With a resource the size of the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), it is easy to presume that the possibilities for exploration are endless. In some senses, it is true, that comprehending the potential combinations of data elements from over 870 million claims is nearly impossible. However, the Read more…
In 2010, the Colorado General Assembly saw the opportunities an immense repository of data such as the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) could afford – they also saw the possibilities for exploitation and built safeguards into the use of the CO APCD. When drafting the legislation that shaped Read more…
The CO APCD is a state-legislated, secure health care claims database compliant with all federal privacy and antitrust laws. It is the only claims repository in the state that represents the vast majority of insured lives in Colorado, with more than ten years of data from commercial health insurance payers, Read more…
It was a busy year for the Public Reporting team at the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC), which included over 35 publications, such as 13 interactive reports and various analyses aimed at bringing transparency to the health care marketplace. These public releases of data from the Colorado Read more…
CIVHC releases CO APCD data in two ways: non-public custom releases, licensed by Change Agents working on specific projects to improve care for Coloradans, or public data releases on civhc.org designed to foster decision-making at all levels of the health care system. Increasing access to transparent health care data for all stakeholders Read more…
Once someone has decided to use a non-public data set from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) for their investigation, it is crucial that they request the right information to answers to the questions being asked. While that sounds like it would be a relatively straight-forward determination, in Read more…
When requestors begin the process of accessing non-public data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), CIVHC’s Health Data Solutions Consultants work closely with them to determine what data would meet their needs and what path the request will follow. Once the project goals are established, and they Read more…
If the request meets all necessary criteria, non-public data from the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is available to “state agencies and private entities in Colorado engaged in efforts to improve health care.” These requests are categorized by CIVHC as non-public as the data will go to one Read more…
Protecting health information is the highest priority for the Colorado All Payer Claims Database CO APCD). Colorado statute CRS 25.5-1-204 requires the CO APCD to “[p]rotect patient privacy in compliance with state and federal medical privacy laws while preserving the ability to analyze data and share with providers and payers Read more…
When designing how the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) was to be built and administered, protecting health information was the highest priority. Colorado statute CRS 25.5-1-204 requires the CO APCD to “[p]rotect patient privacy in compliance with state and federal medical privacy laws while preserving the ability to Read more…