This is the fourth in a series of blogs about what exactly is in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Today we’re looking at one of the most fundamental claims we receive – the pharmacy claim. Pharmacy claims include basic information about what drug(s) you received, the type Read more…
At Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), we often get asked how the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) differs from other APCDs across the nation. And the answer is that it differs quite a bit depending on which APCD you’re comparing it to. When it comes Read more…
Plaintalk Blog: What is Actually in the CO APCD? Part III: Dental Claims This is the second in a series of blogs about what exactly is in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Today we’re looking at one of the most fundamental claims we receive – the dental Read more…
This is the second in a series of blogs about what exactly is in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Today we’re looking at one of the most fundamental claims we receive – the professional claim. Professional claims include basic information about why you saw a provider, who Read more…
This is the first in a series of blogs about what exactly is in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Today we’re looking at one of the most fundamental claims we receive – the medical claim. Medical claims include basic information about why you went to the doctor Read more…
CIVHC administers the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) and we use the health insurance claims information to help Change Agents identify ways to lower costs, improve care, and make us all healthier. But what exactly is in the CO APCD and what does it mean when CIVHC talks Read more…
This is the first in a brief series about the process of making changes to the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) Rule and Data Submission Guide (DSG). In September 2019, CIVHC will begin collecting information about Alternative Payment Models (APM) and Prescription Rebates from the payers who submit Read more…
There are many small things that we do today that can have a big impact on us later in life. From signing up for the 401k at work to taking the stairs every day, little actions can add up. We could say the same thing to self-insured employers about submitting Read more…
On a monthly and quarterly basis, health insurance payers including Medicaid, over 33 commercial payers, and Medicare submit claims to the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Payers submit claims for everyone they provide coverage to, regardless of whether they accessed health care during the previous period or not, Read more…
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…