Before I came to work for Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), I thought of databases in the most archaic fashion. Growing up, we had the classic monochromatic set of encyclopedias that most 90’s kids used for school Read more…
The last few months have been some of the most intense and rewarding I’ve experienced during my time at CIVHC. January kicked off a legislative session where more policymakers than ever reached out to use the Colorado All Payer Claims Read more…
Interactive Map Shows Prices Vary By Service Across Colorado An interactive map is now available from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) providing communities across Colorado with price comparison information for common health care services. The accompanying Read more…
June 30th marks the end of my first full fiscal year at CIVHC. I started in March of 2018, just as the year-end activities were ramping up. At that time, I was struck by how many ways CIVHC and the Read more…
This is the first in a brief series about the process of making changes to the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) Rule and Data Submission Guide (DSG). In September 2019, CIVHC will begin collecting information about Alternative Payment Read more…
New Infographic Shows 50-85% of Total Prices are Facility-Related New data shows what percentage of the total payments for common health care procedures are typically paid to Colorado facilities. The Shop for Care facility price and quality tool made available Read more…
The moment of impact takes my breath away. Even now, over a year removed from that icy and snowy morning, the slick sidewalk, and seemingly slow-motion fall, my stomach heaves and my lungs contract when I recall the crunch when Read more…
The US health care system is incredibly complicated and it seems to add insult to injury that most of us have to learn an entirely new language just to be able to keep up. In this series, we will be Read more…
A new multi-state report by the RAND Corporation places Colorado 20th out of 25 states for highest relative commercial health care prices compared to Medicare. The analysis indicates that across the 25 states participating, prices paid to hospitals by private Read more…
There is something special about learning a new piece of technology, a feeling of unlocking potential and an excitement at mastering interfaces. Last year I bought myself an Apple watch and found myself at the start of a new learning Read more…
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