Urban-Rural Disparities in Health Care Quality for Children with Medical and Social Complexity In a study of hospitalizations at children’s hospitals, rural-residing children have a higher prevalence of complex chronic conditions, higher inpatient costs, risk of readmissions. In an effort to dig deeper, in 2018, Dr. JoAnna Leyenaar, MD, PhD, 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…
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…
Completing the Record of Care Housed at the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Health Data Compass (HDC) is a data warehouse supporting a broad range of health care research. The warehouse integrates information from multiple sources including: University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Read more…
Impact of Marijuana on Opioid Utilization Early research shows that legalization of medical and recreational marijuana has led to lower opioid prescribing (e.g. Bradford et al.) and harms from opioids like overdoses (e.g. Powell et al.). However, findings using more years of data at the state level have produced mixed 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…
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…
Incidence of Cancer Diagnoses in the Rocky Flats Region Following WWII, the United States and Soviet Union found themselves locked in a superpower dynamic, with each relentlessly battling for geopolitical and military superiority. The Rocky Flats plant near Denver, Colorado was constructed in 1952 to manufacture nuclear weapons parts and Read more…
Impact of Respite Care for Persons Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Many are familiar with Alzheimer’s disease, a brain disease that deteriorates your memory and other mental functions. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, every 65 seconds someone in the US develops Alzheimer’s, and it is becoming more prevalent 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…