Each year, pursuant to M G L c 12C, the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) examines the performance of the Massachusetts health care system and reports on trends in coverage, cost, and quality indicators to inform policymaking The current report focuses on data through 2020, a period in which health care utilization, service delivery, and payer and provider finances were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reversals in long term spending and utilization trends should be viewed within the context of these extraordinary, time-limited circumstances, as findings from 2020 may not accurately predict future cost growth. Read more....
Nursing facilities serve an important role in the continuum of health care services in Massachusetts. To better understand this component of the health care system, CHIA's initial report in this aspect of the Massachusetts health care system examines the Commonwealth's nursing facilities at an industry level, as well as by analytic cohorts, on measures of utilization, financial performance, and quality of care over a five-year period (2013–2017) Read more....
CHIA identifies, calculates, disseminates, and maintains a specific set of standard statistics that measure the performance of the Massachusetts health care system. This information is derived from CHIA's unique data sets or other reliable sources. Read More
Hospital readmissions are a central issue in working to improve health care quality and reduce costs. Readmissions are a costly and potentially preventable problem that impacts health care both nationally and in Massachusetts. Read more...