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There are variety of topics that we may choose to avoid discussing with our loved ones, with death being at the top of the list. While death is inevitable, the way we prepare for it does not have to be Read more…
Blogs
CIVHC Makes Big Impact at 2025 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Each year, the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) brings together some of the brightest minds in health services research to explore the data and strategies driving better health care outcomes across the country. In 2025, CIVHC made a remarkable impact Read more…
Alternative Payment Models
Non-Claims Data in the CO APCD
Non-Claims Data in the CO APCD The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) contains medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy claims from the majority of insured individuals in the state. However, claims data highlights only a portion of how the Read more…
Analytics and Innovation
Specialized Analytics in Public Reporting
The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) contains medical, pharmacy, vision, and dental claims from the majority of insured individuals in the state and collects non-claims data on additional components that impact individual health and cost of care. However, Read more…
News
CIVHC Report Highlights Differences Between Commercial and Medicare Payment Rates in Colorado
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has released an update to its health care payment comparison tool showing how much commercial health insurers pay hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) compared to Medicare payments. The analysis reveals Read more…
Query: CO APCD Data Quality
Pharmacy and Drug Rebate Data in the CO APCD
Previous queries have outlined that the CO APCD contains medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy claims for the majority of insured individuals in Colorado, roughly 74 percent of covered lives in the state. However, numerous other behind-the-scenes factors provide insight into Read more…
Analytics and Innovation
Geocoding the CO APCD and Health Equity Analytics
It is estimated that 80% of a person’s health outcomes are related to social factors outside of their control. These social determinants of health are the nonmedical factors that influence a person’s health, including the conditions in which they are born, live, work, and age. Read more…
News
CIVHC Welcomes New General Counsel
Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is excited to announce the appointment of Matthew Ullrich as Vice President of Legal and Compliance, General Counsel and member of CIVHC’s Executive Leadership Team. In his new role, Matt will lead Read more…
News
CIVHC’s First Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Highlights Racial and Geographic Disparities in End-of-Life Care for Coloradans
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is proud to announce the publication of its first internally led research project in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Titled “Disparities in End-of-Life Care: A Retrospective Study on Read more…
News
New CIVHC Data Dive Highlights Opportunities to Reduce Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits in Colorado
A new snapshot of data from Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals that potentially preventable Emergency Department (ED) visits are lowering across Colorado, but certain demographics still experience disparities with heightened visit rates. The findings, published in Read more…