According to a new analysis based on data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), Colorado is spending millions of dollars a year on two drugs – Vimovo and Duexis – which have alternative over-the-counter options available at a fraction of the price. Patients suffering from chronic pain Read more…
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has unveiled a new website showcasing Change Agents and featuring interactive data and reports from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) to measure progress towards better health, better care and lower costs. The new website, www.civhc.org, helps advance CIVHC’s Read more…
Alternative ways to pay for health care are gaining traction across the nation. Major players in the industry like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are moving away from the traditional, fee-for-service payment models and exploring innovative approaches to improve care and contain costs. Though they may support the Read more…
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Media Contact: Cari Frank 303.903.6007 cfrank@civhc.orgClaims Data Being Used for the First Time to Help Improve Population HealthDENVER – March 30, 2017 – In a four part series, the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is demonstrating how Read more…
Denver, Colo., March 20, 2017Media contact: Connor Holzkamp, 303.691.7842, Connor.Holzkamp@state.co.usSIM recruits practices to integrate behavioral, physical health and test APMsThere are less than two weeks left to apply for the Colorado State Innovation Model (SIM), a federal initiative that helps healthcare providers integrate behavioral and physical health in primary care Read more…
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Media Contact: Cari Frank 303.903.6007, cfrank@civhc.org Colorado All Payer Claims Database 2016 Annual Report Now Available CO APCD helps Change Agents across Colorado address health care challenges DENVER – March 8, 2017 – In their annual report to the Colorado Read more…
Contact: Connect for Health Colorado, Luke Clarke, 720-496-2545, LClarke@Connectforhealthco.comDENVER — A third party, non-partisan healthcare group ranked the Connect for Health Colorado® website second among the 12 state-based health insurance marketplaces and HealthCare.gov, in a report card issued this week. The Clear Choices Campaign released its second annual report card Read more…
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) CIVHC Contact: Cari Frank, (303) 903-6007, cfrank@civhc.orgNRHI: Kathy Nichols, (207) 400-1828, knichols@nrhi.orgNew data available to Colorado providers to improve care and lower costsDENVER – JANUARY 19, 2017 — The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) participated in a Read more…
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Media Contact: Cari Frank 303.903.6007 cfrank@civhc.org DENVER – JANUARY 11, 2017 – In a new report, the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals that payments for health care services vary widely across Colorado and it’s impossible to Read more…
Contact: Luke Clarke 720-496-2545, Connect for Health ColoradoContact: Cari Frank 303-903-6007, Center for Improving Value in Health CareConnect for Health Colorado® and Center for Improving Value in Health Care Introduce Online Resource to Help Consumers Estimate Costs for Health InsuranceDENVER — Shoppers on Colorado’s health insurance marketplace will have a Read more…