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April 25, 2008
Projected impact reports of proposed IPPS regulations for FY 2009 based on FY 2007 MedPAR for claims through December, 2007. The reports include each hospital's CMI changes by medical service and change in overall reimbursement for FY 2008 vs FY 2009. Information is included at the bottom of the Inpatient report and will be updated when final regulations are published on or about September 1.

April 2, 2008
Quality report enhanced to include HCAHPS survey results showing patient hospital experiences. Data is for the reporting period October, 2006 through June, 2007 as posted on the Hospital Compare website 03/27/2008.

February 19, 2008
Profile information updated from several sources (ACS/COT verified trauma programs, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, and contact information from SK&A.) Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 12/31/2007. Most recent cost reporting periods for active hospitals are now:
FY 2007 - 1,821 hospitals
FY 2006 - 4,121
FY 2005 - 85
FY 2004 - 30
<FY 2004 - 764

January 10, 2008
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 12/31/2006.

December 18, 2007
Quality data updated for the collection period ending March 2007 including two newly reported surgical measures. Profiles updated with latest Joint Commission accreditation status. Inpatient reports updated with cost allocations based on most recently available cost report information. Cost allocations will be continually updated for a hospital as newer information becomes available that more closely aligns with claims data for a fiscal year.

November 26, 2007
Quality data updated for the collection period ending December 2006.

November 9, 2007
Profile information updated from several sources including Joint Commission accreditation status, ACS/COT verified trauma programs, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, and contact information from SK&A. Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 9/30/2007. The most recent cost reporting periods being reported for active hospitals are now:
FY 2007 - 250 hospitals
FY 2006 - 5,620
FY 2005 - 149
FY 2004 - 33
<FY 2004 - 741

September 5, 2007
Inpatient data (MedPAR) updated for the 12 months ending 9/30/2006 and Profile information updated for cancer programs approved by the ACS/Commission on Cancer and contact information from SK&A.  Inpatient report also enhanced to show the impact of IPPS regulations for FY2008.  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 6/30/2007. The most recent cost reporting periods being reported for active hospitals are now:
FY 2007 - 2 hospitals
FY 2006 - 5,466
FY 2005 - 591
FY 2004 - 47
<FY 2004 - 764

June 25, 2007
Profile information updated from several sources (ACGME-accreditated teaching programs, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, and JCAHO accreditation status).  Improved methodology implemented for estimating the annual number of births.  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 3/31/2007. Most recent cost reporting periods being reported for active hospitals are now:
FY 2006 - 3,293 hospitals
FY 2005 - 2,707
FY 2004 - 81
<FY 2004 - 739

May 23, 2007
Impact report of proposed DRG changes and DRG statistics based on preliminary FY2006 MedPAR.  These are temporary reports linked to each hospital's current Inpatient report and will be removed or replaced after "final" data become available.

April 10, 2007
New mapping feature plots all hospitals from the results of a search

February 19, 2007
Profile information updated from several sources [Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, membership in Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH), and contact information from SK&A Information Services].  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 12/31/2006. Most recent cost reporting periods for active hospitals are now:
FY 2006 - 1,627 hospitals
FY 2005 - 4,180
FY 2004 - 245
<FY 2004 - 719

January 8, 2007
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 12/31/2005.

December 20, 2006
Quality data updated for the collection period ending March 2006.  Profile information updated from several sources including Joint Commission accreditation status, ACS/COT verified trauma programs, and contact information from SK&A.  Several methodology enhancements made to improve reporting of departmental square footage ,subprovider information, and details of certain ICU services (e.g. Neonatal ICU).  Additional ICU services also added to search parameters and hospital services reported.  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 9/30/2006. Most recent cost reporting periods for active hospitals are now:
FY 2006 - 223 hospitals
FY 2005 - 5,291
FY 2004 - 502
<FY 2004 - 607

October 2, 2006
Inpatient data (MedPAR) updated for the 12 months ending 9/30/2005 and Quality data updated for the collection period ending 12/31/2005.  Profile information updated from several sources including Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, JCAHO accreditation status, and contact information from SK&A.  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 6/30/2006. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2006 - 9 hospitals
FY 2005 - 4,729
FY 2004 - 1,602
<FY 2004 - 1,883

July 27, 2006
Patient Origin statistics appearing on the Inpatient Report updated for the calendar year ending 12/31/2005. Information is from the most recently available Hospital Service Area file based on Medicare claims data.

July 18, 2006
Impact report of proposed DRG changes and DRG statistics based on preliminary FY2005 MedPAR.  These are temporary reports linked to each hospital's current Inpatient report and will be removed or replaced after "final" data becomes available.

June 29, 2006
Hospital Quality measurements updated for the collection period ending 9/30/05, as posted by Hospital Compare on 6/22/06.

June 22, 2006
Profile information updated from several sources (ACGME-accreditated teaching programs, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) affiliations, JCAHO accreditation status, and cancer programs approved by the ACS/Commission on Cancer).  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 3/31/2006. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2005 - 3,315 hospitals
FY 2004 - 2,858
FY 2003 - 334
<FY 2003 - 1,619

March 29, 2006
Hospital Quality measurements updated for the collection period ending 6/30/05, as posted by Hospital Compare on 3/16/06.

February 21, 2006
Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 12/31/2005. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2005 - 1,758 hospitals
FY 2004 - 4,248
FY 2003 - 380
<FY 2003 - 1,622

February 7, 2006
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 12/31/2004.  Search criteria shown on Search Results page when no hospitals are reported.

January 10, 2006
Hospital Quality measurements updated for the collection period ending 3/31/05, as posted by Hospital Compare on 12/16/05. Please note that this update includes modifications to the measurements for Heart Attack and Heart Failure patients given ACE inhibitors for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD).

November 29, 2005
Information about teaching status expanded to include membership in Council of Teaching Hospitals; search criteria expanded to include teaching status, home health, and hospice services; LTAC DRGs implemented in FY04 are reflected on Inpatient report; five years of DRG statistics (instead of only one) are listed on Inpatient report; search criteria have been added to the Search Results page; patient days now included on downloads of Search Results; SK&A contact information updated; and financial data updated as provided by CMS at 9/30/2005. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY2005 - 282 hospitals
FY 2004 - 5,622
FY 2003 - 447
<FY 2003 - 1,1626

October 3, 2005
Hospital Profiles updated with latest data available.  Profile also expanded to include revenue utilization statistics by payor, ACS/CoC approved cancer programs, and ACS/COT verified trauma programs.  Financial reports expanded to include information about uncompensated care.  New Quality report added to provide quality measures defined and reported by CMS and the Hospital Quality Alliance.

September 19, 2005
Inpatient data (MedPAR) updated for the 12 months ending 9/30/2004 and IP Trend Report expanded to include five years.

September 2, 2005
A map pinpointing hospital location added to the Profile report and Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 6/30/2005. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2005 - 10 hospitals
FY 2004 - 5,253
FY 2003 - 1,021
<FY 2003 - 1,161

June 24, 2005
Patient Origin statistics appearing on the Inpatient Report updated for the calendar year ending 12/31/2004, based on the most recently available Hospital Service Area file from CMS.  Enhancement to control searching only "active" hospitals (i.e. excluding closures, mergers, reclassifications, etc.).  PDF downloads of reports enhanced to avoid awkward page breaks. 

May 18, 2005
Announced several modifications to Departments report.  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 3/31/2005. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2004 - 3,315 hospitals
FY 2003 - 2,813
<FY 2003 - 1,163

April 18, 2005
Implemented revisions based on feedback from recent enhancements.  These included searches and reports for subprovider units (e.g. rehab).  Other changes included the reporting of Medicare certified beds, the calculation of Average Daily Census by payor, and refinements to Estimated Patient Volumes.

March 31, 2005
Created unified database with additional content, improved navigation, and evidenced-based data in lieu of survey data.  Expanded financial reporting from three to five years.  Enhanced online documentation of data sources, effective dates, and methodologies.

February 28, 2005
Announced new feature allowing subscribers to designate their own session timeout period (i.e. the time before an automatic logoff during a period of inactivity).  Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 12/31/2004. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2004 - 1,803 hospitals
FY 2003 - 4,008
FY 2002 - 545
FY 2001 - 374
<FY 2001 - 983

January 4, 2005
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 12/31/2003.

November 19, 2004
Cost Report and Provider of Services data updated as provided by CMS at 9/30/2004. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2004 - 249 hospitals
FY 2003 - 5,322
FY 2002 - 708
FY 2001 - 385
<FY 2001 - 985

September 29, 2004
Inpatient data (MedPAR) updated for the 12 months ending 9/30/2003 and IP Trend Report expanded to include four years.

September 9, 2004
Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 6/30/2004. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2004 - 5 hospitals
FY 2003 - 4,891
FY 2002 - 1,298
FY 2001 - 394
<FY 2001 - 994

August 3, 2004
Patient Origin statistics appearing on the Inpatient Report updated for the calendar year ending 12/31/2003.  Information is from the most recently available Hospital Service Area file based on Medicare claims data.

July 28, 2004
Outpatient reporting enhanced to include data that were not previously available: ICD-9 diagnoses, payment amounts, and outlier amounts. Reporting is now based on the CMS OPPS Identifiable Data Set and reports have been totally redesigned to incorporate this additional information.

July 7, 2004
Provider of Service data and Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 3/31/04. Enhancement to add Puerto Rico and Guam hospitals.  Enhancement to remind user when criteria from a previous search are still in effect.  Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2003 - 3,105 hospitals
FY 2002 - 2,826
FY 2001 - 423
FY 2000 -349
<FY 2000 - 621

April 5, 2004
Provider of Service data and Cost Report data updated as provided by CMS at 12/31/2003. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2003 - 1,806 hospitals
FY 2002 - 4,006
FY 2001 - 457
FY 2000 -359
<FY 2000 - 624

March 11, 2004
Major enhancements including searches based on CMS data and the ability to download most reports in Excel or PDF formats. The site was completely rewritten to enable faster performance, better readability, and improved navigation. <more>

January 29, 2004
AHA Data updated. Represents data for each hospital's FY 2002 information.

December 29, 2003
Financial report enhanced to include sub-totals and grand-totals by category for costs, charges, and RCCs .  Outpatient report enhanced to provide lookups by APC (in addition to the Top 20 APCs report).

Cost report data updated. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2003 - 204 hospitals
FY 2002 - 5,363
FY 2001 - 636
FY 2000 - 373
<FY 2000 - 632

October 28, 2003
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 12/31/2002 and changes made to the information reported (e.g. changes in CMS data release and more extensive reporting of Service Statistics).  Key Financial Indicators report enhanced based on feedback from its initial release on July 28.

October 3, 2003
Inpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 9/30/2002 and IP Trend Report expanded to include three years.  Improved cost allocation methodology also introduced.

July 15, 2003
Patient origin data updated for the calendar year ending 12/31/2002. Additional market share analysis information added to show change in volumes from the prior year as well as percentage share of the top zip codes.  CMS Profile data also updated using the most current release of the Medicare Provider of Services file.

March 7, 2003
Outpatient data updated for the 12 months ending 3/31/2002 and major enhancements made to the information reported.

February 27, 2003
Cost report data updated. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2002 - 956 hospitals
FY 2001 - 3,363
FY 2000 - 1,432
FY <2000 - 1,240

January 24, 2003
AHA Data updated. Represents data for each hospital's FY 2001 information.

December 11, 2002
New report added based upon the Medicare Provider of Services file and SK&A Information Services contact information. New data elements include FTEs by department, fiscal intermediary, accreditation effective dates, and contact data for select hospital personnel.

Cost report data updated. Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2002 - 24 hospitals
FY 2001 - 2,352
FY 2000 - 2,968
FY 1999 - 1,123
FY <1998 - 378 hospitals

October 10, 2002
MedPAR data updated for the period ending 09/30/2001. Ratio of cost to charge methodology improved. Cost report data updated. Data for these updates were prepared by American Hospital Directory's new Custom Data services.

Most recent cost reporting periods are now:
FY 2001 - 290 hospitals
FY 2000 - 3,138 hospitals
FY 1999 - 2,845 hospitals
FY <1998 - 389 hospitals

July 22, 2002
Patient origin data to the inpatient report for each hospital. This market share analysis information is taken
from the CMS Hospital Market Service Area File for the calendar year ending 12/31/2001. Data offered to subscribers includes the top ten ZIP codes of residence by admission and includes total admissions, days of care and charges for each zip code.

May 10, 2002
Breakdown of  inpatient and outpatient charges by cost center. Addition of outpatient services to the Ratio of Costs to Charges table. Cost report data updated.

April 4, 2002
Advanced Search capability has been enhanced to allow searches based on more than one state.  Subscribers were notified of a problem with Norton Anti-Virus for the Web that causes searches to fail.

February 7, 2002
Advanced Search capability has also been enhanced to  allow searches based on the hospital control type (Forprofit Corporation, Nongovt Nonprofit Church, etc.). The Principle Type of Service menu can now be used to select more than one field in a similar fashion to the Service Type menu. Cost report data updated.

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