It is estimated that 80% of a person’s health outcomes are related to social factors outside of their control. These social determinants of health are the nonmedical factors that influence a person’s health, including the conditions in which they are born, live, work, and age. In 2021, CIVHC took a big step to enhance the Read more…
Fiscal year 2022-2023 was another busy one for the Public Reporting team at Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), which produced over 35 publications including 10 interactive reports and analyses that bring transparency to the health care marketplace. These public releases of data from the Colorado All Payer Read more…
Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released an updated prescription drug rebate analysis highlighting the impact drug rebates have on prescription drug spending. The analysis shows that Colorado continues to see year over year increases in spending for prescription drugs, in spite of rebates which are intended to Read more…
Analyst: Ioana Crisan, Human Services Research Institute,Director of Health Care Reporting Project Name: Health Equity Analysis Project Purpose: The Health Equity Analysis shows the relationship between key social factors and access, use, and cost of health care services that can impact a person’s health. What were your first steps Read more…
The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) contains medical, pharmacy, and dental claims from the majority of insured individuals in the state and collects non-claims data on additional components that impact individual health and cost of care. However, collecting all of this data is only the beginning for those Read more…
As administrator of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), one of the CIVHC’s key responsibilities is continually working to improve the completeness, quality, and utility of the database. One of the most essential activities in continuing enhance the CO APCD is annual updates of the Data Submission Guide Read more…
April 6, 2023 – A new analysis from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) indicates that social factors such as income, housing, race, and education are strongly associated with potentially preventable visits to the emergency department (ED) – one of the costliest health care services. The Health Read more…
There is a staggering array of information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). So much information that it can be difficult to keep track of the different types and their various combinations, much less their infinite applications. The CO APCD Insights Dashboard shows us that, as of Read more…
A recent update to CIVHC’s Alternative Payment Models (APM) analysis shows that in 2021, across all health insurance payers in Colorado, 20% of all medical payments* were paid for outside of the traditional fee-for-service (FFS) model. Health insurer progress towards APMs is important to track as new payment models are Read more…
Social factors such as race, education, income, housing and transportation can have a major impact on a person’s ability to live a healthy life. These social determinants of health play a powerful, fundamental role in health outcomes and health equity for individuals and entire communities. In fact, studies have found Read more…