In today’s health care landscape, it’s not enough to know that services exist—we need to know who they’re reaching, how they’re paid for, and whether we’re using our dollars to make the biggest impact possible. That’s exactly the mission the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and Colorado Health Institute Read more…
Data Dive: Potentially Preventable ED Visits in Colorado With CIVHC’s Community Dashboard, based on data in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), users can identify how performance in critical health measures varies across Colorado communities and where the most significant opportunities lie for improvement and impact. Communities, providers, Read more…
Profile CHF’s Capital Infrastructure in Support of Team-based Comprehensive Primary Care funding opportunity focuses on expanding geographic access to primary care, behavioral health and dental services while promoting team-based care or improved health information technology systems. From its 2008 inception through 2021, the Foundation has provided 87 grants to 57 Read more…
Profile Colorado Village Collaborative (CVC) is a nonprofit organization in the Denver metro area that creates and operates transformational emergency shelter communities in partnership with people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. CVC manages three types of emergency shelter communities in the Denver metro area, all of which provide safe and secure emergency Read more…
Profile Denver Indian Center Inc. (DICI) is a vital urban cultural hub and community resource center for American Indians in Colorado. For over 50 years, it has empowered American Indian individuals and communities by promoting self-determination and mental, physical, and economic health through cultural enrichment, advocacy, and education. Summary DICI Read more…
Profile The Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) Tribal Liaison Unit is a thought and data access partner of the Denver Indian Health and Family Services Center (DIHFS). DIHFS is the only urban Indian health service center in Colorado and provides a wide array of health care services Read more…
Profile People facing an unexpected cancer diagnosis may opt to delay or even forgo care due to the high cost of cancer treatment. Not seeking immediate cancer care can result in poorer outcomes, higher costs due to disease progression, and ultimately an increased risk of death. The Colorado Gynecologic Cancer Read more…
As administrator of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), CIVHC is required by statute to maintain the database and continually improve the quality and utility of the data. One of the most important ways CIVHC makes the data better and more useful is by updating the CO APCD Rule and Data Read more…
Evaluating Colorado’s Insulin Affordability Program: A Step Towards Equitable Diabetes Care Managing diabetes is a challenge for millions of Americans. In Colorado, nearly 300,000 people have diabetes, and about one in three adults has prediabetes. For many, insulin is essential to effectively manage the disease, yet high co-pays for insulin Read more…
I drive a Prius and listen to NPR, so it will come as no surprise that I am also environmentally conscientious and believe that all of us have a part to play in conserving our natural resources. I turn off the sink if I see it running unnecessarily in a Read more…