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Reports and Links

These reports and links provide valuable resources, including benchmark and trend information, which the employer community can use in making health benefits-related decisions.
Additional resources are available for PBGH employer members in the Member Center.

Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) - www.pbghpa.com
PBGH In the News
PBGH 2007 Annual Report (PDF)
Type 2 Diabetes Report for 2008 (PDF)
PBGH Type 2 Diabetes Report for 2006 (PDF)

PBGH Associate Members
Allergan - www.allergan.com
Cowden Associates - www.cowdenassociates.com
   Latest benefits news
Mylan, Inc. - www.mylan.com
   Request your free copy of the
2008 Generic Brand Reference (GBR) or reserve your 2009 GBR
   Facts about generics
VHA of Pennsylvania - www.vha.com
Watson Wyatt - www.watsonwyatt.com
   Controlling Health Care Costs - resources and related news

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4) - www.phc4.org
PHC4 Hospital Performance Report 2007
   Full Western PA report released September 2008 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports for Pennsylvania
PHC4 Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005-2006
   Full report released September 2008 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports
PHC4 Financial Health of Pennsylvania's Hospitals 2007
   Full report released June 2008 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports

PHC4 Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania
   Full report released April 2008 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports

PHC4 Measuring the Quality of Pennsylvania's Commercial HMOs
   Full report released April 2008 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports

PHC4 State of Health Care in Pennsylvania, October 2007 (PDF)
PHC4 Hospital Performance Report 2006 - Western PA
   Full report released September 2007 (PDF)
   Interactive database to create customized reports
PHC4 Cardiac Surgery in Pennsylvania 2005 (PDF)

Health Care Quality Measurement
HHS/AHRQ Health Care Report Card Compendium - www.talkingquality.gov/compendium
HHS Hospital Compare - www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
HealthGrades - www.healthgrades.com
NCQA State of Health Care Quality 2007 (PDF)
Pennsylvania Health Care Quality Alliance - www.phcqa.org
State of Our Health - www.stateofourhealth.com

Health and Wellness
American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/subsite/greatamericans/content/Materials.asp
Blueprint for Health - http://blueprint.hhcfoundation.org
Directory of CDC Services and Information (PDF)
Diabetes Ten City Challenge - www.diabetestencitychallenge.com
National Business Group on Health Employer Toolkits - www.businessgrouphealth.org/benefitstopics/toolkits.cfm
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force - www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm
WELCOA Free ROI Calculator - www.wellsteps.com/resources/resources_tools_roi_cal.php
The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA) - www.welcoa.org

Consumer-Driven Health Care (CDHP)
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) HSA/HDHP Survey, April 2008 (PDF)
Milliman CDHP Study, April 2008 (PDF)

Value-Driven Health Care
HHS Sec. Leavitt’s Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care - www.dhhs.gov/transparency
Partnership for Value-driven Health Care - www.valuedrivenhealth.org

Additional Resources
Fertility Guide for Employers (PDF)
Integrated Benefits Institute - www.integratedbenefitsinstitute.org
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS) - www.iscebs.org
National Business Coalition on Health (NBCH) - www.nbch.org
Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative - www.prhi.org
Society for Human Resource Management - www.shrm.org



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