High-quality health care throughout the perinatal period is critical to the health and well-being of people giving birth and their families. Yet, understanding of how Coloradans access and use health care before, during, and after birth has been limited by a lack of publicly available data. 

To help address this gap, the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC) partnered with CIVHC to better understand health care utilization, costs, and outcomes during the perinatal period. CPCQC works across Colorado to improve the systems that shape maternal and infant health, partnering with clinical and community health care teams to advance evidence-based quality improvement initiatives. 

Using data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), CIVHC conducted a claims-based analysis of health care services before, during, and after birth, providing new insights into the experiences and costs of perinatal care in Colorado. 

“Colorado has long needed a clearer picture of who is and isn’t accessing perinatal care — and our partnership with CIVHC delivered it. From postpartum visit gaps that vary widely across counties, to a perinatal mental health treatment gap that leaves the majority of diagnosed individuals untreated, the findings give us — and the state — the kind of evidence we’ll be acting on for years to come. None of it would be possible without CIVHC’s commitment to making claims-based analysis accessible and rigorous.”

Katie Breen

Vice President of Strategic Innovation

CPCQC

At CIVHC, we specialize in helping organizations translate complex data into insights that help tell a compelling story about their work. If you know of an organization that could benefit from evaluating the health outcomes of the populations they serve, contact us to learn more at info@civhc.org.