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…
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, comprehending the potential combinations of data elements from over 800 million claims is nearly impossible. However, the scale 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 Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) is a state-legislated, secure health care claims database compliant with all federal privacy laws. The complexity and scale of the database continually grows with millions of claims submitted by payers each month, reflecting over 4.5 million lives. It contains nearly 920 million Read more…