As Administrator of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), one of CIVHC’s key responsibilities is ensuring the database is as complete and accurate as possible. One of the ways we work towards this goal is through annual updates to the Data Submission Guide (DSG) in collaboration with the Read more…
Increasing Reimbursement Using Claims Data When you think of your health, what do you think of? Is it fitness, weight, mental aspects, or all of the above? You wouldn’t be wrong if you said “yes” to any of these, but would you ever think of your visual health? It’s easy 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…
By Jennifer Carpenter, CHC, M.ED, CIVHC’s Data Privacy and Compliance Manager If you work in or with an organization that deals with protected health information (PHI) you are probably familiar with the terms covered entity (CE) and business associate (BA) as described in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Read more…
In January 2022, CIVHC release an update to the Shop for Care tool. The tool empowers users to shop for the most affordable and highest quality care by comparing cost and quality information for over 100 procedures at over 53 named facilities across Colorado using data in the Colorado All Read more…
Summit County, Colorado, is located seventy miles west of Denver and is home to six historic mountain towns nestled in the Rocky Mountains. The county is known for its high elevation, historic mining and first-rate skiing. While living in this county has many benefits, it also has another distinguishing feature 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…
For those of you who have been in the Colorado health care scene for a while, you may be surprised to learn that 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). The database was recommended in 2008 by the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Read more…
CIVHC, The Mile High Health Alliance (MHHA), and other organizations are launching a pilot to support populations that have complex medical conditions and are high utilizers of the health care system, especially emergency departments (ED). Despite the availability of patient information from the health information exchange (HIE) through the Colorado Read more…
CIVHC’s Community Dashboard is a powerful tool that provides Colorado communities with information to understand how various aspects of health care in their region — including costs, utilization, and access — compare to state and other county results. Including claims from a majority of the insured lives represented in the Read more…