 through third quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used for an internal manpower study, which will assess the potential need to expand services in the future.
Penn State College of Medicine	A custom 2005 and 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to identify patterns of pregnancy outcomes in Pennsylvania; comparisons will be made between residents of farm and natural resource dependent communities and other rural and urban community residents.
Department of Health	A custom second quarter 2006 through fourth quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to support the Department's Licensing and Quality Assurance process.
Department of Health	A custom 2001 through 2005 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set of asthma and acute myocardial infarction records to be used to review and examine the relationship between environmental exposures, hazards and health effects.
Department of Health	A custom 2004 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set of diabetes related records to be used to evaluate the Steps to a Healthier Pennsylvania initiative.
Department of Health	A custom 2003 through 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set of asthma records to be used to interpret morbidity data for asthma risk education and prevention programs.
Department of Health	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used for the Injury Prevention Program, which identifies specific segments of the population at highest risk, specific types and causes of injury, and to assist in Statewide injury prevention, planning and evaluation.
Department of Health	A standard Statewide first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to profile discharge patterns, which will be used to carry out the Department of Health Division of Acute and Ambulatory Care quality assurance and licensing functions.
Department of Health	A custom first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to support the Pennsylvania Department of Health's Licensing and Quality Assurance process.
Pennsylvania Department of Health	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge report of select ICD-9-CM codes to be used as part of a series of Department of Health web pages that correspond to the Healthy People 2010 objectives.
Pennsylvania Department of Health	A custom 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient data set to be used to estimate the Statewide burden of reportable and nonreportable infectious diseases and related conditions, and to evaluate the Division of Infectious Disease Epidemiology's surveillance mechanisms.
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare	A custom June 30, 2003, through June 30, 2005, fiscal year financial data report and a custom June 30, 2005, fiscal year inpatient discharge data set to be used to compute payments to hospitals for the Hospital Uncompensated Care and Extraordinary Expense programs established with the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001.
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare	A standard Statewide third quarter 2005 through second quarter 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to estimate payments to hospitals for obstetrical and neonate services consistent with proposed Senate Bill No. 904.
Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General	A custom June 30, 2005, fiscal year inpatient discharge data set and financial data report to be used for auditing hospitals that received tobacco funds from the Department of Public Welfare, in regards to the Hospital Uncompensated Care and Extraordinary Expense programs established with the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2001.
Pennsylvania Medical Society	A standard Statewide 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used to continue the study of physician workforce in this Commonwealth.
Office of Attorney General	A standard Statewide second quarter 2006 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge, inpatient revenue code detail data set and market share report to be used in analyzing hospital mergers.
Philadelphia Department of Public Health	A standard regional 1996 through 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set for regions 8 and 9 to be used by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health for multiple projects: analysis of ambulatory-care-sensitive disease hospitalizations, analysis of diabetes complications, examine hospital outcomes, analysis of HIV/AIDS utilization and services, evaluate the HIV/AIDS surveillance system, and examine obstetrical care and pelvic inflammatory disease hospitalizations.
Philadelphia Inquirer	A standard regional second quarter 2006 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set for regions 8 and 9 to be used to research news stories.
Pittsburgh Regional Health Care Initiative	A custom third quarter 2005 through third quarter 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to investigate readmissions in all of western Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Tribune Review	A standard third quarter 2005 through second quarter 2006 inpatient discharge facility data set to be used to examine the market share of seven hospitals in western Pennsylvania.
RAND Corporation	A custom 1997, 2000 and 2003 inpatient discharge data set to be used for a health service research project that examines quality and cost of heart disease related procedures and diagnoses in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
RAND Corporation	A custom 1994 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used for their study on workplace safety and health trends in this Commonwealth.
Representative Lawrence H. Curry	A custom 2005 financial data report of general acute care beds and occupancy rate for Representative Lawrence H. Curry.
Senator Connie Williams	A custom 2005 financial data report of general acute care beds and occupancy rate for Senator Connie Williams.
Solucient	A standard Statewide second quarter 2006 through fourth quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used in a commercial software product.
Southwest Regional Medical Center	A standard second quarter 2006 through first quarter 2007 regional inpatient discharge data set for region 1 and Statewide inpatient revenue code detail data set to be used to address health care service shortages, investigate quality of care objectives, and promote strategic decisions to benefit healthcare beneficiaries requiring acute care service.
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children	A standard third quarter 2003 through second quarter 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure facility data set to be used as a benchmarking tool to compare their case mix and other data to see how they perform in relation to other local pediatric hospitals.
Susquehanna Health	A standard third quarter 2005 through third quarter 2006 regional ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set for region 4 and Statewide ambulatory/outpatient revenue code detail data set to be used for market share information on outpatient procedures such as gastroenterology and orthopedic services.
The Eye Surgery Center	A standard fourth quarter 2006 market share report to be used for internal reporting.
The Pennsylvania State University	A custom 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used for a research proposal for analyses of racial and socioeconomic disparities in children's health services.
Thomas Jefferson University	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used in studying preventable hospitalizations: ''Profiling Severity of Illness and Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Pennsylvania.''
Thomson Medstat	A custom 2000 and 2001 inpatient discharge data set and a standard Statewide 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used in a commercial software product.
Treo Solutions	A standard Statewide 2005 through 2006 inpatient discharge and inpatient revenue code detail data set to be used to analyze market share, hospital clinical cost and performance for their clients located in this Commonwealth and surrounding areas.
University of Pennsylvania	A custom 2004 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set linked with Department of Health death records will be used to study the effects of nurse staffing and organizational attributes on the outcomes of hospitalized patients.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	A standard Statewide second quarter 2006 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient data sets to be used to produce various research reports such as: patient origin for UPMC hospitals, UPMC market share in various geographies and service lines, utilization trends in volume and market share over different time periods, and physician volumes at UPMC and other hospitals.
University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine	A custom third quarter 2005 through 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to study the effectiveness of a multimodal patient medication education system and its impact on hospital readmission.
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Medicaid Policy Center	A standard Statewide 2005, 2006 and 2007 inpatient discharge data set to be used in assessing the importance of Medicaid to hospitals, the quality of care provided to Medicaid patients relative to other patients, and patterns of utilization.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 1994 through 2001 inpatient discharge data set to be used to develop a population-based measure of chronic liver disease and demand for liver transplantation services.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 2003 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set, which will be used to study the association of paramedic airway management with the in-hospital outcomes of acutely ill out-of-hospital patients.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 1997 through 2001 inpatient discharge data set to be used to determine the scope of thrombotic disease, specifically pulmonary embolism, in hospitalized patients in this Commonwealth.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 1996 through 2005 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to determine the incidence and prevalence of patients undergoing hypophysectomy, and to determine the incidence and prevalence of pain diagnoses and consult after the procedure.
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 2004 through 2006 inpatient discharge data set to be used to explore the relationship between regional air pollution and hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory disease in the Ohio Valley tri-state area (southwestern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia).
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine	A custom 2001 through 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used to conduct a population-based, retrospective cohort study of motor-vehicle trauma upon pregnant drivers on fetal/child outcomes.
Verispan	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be combined with other states' data and used to estimate diagnoses and procedures at the hospital and national level.
Wayne Memorial Hospital	A standard regional fourth quarter 2005 through 2006 inpatient discharge data set for regions 4 and 6 to be used for strategic planning.
WebMD Health	A standard Statewide 2006 inpatient discharge and inpatient revenue code detail data set to be used in a commercial software product.
WellSpan Health	A standard regional 2006 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set for region 5 to be used for the internal assessment of the delivery of health care services within WellSpan Health's region.
Widener University	A custom 2005 inpatient discharge data set to be used to study the impact of the Medicare 75% rule for patients with total joint arthroplasty, as part of a dissertation.
Wyoming Valley Health Care System	A standard Statewide 2006 through first quarter 2007 inpatient discharge and ambulatory/outpatient procedure data set to be used to generate reports for internal quality improvement, benchmarking and marketing analysis.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-856. Filed for public inspection May 2, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]

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