Email Updates

DataMatters - November 2023 Edition Email
November 30, 2023
Opening Message: Happy holidays from CHIA! We hope that our readers had an enjoyable Thanksgiving with family and friends. Since we last released DataMatters, CHIA published its first report on pediatric...

CHIA Publishes Results from Quality Measure Catalog Survey
November 16, 2023
CHIA, in collaboration with the Health Policy Commission (HPC), today released an interactive dashboard with the results from the Quality Measure Catalog survey. Health care quality measurement serves an important...

CHIA Publishes Report on Pediatric Readmissions in Massachusetts
October 19, 2023
Today CHIA published its inaugural report on pediatric readmissions in Massachusetts acute care hospitals.In CHIA’s previous readmissions reporting the focus has been on an adult population; this report, however, provides...

CHIA Publishes Report on Primary Care Spending
October 05, 2023
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) today published its latest report on primary care expenditures in Massachusetts.This report focuses on spending for primary care services for members enrolled...

DataMatters - September 2023 Edition Email
September 28, 2023
In this issue of DataMatters, we are excited to announce the publication of the hospital fiscal year (HFY) 2022 Annual Hospital and Health System Financial Performance report. See the “News...

CHIA Publishes New Report on Differences in Hospital Utilization by Race and Ethnicity
August 23, 2023
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) today released its latest report in a series on health care equity in Massachusetts, Hospital Utilization in Massachusetts: An Assessment by Race...

CHIA Reports on Provider Price Variation in Massachusetts
August 17, 2023
The Center for Health Information and Analysis today published its annual update on provider price variation in the commercial health insurance market for calendar year 2021. Relative Price (RP) enables...

DataMatters July 2023 Edition Email
July 31, 2023
For the past few months CHIA staff has been working hard on several publications, which are expected to be released in coming months. Keep an eye out for the latest...

DataMatters May 2023 Edition Email
May 31, 2023
CHIA has been busy these past few months, as the weather slowly turns to summer! CHIA released a new research brief on the intersection between citizenship/immigration status of Massachusetts residents and...

CHIA Publishes First Quarterly Emergency Department Interactive Dashboard
May 25, 2023
Today the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) published its first-ever interactive dashboard on emergency department (ED) visits.Complementing its September 2021 report, Massachusetts Acute Care Hospital Emergency Department Data...