PHC4 report: Mortality and readmission rates continue to drop at Pa. hospitals

A performance report for Pennsylvania hospitals, released Thursday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, showed significant statewide decreases in hospital mortality and readmission rates.   The report, comparing federal fiscal year 2017 results with data from 2012, found substantial decreases in statewide in-hospital mortality rates for nine of the 15 conditions for which mortality ratings are reported, ­ which translates to an estimated 5,308 lives saved.  In addition, readmiss ion…
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