Prescription drug spending is a leading contributor to rising health care costs across the United States. Increasingly, consumers, medical professionals, insurers, legislators, and other stakeholders are identifying rising prescription drug costs as a priority to address health care spending. According Read more…
With CIVHC’s Community Dashboard, users can identify how performance in critical health measures varies across Colorado communities and where the most significant opportunities lie for improvement and impact. Providers, payers, consumers, and other stakeholders can examine several aspects of care Read more…
Evaluation of one sort or another is built into nearly all industries, though it could slide in under many names: “How’d we do?” surveys, annual employee reviews, or profit and loss statements. Each type of evaluation is intended to identify Read more…
Impact of Respite Care for Persons Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Many are familiar with Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disease that deteriorates your memory and other mental functions. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, every 65 seconds someone in Read more…
The Ask the Analyst series is a deep dive into the data by those most familiar with the CO APCD – the analysts themselves. We’ll hear about their experiences with recent analyses and answer any pressing questions that come up. Read more…
A new drug rebate analysis released by Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shows that prescription drug spending continues to grow in Colorado, and so do drug rebates for brand non-specialty and brand specialty drugs. Increases in both Read more…
CIVHC’s Affordability Dashboard has an updated Low Value Care analysis which identifies health care services that are often costly, do not improve health, and can in some instances cause harm. The analysis, which evaluated 48 potentially low value services — Read more…
Part of being a good steward is ensuring that your charge thrives under your guidance. To this end, Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is continually working to improve the quality and utility of the Colorado All Payer Read more…
Unnecessary and Potentially Harmful Care Cost Payers and Patients $134 Million Low value health care services are certain treatments, diagnostic tests, and screenings where the risk of harm or cost exceeds the likely benefit for patients. A new analysis released Read more…
When CIVHC made a commitment to address racism and health inequities in 2020, we recognized that systemic racism has permeated our society for centuries and continues to disproportionately disadvantage people and communities across our nation. As an organization whose mission Read more…
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.