By Jennifer Carpenter, CHC, M.ED, CIVHC’s Data Privacy and Compliance Manager If you work in or with an organization that deals with protected health information (PHI) you are probably familiar with the terms covered entity (CE) and business associate (BA) Read more
In January 2022, CIVHC release an update to the Shop for Care tool. The tool empowers users to shop for the most affordable and highest quality care by comparing cost and quality information for over 100 procedures at over 53 Read more
Prices continue to go up on the high end for most services making shopping for care imperative The online Shop for Care Tool, based on information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), now offers prices for more Read more
Summit County, Colorado, is located seventy miles west of Denver and is home to six historic mountain towns nestled in the Rocky Mountains. The county is known for its high elevation, historic mining and first-rate skiing. While living in this 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
For those of you who have been in the Colorado health care scene for a while, you may be surprised to learn that 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). The database was Read more
CIVHC, The Mile High Health Alliance (MHHA), and other organizations are launching a pilot to support populations that have complex medical conditions and are high utilizers of the health care system, especially emergency departments (ED). Despite the availability of patient Read more
As the CO APCD nears almost one billion total claims, the latest version of the interactive Insights Dashboard shows a steady rise in behavioral health services since 2013. The Insights Dashboard helps users understand the contents of the CO APCD Read more
CIVHC’s Community Dashboard is a powerful tool that provides Colorado communities with information to understand how various aspects of health care in their region — including costs, utilization, and access — compare to state and other county results. Including claims Read more
Lung Cancer Screening Environmental Scan For over 20 years the Colorado Cancer Coalition has guided the prevention, treatment and control of cancer statewide with the mission of eliminating the cancer burden in Colorado. One area of focus for the coalition Read more
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