In recent years, health care price transparency tools have become increasingly popular as more states begin to prioritize cost transparency initiatives. Legislation mandating health care price transparency has passed at the state and federal levels in an effort to empower consumers with understandable, actionable information on health care costs. However, while Read more…
As administrator of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), CIVHC is required by statute not only to maintain the database, but to continually improve the quality and utility of the CO APCD. One of the most essential activities to enhancing the CO APCD is annually updating the CO APCD Rule and Data Submission Read more…
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…
It was another busy year for the Public Reporting team at Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), which produced over 30 publications including seven interactive reports and analyses that bring transparency to the health care marketplace. These public releases of data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database Read more…
Previous queries have outlined that the CO APCD contains medical, dental, and pharmacy claims for the majority of insured individuals in Colorado. However, there are numerous other behind-the-scenes factors that provide insight into how an individual interacts with the health care system. One of the ways the CO APCD is Read more…
Collecting reliable, standardized, high-quality data on race and ethnicity is a challenge most organizations working with health data across the country have grappled with for years, including administrators of All Payer Claims Databases (APCDs). However, all agree that this data is essential for to identifying health inequities across communities, gaining Read more…
As administrator, CIVHC is required by statute not only to maintain the database, but to continually improve the quality and utility of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). One of the most important ways CIVHC fulfills this part of the charge is through updating the CO APCD Rule and Data Read more…
Previous queries have detailed the process for the monthly submission and intake of claims data to the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). This query explores the steps the data undergo after being accepted into the warehouse. Once payer-submitted data has successfully passed the extensive initial validation and quality Read more…
Each month, health insurance payers submit millions of medical, professional, pharmacy, and dental claims for inclusion in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). CIVHC along with data managers, Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) and NORC at the University of Chicago, continually work closely with submitters to ensure they Read more…
In the fall of 2022, Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) implemented a new Submitter Quality Index (SQI), a benchmark step in CIVHC’s overall workplan to continually improve data completeness and accuracy. The SQI is a tool that helps CIVHC assess the quality of data submitted to the Read more…