Utilization

Resource	Category	Carriers	Purpose
Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rhode Island: Who Gets Treatment, and Does Treatment Improve Health Outcomes? The New England Public Policy Center at the Boston Fed recently released a report entitled “Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in R... State: Rhode Island	Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Quality, Utilization
New Long-Term Opioid Prescription-Filling Behavior Arising in the 15 Months After Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia This study determined the rates of long-term opioid prescription-filling behavior after common orthopaedic surgical procedures in patients who were no... State: Virginia	Consumers, Population Health, Researchers	Commercial	Utilization
Small-Area Variation in the Care of Low-Risk Neonates in Massachusetts and Texas A research study that measures special care days (SCDs) (intermediate or intensive), length of stay, and readmission rates among low-risk neonates acr... State: Massachusetts, Texas	Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Quality, Utilization
Pharmacy Quality Alliance Opioid Prescribing Measurers in Washington State, 2014-18 Washington State Office of Financial Management staff used the WA-APCD to run Pharmacy Quality Alliance Opioid Prescribing Measures for 2014-2018. State: Washington	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Colon Cancer Screening and Colonoscopy Billing This analysis helps to answer, of the people who have a fecal screener: 1. How many insured lives in Colorado have a colonoscopy within a year?, and, ... State: Colorado	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
End Stage Renal Disease and Dialysis Dependence The Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Care Statistics (OHCS) produced this report at the request and under the direction of the Transparency... State: Colorado	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Determinants Associated With Longitudinal Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening: A Retrospective Analysis of Claims Data This investigation was undertaken to assess links between lung cancer screening (LCS) annual adherence and demographic, comorbidity, health care usage... State: Colorado	Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Blood Pressure Medication Non-Adherence in Minnesota: 2015 May 2021 This report describes variation in blood pressure medication adherence among Minnesotans and provides strategies to improve adherence. State: Minnesota	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid	Utilization
State Innovation Model (SIM) Proxy Measure: Asthma Colorado's State Innovation Model (SIM) seeks to measure and improve care for Coloradans living with chronic asthma. Relying on Colorado all-paye... State: Colorado	Consumers, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Cost, Quality, Utilization
State Innovation Model (SIM) Proxy Measure: Hypertension The Center For Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC) analyzed hypertension in adults across the nation, with a special focus on those in Colorado. Th... State: Colorado	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization

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