Steph

I love words. Senior Communication and Marketing Manager at @CIVHC_News All opinions are mine and mine alone.

[Steph @stephwrites42]

These are so cool

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#APCDTrivia Day 3: Although people generally think of medical claims when they hear APCDs collect “health care claims data,” there are several other claims types an APCD may collect as well. 

QUESTION (answer in thread below): Which claims types are collected in the CO APCD?

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Each year, we recognize this day to empower the public and providers to engage in important conversations around Advance Care Planning. @GovofCO has proclaimed today #HealthcareDecisionsDay. Read the full proclamation: https://t.co/5bTYLk8D0l

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What We're Reading Today: Change Agents at @CUMedicalSchool used CO APCD data to examine nontraditional risk factors for strokes. Their findings are published in a new @American_Heart journal: https://t.co/1UWQ1F7wfE

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Here's where CO APCD data may have impacted Coloradans in the last few years. From FY 2018-2019 through FY 2022-2023, CIVHC released data for 280 non-public and 48 public projects (wow). Learn about our achievements in 2023 with the CO APCD Annual Report: https://t.co/kyw65oohnu

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This analogy is my favorite!

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Learn more about the infinite potential of the CO APCD in our 2023 CO APCD Annual Report: https://t.co/kyw65oohnu

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One of my favorite projects each year

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Every year in CIVHC's CO APCD Annual Report, we talk about how the CO APCD has grown, how it's being used, and how it supports health care improvement efforts across Colorado. In our 2023 report, we also show its vast potential to inform change. Read now: https://t.co/kyw65oohnu

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At CIVHC our focus is better health and care for people... but we're BIG pet lovers, too! On #LoveYourPetDay, here's to the many furry friends of CIVHC. #LoveYourPet 🐶🐈‍⬛❤️

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That's very, very sexy. 😉 #publichealthvalentines

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CIVHC's Provider Payment Tool enables Coloradans to understand how payments to health care providers for services vary between years, provider types, insurance payers, and regions across the state. This first-of-its-kind tool can be used by a number of audiences. 🧵

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We normally deal with claims data...but we thought we'd do a little seasonal holidata for you! Happy holidays from all of us at CIVHC!

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CIVHC's updated Provider Payment Tool is now available! This one-of-a-kind price transparency tool equips payers and providers with information to benchmark their own payments while helping consumers and employers understand reasonable costs.  https://t.co/ngrrGjKfGa

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Calling all fans of the Gram: You can now follow CIVHC over on Instagram! See you there!

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What We're Reading Today: CIVHC's Community Dashboard, now updated with data from 2013-2021, shows that, overall, more Coloradans are getting the care they need to stay healthy. Thanks so much to @PNS_News for the story! https://t.co/5XTQnj1uRS

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It's #UniversalHealthCoverageDay! Here's one way CIVHC is helping to expand health care coverage in our state. The CO APCD is written into multiple pieces of legislation as an ongoing data source. In 2022, the CO APCD was written into 5 pieces of legislation - a record!

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CIVHC CEO Kristin Paulson sat down with Lt. Governor Primavera on the DMSG Health Care Podcast to talk #telehealth in Colorado: where telehealth tech is, where it's going, and how it will continue to complement in-person healthcare in our state. Listen: https://t.co/z9q6EujecX

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CIVHC's Community Dashboard includes several quality of care measures, including % of people receiving follow-up care after visiting the ED for a mental health need. The updated dashboard shows good news: Coloradans are receiving better follow-up after mental health ED visits.

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CIVHC shined at this year's @NAHDOnews Annual Conference! You can now catch up with all the conference presentations our staff gave on our YouTube Channel. Check out Megha's presentation on helping lead the creation of our Gender Affirming Care analysis! https://t.co/OQT0Ne0ePh

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Emma is behind the design and creation of many of our interactive dashboards. It's complicated work breaking down mass data to be digestible, actionable, and visually appealing. Emma gives us insight into her process: https://t.co/Yqljbwpr9A

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Policymakers in our state have a vision of an age-friendly Colorado for all. To help achieve it, we're wielding the power of CO APCD data! Director of Health Care Programs Kari Degerness and Analyst Nicole Kuzmich explain in this month's Ask the Analyst! https://t.co/yijkBA35BB

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Today, we join legislators, policymakers, advocates and more to talk about the most pressing issues in Colorado health care and policy at the @COHealthInst Hot Issues in Health conference! Here's what else is coming up for us at CIVHC this month. #HotIssuesInHealth #COHealth