I had been asking my girlfriend this question over and over. At the end of January, I found myself doing my usual routine of scrolling through internet and social media updates and a promotion, shared by a friend, caught my eye. It was calling for applications for the next Haymakers Read more…
Project Name: Substance Use Disorder Claims in the CO APCD Project Purpose: We wanted to know how many Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Claims we had in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) data warehouse, and how we could separate them out from analyses. What were your first steps Read more…
Built in the 1950’s and located between 6th Avenue and Colfax, Sun Valley is one of Denver’s roughest neighborhoods. It has primarily served as an affordable housing district, as nearly 80% of the residents live in poverty, and are some of the most likely in the city to end up Read more…
How did you go about your selections? Were any analytics used? What basketball metrics do you think are most important? I make most of my picks based off of the prediction models from FiveThirtyEight.com (538), a blog featuring political and sports analytics created by Nate Silver. Silver has done some Read more…
Project Name: ED Use for Mental Health and Self-Harm Project Purpose (in one sentence, what high level question was this analysis trying to answer?): Who is using the ED for mental health and self-harm related reasons and how often are these patients admitted to the hospital? What were your first steps Read more…
In 2019, CIVHC partnered with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and AcademyHealth to support the Health Data for Action program, which provided data sets to researchers who needed access to data for their research projects. The program was similar to a grant, where researchers could apply to receive a data Read more…
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) recently released the Provider Payment Tool, the first health care transparency tool of its kind in Colorado. The tool, based on legislation passed in the 2022 session, shows how payments made to providers vary across the state.While most other available data, including Read more…
The Association Between Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) and Health Outcomes Hydraulic fracturing, also known as “fracking”, is a technique for recovering gas and oil by drilling and releasing a high-pressure mixture of water, sand and chemicals to release the gas inside a rock layer. This drilling technique has been used in 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…
Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) recently released a Spanish version of the Shop for Care tool based on price information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). The release is an effort to help more Coloradans in need shop for health care services across hospitals Read more…