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October 2003
 Pennsylvania Health
Care Cost Containment Council 2002 Annual Report
Pennsylvania
is the only state to consistently release an annual hospital
performance report. The 2002 Hospital
Performance Report shows that there are dramatic health care savings and quality improvements
that can still be achieved. For example, if those hospitals that
had readmission rates higher than the
statewide average were to reduce their readmissions for
complications and infections to the
statewide average, another $104 million in savings could be
achieved. This presents a different
way to look at patient safety, quality of care, and cost
containment.
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