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Rachel Linn

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Understanding How Data is Managed in the CO APCD

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 research projects, or as step stools or flower-pressing devices. This Read more…

By Rachel Linn, 4 years ago
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Why should I care about how much my health care costs?

By Rachel Linn, CIVHC’s Marketing Manager For those of us fortunate enough to have health insurance, it is easy to anticipate the costs we will pay for health care services. For example, I have a fixed co-pay plan, and know that if I visit my doctor, regardless of how much Read more…

By Rachel Linn, 5 yearsJuly 31, 2018 ago
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Plaintalk Blog – How We Create Non-Public Data Requests and What is Included in a Data Access Fee

As discussed in our first Plaintalk Blog, administrating the CO APCD takes a great deal of processing, quality control, and analytic capability. Getting claims information in the door in the correct format and processing them to a point where the information is useful for reporting is a heavy lift and costs Read more…

By Rachel Linn, 6 yearsJune 1, 2017 ago
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Plaintalk Blog – What is a Bundled Payment?

What are bundled payments, and how do they help providers reduce waste and deliver better care? In the past decade, the health care system has started shifting away from volume-based payments (payments per visit regardless of the outcome), to a value-based payment (payments tied to quality and/or outcomes) approach. This Read more…

By Rachel Linn, 6 yearsApril 7, 2017 ago
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Plaintalk Blog Series

Plaintalk Blog Series – Introduction You spoke, and we listened. In late 2015, CIVHC sent out a survey asking for ways to advance our mission – better health, lower costs, and a healthier Colorado. We heard a recurring theme; many of you are unclear about what we do and how Read more…

By Rachel Linn, 7 yearsJune 6, 2016 ago
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