New Telehealth Data Identifies Barriers to Access

New Telehealth Data Identifies Barriers to Access Providing health care services remotely through telehealth has the potential to improve access to care and advance health equity, especially for patients in rural and under-resourced communities. The Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) and the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

New Quality and Prevention Infographic Shows Positive Movement and Additional Opportunities for Improvement

A new infographic featuring Health Care Quality and Prevention insights from the Community Dashboard shows that statewide, more Coloradans are getting the care they need to stay healthy compared to previous years. While improvements have been made, areas of opportunity still exist, especially with cancer screening rates and primary care Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

CIVHC Honored with 2023 Innovation in Data Dissemination Award for Health Equity Analysis

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Innovation in Data Dissemination Award by the National Association for Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) for 2023. This remarkable recognition highlights CIVHC’s commitment to publicly disseminating health information to identify opportunities Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago
A diagram showing long-term effects of COVID-19, with a human figure indicating symptoms like fatigue (58%), headache (44%), and anxiety (31%). Includes a bar chart of symptom prevalence and a pie chart of abnormal lab results.

The Office of Saving People Money on Health Care

COVID-19 continues to impact life through physical, mental, and emotional hurdles. A current area of interest is Long COVID, broadly defined as, “symptoms affecting multiple organs which range from cough and shortness of breath to palpitations, chest pain, joint pain, physical limitations, fatigue, depression, headache, and insomnia which affect people Read more

By Spencer Fortier, ago

Year in Review: Public Reporting Releases

Fiscal year 2022-2023 was another busy one for the Public Reporting team at Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), which produced over 35 publications including 10 interactive reports and analyses that bring transparency to the health care marketplace. These public releases of data from the Colorado All Payer Read more

By CIVHC, ago