Half of all visits in Colorado in 2020 were for mental health conditions The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) released a new analysis, Telehealth vs. In-Person Utilization, using data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). The analysis compares utilization and payments for high-volume 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. Have a question for the CIVHC Analyst Team? Email it Read more…
Understanding the Impact of Mental Health on COVID-19 Diagnosis In 2002, Trajectory Healthcare was founded to evaluate, improve and design population health management programs. Working with their evidence based and patented analytical tools, Trajectory provides epidemiologic consulting services to a variety of health organizations, including the non-profit Population Health Impact Read more…
Understanding Churn in Medicaid Coverage Following the ACA Brown University, a private Ivy League University located in Providence, Rhode Island, offers an exceptional research program which was a primary attraction for Dr. Sarah Gordon who earned her Doctorate in Health Services Research in 2019. While working on her dissertation, Dr. Read more…
A new report released by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shows that prescription drug spending continues to grow rapidly in Colorado and so do drug rebates for brand and specialty drugs. Increases in both spending and the percent rebates of total spending is leading to calls 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. Have a question for the CIVHC Analyst Team? Email it Read more…
A newly-released analysis comparing commercial health insurance payments to Medicare payments reveals wide variation across Colorado hospitals, and average payments outpacing national averages for outpatient services most significantly. Colorado’s highest payed hospital received more than five times Medicare rates (508% at the highest) for inpatient and outpatient services combined, while Read more…
Patients Continue to Access Behavioral Health Providers the Most The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), using data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), released its third update to the Telehealth Services Utilization analysis. The new data now encompasses five months of the COVID-19 pandemic Read more…
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), using data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) updated the Telehealth Services Utilization analysis available on civhc.org. The updated tool shows how use of telehealth in the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly doubled when compared Read more…
A new interactive Community Dashboard from Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), provides county and regional information to help communities understand opportunities to improve cost of care, quality, access and utilization of services. Statewide results indicate that between 2013 and 2018, quality of care has improved across several Read more…