HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT COUNCIL Data Submission and Collection [41 Pa.B. 5463]
[Saturday, October 8, 2011]Under section 6(a)(2) of the Health Care Cost Containment Act (act) (35 P. S. § 449.6(a)(2)), the Health Care Cost Containment Council is required to publish a list of diseases, procedures and medical conditions, not to exceed 35, for which data under section 6(c)(21) and (d) of the act shall be required.
The list of 35 diseases, procedures and medical conditions follows:
1. Heart Attack
2. Heart Failure
3. Chest Pain
4. Abnormal Heartbeat
5. Coronary Bypass
6. Heart Valve Replacement
7. Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty
8. Pneumonia
9. Asthma
10. Respiratory Failure
11. Blood Clot in Lung
12. Lung Repair
13. Hypotension
14. Blood Clot in Extremities
15. Vascular Repair
16. Stroke
17. Removal of Blockage in Head and Neck Vessel
18. Craniotomy
19. Diabetes
20. Digestive Disease
21. Liver Disease
22. Colorectal Repair
23. Gallbladder Removal
24. Stomach and Small Intestine Repair
25. Kidney Failure
26. Kidney and Urinary Tract Infection
27. Prostatectomy
28. Medical Back
29. Major Joint Repair
30. Neck/Back Repair
31. Breast Cancer
32. Hysterectomy
33. Infectious Disease
34. Ventilation for Respiratory Disease
35. Tracheostomy
JOE MARTIN,
Executive Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-1745. Filed for public inspection October 7, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
