Colorado All Payer Claims Database (CO APCD)
Organization
Center for Improving Value in Health Care
Description
- Comprehensive database comprising medical, dental, and pharmacy claims from various payers.
- Captures longitudinal care information on individual and spans diverse care settings.
- Contains demographic, diagnostic, procedural & reimbursement information (total charges, plan paid, and patient responsibility).
- Useful for policy, research, clinical and health system performance, evaluation, population health management, system redesign, payment reform, and more.
Vintage/Release Frequency
2013 - present (1-2 years lag)
Observational Unit
Claim event
Collection Methodology
- Over 1 billion claims from 40 commercial payers + Medicare & Medicaid (FFS/Advantage)
- Covers about 70% of Covered Lives in Colorado (medical only)
Proposal or Application required?
Yes
Special Notes
- Both public-use data and licensed data available
- Does not include Federal Programs (VA, Tricare, Indian Health Services), majority of ERISA-based self-insured empolyers, uninsured and self-pay claims