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…
A new analysis from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shows elective procedures represent nearly 75% of all procedures performed and result in an average of over $200M per month in payments to Colorado hospitals, clinicians, ambulatory surgery centers and diagnostic procedure centers. The analysis is based Read more…
The online Shop for Care tool, based on information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), now includes more procedures, additional facilities and new quality information. By using this tool, people with and without insurance can save thousands of dollars and help reduce health care spending in the Read more…
By: CIVHC President and CEO, Ana English, MBA In early March, after years of training and just missing out in 2016, my daughter Amber qualified for the 2020 Olympics in international skeet shooting. It was everything a mother could wish for, a culmination of her hard work, dreams and a Read more…
A new report released by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) shows that Colorado could save up to $140M annually and reduce potential harm to patients by minimizing low value health care services. Low value health care refers to certain treatments, diagnostic tests, and screenings where the Read more…
One in every four visits in Colorado is for a child A new analysis from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) shows that over 17,000 Coloradans visiting an Emergency Department (ED) from 2016-2018 had a primary diagnosis related to mental health. One out of every four ED visits Read more…
County and Division of Insurance Hospital Payments Vary Significantly Across Colorado A new regional analysis of commercial health insurance payments is available to help communities, employers and others understand how much is being paid for services in their area compared to Medicare. Across counties in Colorado, hospital payments range from Read more…
Median facility payments range from approximately $300-$3,000 for low to high severity cases A new Data Byte analyzing payment information in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) identifies how much commercial health insurance payers and patients pay for the Evaluation and Management (E&M) facility portion of an Emergency Read more…
Surprise bills for out-of-network services can negatively impact the financial well-being of Coloradans. In an effort to curb the impact of these bills on patients and the health care system, HB 19-1174 was passed this year specifying how much insurers and patients should pay for different types of out-of-network services. Read more…
Interactive Map Shows Prices Vary By Service Across Colorado An interactive map is now available from the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) providing communities across Colorado with price comparison information for common health care services. The accompanying infographic shows the variation in prices for common health care Read more…