As discussed in a previous Query, individuals or organizations can request licensed data releases from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) to help answer questions or solve problems around health and health care in Colorado. Today, we continue exploring the steps requestors must take to license CO APCD data from CIVHC. Read more
As discussed in a previous Query, CIVHC releases data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) in two ways: Non-public releases, for individuals or organizations to use to improve care for Coloradans. Public data, for anyone to use to help make data-driven health decisions. Today, we are exploring how Read more
When designing how the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) was to be built and administered, protecting health information was the highest priority. Colorado statute CRS 25.5-1-204 requires the CO APCD to “[p]rotect patient privacy in compliance with state and federal medical privacy laws while preserving the ability to analyze data and share Read more
With a resource the size of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), it is easy to presume that the possibilities for exploration are endless. In some senses, it is true that comprehending the potential combinations of data elements from over one billion claims is nearly impossible. However, the scale of Read more
In 2010, the Colorado General Assembly saw the opportunities an immense repository of data such as the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) could afford – they also saw the possibilities for exploitation and built safeguards into the use of the CO APCD. When drafting the legislation that shaped the database, Read more
The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is a state-legislated, secure health care claims database compliant with all federal privacy and antitrust laws. It is the only claims repository in the state that represents most insured lives in Colorado, with more than ten years of data from commercial health Read more
I talk about death a lot. So much so that I’ve made it a standard practice to warn my therapists about it during our first session so they don’t become alarmed. I explain that I’m a hospice volunteer and that I choose to sit with people who are actively dying 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). Work to ensure that this data coming into the CO APCD is the most credible and highest quality begins before the files are sent. CIVHC Read more
Part of being a good steward is ensuring that your charge thrives under your guidance. To this end, Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is continually working to improve the quality and utility of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). One of the most substantial activities Read more
So, you’ve decided that you want to use data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) for your project. Brilliant! You’ve come to terms with the sheer magnitude of the database and narrowed down the mindboggling array of potential analyses and have honed in on the question(s) you Read more