Data to Drive Decisions Webinar Series: Investigating How Health Systems Survived COVID-19
WebinarCIVHC is excited to announce a presentation update for this months webinar, "Investigating How Health Systems Survived COVID-19", which will feature David Cutler, Professor of Economics at Harvard and Kaushik Ghosh, Research Specialist at the National Bureau of Economic Research. The speakers will present research on changes in morbidity/mortality and Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Updated Shop for Care and Consumer Billing Resources
WebinarJoin CIVHC and the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative (CCHI) on January 20th from 12-1pm MT to learn about new resources available to consumers utilizing health care services. Participants will learn how to use the updated Shop for Care tool to access high value providers, and learn about resources available to Read more…
CO APCD Advisory Committee
Zoom/TelephoneThe current duties of the Committee include making recommendations regarding: Procedures for the collection, retention, use, and disclosure of data, including procedures and safeguards to protect the privacy, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of any data Guidelines for charging for custom reports Procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA and other state Read more…
Curbing Prescription Drug Costs in Colorado
Zoom/TelephonePrescription drug costs continue to rise in Colorado, and represent one of the biggest health care cost drivers. To address rising costs, SB21-175 was passed establishing a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board (PDAB). Join our February webinar to learn more about trends in prescription drug costs in Colorado, including drug Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Impact of Insurance Churn on Young Adults with Schizophrenia
Zoom/TelephoneDon't miss our next webinar to learn how data from the CO APCD was utilized to identify young adults with schizophrenia and their corresponding health care coverage post-diagnosis. Presenter: Jacqueline Pesa, MSEd, PhD, MPH Group Director, Population Health Research Real World Value & Evidence, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Data to Drive Decisions: Protecting Patients from Surprise Bills: Colorado’s Out-of-Network Law
Zoom/TelephoneJoin us April 21st from 12-1pm MT to learn more about how Colorado legislation is protecting patients from surprise out-of-network bills. In 2019, Colorado passed HB19-1174 establishing payment limits for out-of-network health care visits. Since then, CIVHC has worked closed with payers, providers, and the Division of Insurance (DOI) to Read more…
CO APCD Advisory Committee
Zoom/TelephoneThe current duties of the Committee include making recommendations regarding: Procedures for the collection, retention, use, and disclosure of data, including procedures and safeguards to protect the privacy, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of any data Guidelines for charging for custom reports Procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA and other state Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Using Data to Understand Physician Practices and Optimize Patient Outcomes
WebinarJoin us June 23rd, 12-1pm MST, to learn how Change Agents Icon Health and NORC at the University of Chicago are using data to understand physician practices in Colorado and improve patient outcomes specific to orthopedic care.
Data to Drive Decisions: Shifting from Fee-for-Service in Colorado: The Primary Care Collaborative and Alternative Payment Models
WebinarJoin us July 21st, 12-1pm MST, as CIVHC, Collaborative members, Colorado Division of Insurance and Legislators provide an overview of Alternative Payment Models (APMs) in Colorado, challenges and successes, and recent APM legislation.
CO APCD Advisory Committee
Zoom/TelephoneThe current duties of the Committee include making recommendations regarding: Procedures for the collection, retention, use, and disclosure of data, including procedures and safeguards to protect the privacy, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of any data Guidelines for charging for custom reports Procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA and other state Read more…
10 Years Later: Harnessing the Power of Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database
Zoom/TelephoneJoin us on August 25th, 12-1pm MST, to learn how the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is being used to advance the Triple Aim of better health, better care, and lower costs. After a decade of enhancements and learnings, discover how the database has grown and how a Read more…
CIVHC’s Program Evaluation Webinar
Zoom/TelephoneProgram evaluation is a powerful way to measure outcomes, make decisions, improve program effectiveness, demonstrate successes, and plan for the future. Evaluation services from CIVHC can help your organization improve your programs in many ways, including: full-scale program evaluation; data collection, monitoring, and analysis; evaluation support in grant writing and reporting; staff Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Walking Each Other Home: Working Toward High-Value Care at End of Life
Zoom/TelephoneIn conjunction with the State of Colorado and other partners, CIVHC is using CO APCD data to identify evidence-based opportunities to improve the quality of end-of-life care while reducing costs. The study is also aiming to increase access to hospice and palliative care services that are known to improve quality Read more…
CO APCD Advisory Commitee
Zoom/TelephoneThe current duties of the Committee include making recommendations regarding: Procedures for the collection, retention, use, and disclosure of data, including procedures and safeguards to protect the privacy, integrity, confidentiality, and availability of any data Guidelines for charging for custom reports Procedures to ensure compliance with HIPAA and other state Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Telehealth in Colorado: Advancing Access to Essential Health Care Services
With the onset of COVID-19, use of telehealth services in Colorado has increased exponentially and continues to be a vital way to provide millions of health care services to Coloradans annually. Join our webinar on January 19th to learn how Coloradans are using telehealth services according to a new analysis Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Provider Payment Tool
During the 2022 Colorado legislative session, Senate Bill 22-068 was passed to increase health care payment transparency. Join us February 23rd as we provide an overview of CIVHC's latest health care resource, the Provider Payment Tool. This public report displays payments made to Colorado health care providers for CPT codes Read more…
Learn How Colorado’s All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) Can Benefit Your Organization!
The Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is an essential health data resource that your organization can access to advance health and improve lives. With over 870 million claims and over 70% of Coloradans represented across Medicaid, Medicare and commercial health insurance coverage, this robust database can help your Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: Health Equity Analysis
Social factors such as race, education, income, housing, and transportation can have a major impact on a person’s ability to live a healthy life and play a powerful, fundamental role in health outcomes and health equity for individuals and entire communities. In fact, studies have found that up to 80% Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: The Community Dashboard
The Community Dashboard helps Change Agents across the state and nation understand how different aspects of health care – cost, utilization, access to care, and quality – vary across Colorado communities. The latest iteration of the Community Dashboard is now available and contains important trend information from 2013-2021. This data can be Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: The CO APCD Scholarship Fund
The Colorado General Assembly provides $500,000 annually to help offset the cost of licensing non-public data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) for eligible organizations. The funding becomes available July 1st, 2023 and is available on a first come, first serve basis. Join us on Thursday, June Read more…
CO APCD Data User Group
November’s Data User Group meeting will feature speakers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) and CIVHC analysts as they discuss how data from each organization can combine to tell the whole story of health care in Colorado. The Vital Statistics Program is the official record Read more…
January Data User Group Meeting
The January CO APCD Data User Group meeting will feature analysts from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) discussing how they use per-unit cost analysis in various reports. Skill: Analysis of per-unit costs Before performing any analysis including per-unit costs, analysts must determine how to approach the Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: CO APCD Supporting Policy through Data
Join us on May 21st from 12-1pm MST to explore how Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) data is supporting health care policy across Colorado. Discover how various in-depth analyses including Firearm Injuries, ED for Mental Health Services, Surprise Billing and more help inform different stages of policy from Read more…
Data to Drive Decisions: New Funding Available to Access Data and Evaluation Services
Join CIVHC on June 20th, 12-1pm, to learn more about opportunities to unlock information and harness the power of data for your program or initiative. In this webinar you will learn more about our three support options: Health Equity Data Fund: In partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation, this new initiative provides $1 Read more…