Remember that scene in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when they visit The Art Institute of Chicago and the troubled Cameron gets lost in the impressionist painting by George Seurat? If you’ve never seen the movie (heaven forbid) or if you’d just like an excuse to reflect back to the 80s, Read more
As discussed in our first Plaintalk Blog, administrating the CO APCD takes a great deal of processing, quality control, and analytic capability. Getting claims information in the door in the correct format and processing them to a point where the information is useful for reporting is a heavy lift and costs Read more
What are bundled payments, and how do they help providers reduce waste and deliver better care? In the past decade, the health care system has started shifting away from volume-based payments (payments per visit regardless of the outcome), to a value-based payment (payments tied to quality and/or outcomes) approach. This Read more
So, we’ve explained what an All Payer Claims Database is and all the exciting things that it can do; but, why on earth would Colorado want such a thing? How did the CO APCD come to be and what, exactly, is Colorado supposed to do with it? Colorado has always Read more
Payment reform advocates have long touted the cost savings associated with alternative payment models. However, providers and facilities frequently have no data with which to make an informed decision as to whether they should participate. In order to give these providers and facilities incentive to pursue new avenues of payment, Read more
Source: The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Media Contact: Cari Frank, Director of Communications & Marketing 303.903.6007 or cfrank@civhc.org February 12, 2016 – DENVER – A new report from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals significant variation in payments for hip and knee Read more