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New CIVHC Data Dive Highlights Opportunities to Reduce Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits in Colorado

A new snapshot of data from Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals that potentially preventable Emergency Department (ED) visits are lowering across Colorado, but certain demographics still experience disparities with heightened visit rates. The findings, published in CIVHC’s latest Data Dive, underscore an opportunity to improve access Read more…

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Data Dive: Potentially Preventable ED Visits

Data Dive: Potentially Preventable ED Visits in Colorado With CIVHC’s Community Dashboard, based on data in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), users can identify how performance in critical health measures varies across Colorado communities and where the most significant opportunities lie for improvement and impact. Communities, providers, Read more…

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Phasegate

In fiscal year 2023-2024, CIVHC’s Data Operations team implemented a new project management process, PhaseGate, to ensure projects moving through CIVHC’s teams are successful. The process divides development into distinct stages, or phases, separated by decision points, known as gates. The PhaseGate process is effective because it helps teams break Read more…