Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals have until Aug. 30 to preview their data for the October update to Care Compare. For hospitals participating in the inpatient quality reporting program, the October 2022 Care Compare refresh will include for the first time data on the health care personnel COVID-19 vaccination measure. The posted data will reflect hospital performance from Oct-Dec 2021. 

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There have been 1,398 confirmed cases of measles in Pennsylvania this year, according to data released Oct. 28 by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Data…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 798 laboratory-confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations for the week ending Oct. 17. The weekly…
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The AHA’s latest social media toolkit for spreading awareness of the flu this fall shares messaging on the availability of the flu vaccine for at-risk,…
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There are now 1,338 confirmed measles cases in Pennsylvania this year as the state’s ongoing outbreak continues, according to the latest data from the…
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The ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has reached 1,260 confirmed cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Oct. 16. Of those, 238…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a reminder Oct. 14 that the declaration supporting the emergency use of COVID-19 in vitro diagnostics…