In an effort to provide a more comprehensive look at the acute hospital industry in HFY 2022, CHIA has merged hospital and hospital health system data into one interactive dashboard. The new Hospital and Hospital Health System Dashboard includes both financial and utilization data. Read more....
CHIA reports both annually and quarterly on the performance of the Commonwealth’s acute care hospitals, associated hospital health systems (HHS), and affiliated physician organizations. This information includes the Massachusetts Hospital and Hospital Health System Financial Dashboard to help users better visualize financial data and perform customizable analyses. Read more...
An acute hospital is a hospital that is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which contains a majority of medical-surgical, pediatric, obstetric, and maternity beds. CHIA's Massachusetts Hospital Profiles provide descriptive and comparative information on each acute and non-acute hospitals based on hospital characteristics, services, payer mix, utilization trends, top discharges, and financial performance and cost trends over a five-year period. Read more....
Non-acute hospitals are typically identified as psychiatric, rehabilitation, and chronic care facilities. CHIA has defined non-acute hospitals in this publication using the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Department of Mental Health (DMH) license criteria. When presenting trends for utilization, costs, and financial performance, CHIA has provided baseline data for each hospital’s cohort as a point of comparison. Read more....
Financial ratio analysis is one critical component of assessing a hospital's financial condition. The following areas are examined in CHIA’s hospital financial reporting. Read more....
CHIA's Case Mix report series provides analyses and trends sourced from the Massachusetts Acute Hospital Case Mix Database. These reports give insights into hospital inpatient, emergency and observation stay utilization patterns. Read more....
Hospital readmissions are a central issue in efforts to improve health care quality and reduce costs, due to readmissions being a costly and potentially preventable problem that impacts patient health and experience of care both nationally and in Massachusetts. Read more...
CHIA collects detailed financial information from hospitals to increase transparency for the Commonwealth, and has improved our process of collection and distribution. Beginning with Fiscal Year 2015, Massachusetts Hospital Cost Report Data is available online. It contains details such as cost, revenue, payer mix, and utilization data. Read more