The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is excited to announce an update to its innovative Shop for Care tool, designed to equip Colorado residents with transparent information to make cost-effective decisions about their health care. This tool offers a one-stop shop for comparing quality and prices across Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is excited to announce the release of its newly updated Community Dashboard, a powerful and interactive population health report that provides transparent, actionable insights into health care utilization and cost across Colorado. The update includes some exciting additions to the Community Read more
A new analysis from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shines a spotlight on the impact of chronic conditions in Colorado, uncovering stark insights into both the prevalence and cost of care associated with long-term illnesses. Drawing from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), this Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is excited to announce the selection of a new data vendor for data intake, management, and analytics for the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). CIVHC is partnering with Onpoint Health Data to take over management of the millions of Read more
New interactive dashboard provides insights into dental care utilization, costs, and disparities across Colorado The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), in collaboration with the Colorado Dental Association (CDA), has released the first dental health analysis based on data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD). Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) unveiled a newly enhanced version of its Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) Insights Dashboard, featuring major usability and design upgrades focused on accessibility and expanded functionality. The new dashboard is available now at civhc.org. This interactive dashboard allows users Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has released an update to its health care payment comparison tool showing how much commercial health insurers pay hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) compared to Medicare payments. The analysis reveals commercial insurers still pay hospitals two to five times Medicare Read more
Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is excited to announce the appointment of Matthew Ullrich as Vice President of Legal and Compliance, General Counsel and member of CIVHC’s Executive Leadership Team. In his new role, Matt will lead CIVHC’s Legal and Compliance team, oversee legal affairs and support Read more
The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) is proud to announce the publication of its first internally led research project in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Titled “Disparities in End-of-Life Care: A Retrospective Study on Intensive Care Utilization and Advance Care Planning in the Colorado Read more
A new snapshot of data from Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reveals that potentially preventable Emergency Department (ED) visits are lowering across Colorado, but certain demographics still experience disparities with heightened visit rates. The findings, published in CIVHC’s latest Data Dive, underscore an opportunity to improve access Read more