Report on Nursing Facilities in Massachusetts (2013-2017)
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released an initial report examining the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities at an industry level, as well as by… The post Report on Nursing...
View ArticleUpdated Information on MA Hospital Performance in Relation to Costs, Quality...
Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released updated information on acute and non-acute hospitals in Massachusetts over a five-year period through Fiscal Year… The post...
View ArticleCHIA Releases Second Study on Prescription Drug Use in Massachusetts
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) has released its second study on prescription drug use and spending in an effort to shine a… The post CHIA Releases Second Study on Prescription...
View ArticleHospital-Wide Adult All-Payer Readmissions and Revisits in Massachusetts
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released a report from the statewide Social Risk Factors and Readmissions Workgroup, which details the proposed solution… The post Hospital-Wide...
View ArticleMassachusetts Health Insurance Enrollment Trends
Twice a year, CHIA updates its analysis of Massachusetts health insurance enrollment trends for the most recent trailing two-year period to give researchers and policymakers… The post Massachusetts...
View ArticleMA Healthcare Consumers Want Greater Price Transparency, Survey Finds
Seven out of ten Massachusetts workers who get their health insurance through their employers want to know the price of a healthcare procedure before they… The post MA Healthcare Consumers Want Greater...
View ArticleCHIA New Release: Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey
The Center for Health Information Authority (CHIA) released findings from the 2019 Massachusetts Health Insurance Survey (MHIS). The MHIS is a biennial population-based survey that… The post CHIA New...
View ArticleCHIA Releases A Focus on Provider Quality: Selected Clinical Measures, 2018
As part of the Center for Health Information and Analysis’s (CHIA) ongoing work to monitor health care quality in the Commonwealth, they have released A… The post CHIA Releases A Focus on Provider...
View ArticleHomeless Patients More Likely to be Readmitted to Hospital Within 30 days
Patients who are homeless are far more likely than housed individuals to be readmitted to a hospital within 30 or 90 days of their discharge,… The post Homeless Patients More Likely to be Readmitted to...
View ArticleCHIA Releases New Monthly Hospital & Health System Financial Performance Report
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) released a new monthly hospital and health system financial performance report as part of a voluntary monthly… The post CHIA Releases New Monthly...
View ArticleNew State and Federal Laws Working to Address Out-of-Network Billing in...
The MA Health Policy Commission writes of new state and federal laws that are working to address out-of-network billing in Massachusetts. State legislation: Bill S.2984…
View ArticleMassachusetts Legislation Takes a Stand on Surprise Medical Billing
The National Law Review writes of an omnibus healthcare law which was signed on January 1 2021 entitled “An Act promoting a resilient health care…
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