May 6, 2019 — DENVER, CO — Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) and the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) are featured in a collaborative manuscript published in the May 2019 American Journal of Managed Care. CIVHC co-authored the manuscript, titled Producing Comparable Cost and Quality Read more
A new imaging price infographic based on recent information released in the CO APCD Shop for Care Tool (link) indicates that health care consumers could save thousands of dollars by shopping for imaging services. Specifically, by searching for high value providers, Coloradans can save: $2,000-$6,000 on CT Scans $3,000-$4,500 on MRI Scans $800-$1,000 on Read more
Prescription Fill Rates and Length of Dosage Remain a Concern A new report from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), based on data in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), helps isolate opportunities to reduce opioid use disorders in the state. While some common opioids Read more
Consumers now have access to prices for nearly 40 common health care services Denver, CO – February 13, 2019 – Patients searching for health care prices now have access to more procedures than ever before through an online shopping tool based on information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database Read more
When it came time to make the decision to start a family, I was fortunate to be insured and able to set aside dollars in a Flex Savings Account (FSA) to plan for the costs associated with having a baby. I anticipated costs based on information pieced together from our Read more
New scorecards find that 21% of commercial payments and 40% of Medicaid payments place providers at financial risk for meeting quality targets DENVER – November 13, 2018 – Over half of the health care payments (57%) paid to doctors and hospitals in Colorado by the commercial sector in 2016 contain Read more
$54-141 Million in Annual Savings Possible According to New Analysis November 8, 2018 — DENVER, CO — Colorado’s total health care costs for commercially insured individuals in 2016 increased two percentage points from 2015, according to a new multi-state benchmark analysis released today by the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement Read more
CIVHC is excited to announce that, via partnership with the Colorado Advance Directive Consortium (CADC), we are the new home for the Medical Order Scope of Treatment (MOST) form. A resource for the seriously ill, the MOST form summarizes and consolidates important information about a patient’s preferences for life-sustaining treatments Read more
Colorado Advance Directives Consortium is delighted to announce the Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment program has found an administrative home with Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), securing a stable future for the honoring of patient wishes. CADC, an informal organization of professionals in healthcare, senior services, Read more
PROFILE & USE CASE: Transforming the Health Care System In 2012, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) launched an ambitious demonstration initiative designed to transform the health care system at the state level by building new, scalable models. The federal goal of the State Innovation Model(SIM) is to improve care and Read more