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Division of Health Care Finance & Policy
Welcome from Commissioner David Morales
Chances are that you've never heard about the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy - unless you're a serious health policy wonk. Unlike many state agencies, the Division's primary purpose is not to manage direct care programs, but rather inform their development or impact. Since most people never need to directly interact with us, they don't realize the wealth of information or analysis we offer. Coincidentally, many health care policy organizations rely on or use our reports to develop their own work. Basically, the Division produces reliable and objective analysis of the Massachusetts health care delivery system... if it's an important issue in health care, chances are we're studying it. DHCFP Releases Three Reports on the Coordination of Health Care Services
Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Massachusetts: Fiscal Years 2004 to 2008
Preventable/Avoidable Emergency Department Use in Massachusetts: Fiscal Years 2004 to 2008
Primary Care in Massachusetts: An Overview of Trends and OpportunitiesHospital Inpatient and Emergency Department Utilization Trends FY04 - FY08 June 2010
This report is part of a series of analyses on inpatient admissions and emergency department trends. The report is designed to provide background and context for the subsequent analyses of preventable inpatient hospitalizations and preventable/avoidable emergency department (ED) visits. The report describes and highlights overall trends in hospital inpatient utilization and hospital ED utilization in Massachusetts from FY04 through FY08. It specifically focuses on differences in utilization in three areas: 1) teaching versus community hospitals; 2) hospitals with a majority of patients insured through public payers (known as DSH or disproportionate share hospitals) and non-DSH hospitals; and 3) five different regions in Massachusetts.