NJHA's Chapter 160 System satisfies hospitals' annual cost-report submission requirement by enabling hospitals to enter its financial data into NJHA's secure web-based application. The data is configured into a N.J. Department of Health-approved format and transmitted by NJHA to the state.

By using the Chapter 160 System hospitals are providing NJHA with access to the data within these cost reports for additional purposes beyond the scope of Chapter 160. This allows NJHA to provide its members with up-to-date financial reports such as the Hospital Performance Benchmark Report and other ad-hoc analyses that may occur as a result of proposed state legislative or regulatory changes.