Every CIVHC publication is aimed at serving, engaging, educating, or amplifying Change Agents, thereby highlighting their good work and providing necessary information and tools to help them move forward.
Common Procedure Episode Price Breakdown
Released: June 2019
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Facility price and quality information available on CIVHC’s Shop for Care tool provides total price information for high cost, high volume procedures. The total price is determined based on the full “episode” of care which includes everything that happens before, during and after a procedure. This infographic shows what percentage of the price is typically paid to the facility where the procedure takes place.
Imaging Services Price Variation
Released: April 2019
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Facility prices for common imaging procedures such as CT Scans, MRIs, and X-rays vary widely across the state of Colorado. This infographic shows the statewide median for the imaging procedures displayed in CIVHC’s Shop for Care tool, along with the highest and lowest facility medians. Price differences range from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the imaging service.
Spot Analysis: Prescribing Opioids in CO
Released: March 2019
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that for acute pain, providers should offer alternative treatment options to opioids, and when necessary, prescribe the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration, typically three to seven days. This analysis from the CO APCD investigates prescription fill rates and length of suggested dosage for short-acting versions of three commonly prescribed opioids – Oxycodone, Percocet, and Vicodin.
Common Procedure Price Variation
Released: February 2019
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Facility prices for common health care procedures such as knee and hip surgery vary widely across the state of Colorado. This infographic shows statewide median prices for procedures based on the full episode (before, during and post-procedure) displayed in CIVHC’s Shop for Care tool, along with the highest and lowest facility medians. Prices differences range from $3k-$35k depending on the procedure rendered.
CO APCD Annual Report 2018
Released: January 2019
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Over the past five years, the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has been enhancing the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD), the state's most comprehensive health claims database. In the 2018 Annual Report we look back at how much the CO APCD has grown, the number of Coloradans it represents, and how individuals and organizations are using the data to inform decisions that will improve health and lower costs.
Analyses and Graphics
- Cancer Prevalence in Colorado
- Chronic Conditions in Colorado
- Quality Measures in Colorado
- Total Cost of Care
- Health Care Utilization in Colorado
- Drug Cost Savings Potential - Vimovo and Duexis
- Cost of Care in Colorado
- SIM Measures
- Regional Payment Variation
- Free Standing Emergency Departments
- Infographic: Hepatitis C
- Payment Variation by Payer
- Avoidable Emergency Department Use
- Average Paid Amounts for Common Health Conditions
- C-Section Reduction Cost Savings Analysis
Data Bytes
- In/Out of Network Costs
- Firearm Injury Trends and Costs
- Legislative District Medical and Pharmacy Total Spend
- Top 25 CPTs by Volume in CO
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
- Prescription Trends of Opioid Drug Subsys
- Coloradans with Pre-Existing Conditions
- Medicaid/Frostbite Claims
- ED Severity Levels by Payer
- High Risk Pool Costs
- EpiPen Cost Trends
- Medicaid Teen Pregnancy Rate Trends
Legislative Documents and Reports
- Colorado House Bill 10-1330
- Report to the Governor and General Assembly (1/1/2019)
- Report to the Governor and General Assembly (3/1/2018)
- Report to the Governor and General Assembly (3/1/2017)
- Report to the Governor and General Assembly (3/1/2016)
- Report to the Governor and General Assembly (3/1/2015)