Case Studies

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Follow the Money: Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Payments and Opioid Prescribing Patterns in New York State Using 2013 - 2015 data from the Open Payments and Medicare drug utilization data, this report examines how payments from opioid manufacturers to… State: New York	Health Reform, Population Health, Providers	Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Population-Level Estimates Of Telemedicine Service Provision Using An All-Payer Claims Database in Minnesota In recent years state and federal policies have encouraged the use of telemedicine by formalizing payments for it. Telemedicine has the potential to… State: Minnesota	Medicaid, Population Health	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Reference-Based Inpatient and Outpatient Payment Reference-Based Inpatient and Outpatient Payment Analysis: Reducing Payment Variation as a Potential Cost-Savings Analysis: Reducing Payment Variation as a Potential Cost-Savings Mechanism A new analysis using data from the Colorado All-Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) shows millions in potential savings for Coloradans with commercial… State: Colorado	Health Reform	Commercial, Medicare	Cost
CIVHC Shop for Care Tool The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) has created an online shopping tool based on information in the Colorado All Payer Claims… State: Colorado	Consumers	Commercial	Cost, Quality
Colorado APCD Annual Report 2018: Celebrating Five Years of Creating Knowledge The CO APCD contains claims for approximately three quarters of the covered lives in Colorado, with claims from 39 commercial health insurance plans… State: Colorado	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Cancer Prevalence in Colorado CIVHC has produced a fifth infographic around cancer prevalence in Colorado sourced from their interactive statewide Condition Prevalence report. The… State: Colorado	Consumers, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Quality Measures in Colorado In February 2018, The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) reported on quality of care in different counties in Colorado. They compare… State: Colorado	Consumers, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Chronic Conditions in CO Colorado's Center for Improving Value in Healthcare (CIVHC) examines the distribution of certain chronic conditions across the state. This… State: Colorado	Consumers, Employers, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
2017 CO APCD Annual Report: Charting the Health Care System in Colorado The Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) All-Payer Claim Database (APCD) Colorado 2017 Annual Report highlights the research and… State: Colorado	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Utilization in Colorado Colorado's Center for Improving Value in Healthcare (CIVHC) synthesized data from the All Payer Claims Database (APCD) to map trends in… State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
CO Data Byte: Intraoperative Neuromonitoring The Center for Improving Value in Healthcare (CIVHC) assessed the cost and utilization rates for intraoperative neuromonitoring using Colorado All-… State: Colorado	Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Data Byte: Subsys Prescription Trends in Colorado 2012-2016 Colorado's Center for Improving Value in Healthcare (CIVHC) examined trends in Subsys prescription practices from 2012-2016 using commercial and… State: Colorado	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Cost, Utilization
HealthFacts RI Interactive Reports Rhode Island has an interactive tool with Basic Population Statistics, and multiple Key Measures including: Breast Cancer Screening Rate, Cervical… State: Rhode Island	Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Spot Analysis: Prescribing Opioids in Colorado To understand patterns in opioid days supply being prescribed and filled in Colorado, the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) used data… State: Colorado	Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Quality
Data Byte: In/Out of Network Costs Median In and Out of Network Commercial Professional Fee Paid amounts for laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and small intestine… State: Colorado	Insurance Department, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial	Cost
CO APCD Data Byte: Firearm Injury Trends and Costs in Colorado This Data Byte evaluates the impact of firearm injuries in Colorado in terms of volume and types of claims and the associated cost to the health care… State: Colorado	Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost
Cancer Prevalence in Colorado Overview of cancer prevalence rates across all different payers. Breast cancer is the cancer with the highest prevalence followed by cervical cancer… State: Colorado	Medicaid, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Medicaid Frostbite Claims with Amputation The data reflects the number of claims with a frostbite diagnosis and subsequent amputation within 7 days of the initial frostbite diagnosis. State: Colorado	Medicaid, Population Health, Researchers	Medicaid	Utilization
Coloradans with Pre-Existing Conditions The data reflects the approximate number of Coloradans represented in the Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD) with a diagnosis of one or… State: Colorado	Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization
Data Byte: Top 25 CPTs by Volume in CO Data reflects paid amounts and charges for the top 25 Professional Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes by volume in 2016, submitted through… State: Colorado	Insurance Department, Researchers	Commercial	Cost

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