Case Studies

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Analysis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatments and Medications to Identify Best Practices Betterpath is building a tool that takes an individual patient’s medical data and compares it to the larger patient cohort in order to compare and… State: Colorado			Cost
Analysis of Low-Value Health Services in the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database The Minnesota Department of Health analyzed the overuse of unnecessary or low-value care throughout the state of Minnesota using data from the MN… State: Minnesota	Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Analysis of New Hampshire Commercial Insurance Claim Data Related to Substance Use Disorder: Reimbursement Rates The New Hampshire Insurance Department contracted with Compass Health Analytics to study reimbursement rates among commercial insurers for claims… State: New Hampshire	Consumers, Insurance Department, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Cost
Analysis of Price Variations in New Hampshire Hospitals Using claims data from the New Hampshire Comprehensive Health Care Information System (NHCHIS) for CY2009, the NHID contracted with the Center for… State: New Hampshire	Consumers, Insurance Department, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Analyze Health CT Website This website allows Connecticut residents access to healthcare information derived from historic claims data. Reports published by Analyze Health CT… State: Connecticut	Consumers, Health Reform, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Analyze insurance claim trends to determine appropriate health insurance rates Background: The purpose of the project is to analyze the medical trends in Colorado and determine the appropriate average trend to be used by… State: Colorado	Insurance Department
Analyze loss data by geographic area to determine appropriate geographic rating areas for Colorado Background: The purpose of the project is to analyze loss experience for the 2014 geographic rating areas, and determine if revised geographic rating… State: Colorado	Insurance Department
Anesthesiology, Radiology, and Emergency Physician Payments The CO APCD contains dental claims submitted by payers who provide coverage in Colorado. This report identifies the top 300 dental procedures by… State: Colorado	Insurance Department	Commercial	Cost
Annual Health Care Cost Trends Report 2016 The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission's 2016 Health Care Cost Trends Report presents an overview of health care spending and delivery… State: Massachusetts	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality, Utilization
Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System: 2017 The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)'s 2017 Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Healthcare System analyzes… State: Massachusetts	Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost, Quality
Arbitration and Using the Balance Billing Data Set An overview of Washington State's Balance Billing Provision Act (BBPA) and arbitration along with useful forms, links, and datasets. State: Washington	Consumers, Insurance Department, Providers, Researchers	Commercial	Cost
Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database and the Profiles of Individuals Registered for Medical Marijuana (January 2018) The Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) examined the profiles of individuals registered for medical marijuana using APCD medical claims data… State: Arkansas	Consumers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Arkansas Infographic: Smoking-Attributable Costs to Medicaid To estimate the cost of smoking to Medicaid, ACHI analyzed data from the Arkansas All-Payer Claims Database to determine the amounts of claims paid… State: Arkansas	Consumers, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Cost
Arkansas Medicare Chronic Conditions Report The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement analyzed chronic conditions in Medicare beneficiaries within the 75 Arkansas counties. Using data from the… State: Arkansas	Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Medicare	Cost, Utilization
Arkansas Medicare Diabetes Report This report was created as a supplement to the Arkansas Medicare Chronic Conditions Report as it provides a more detailed analysis of diabetes and… State: Arkansas	Health Reform, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Medicare	Utilization
Arkansas Medicare HbA1c Utilization Report The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement analyzed type II diabetes among Arkansas Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and over within the 75… State: Arkansas	Consumers, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Medicare	Quality, Utilization
Arkansas Medicare Provider Episode Report: Bilateral Cataract Removal with Lens Implant The Arkansas APCD analyzed data correlations between the mean episode costs stratified by surgeons and the episode volume of bilateral cataract… State: Arkansas	Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers	Medicare	Cost
Assessing the Impact of Cost-Sharing Policy Changes on the Use of Preventive Services One of the first provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act to be implemented was the requirement that Medicare and all private insurance plans… State: Colorado			Cost
Assessment of Changes in Advanced Imaging Referrals by Orthopedists 2010-2012 This study examines the trends in prescribing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services in Maryland following the divestiture of ownership of MRI… State: Maryland	Health Reform, Insurance Department, Providers	Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare	Utilization
Assessment of Vermont’s Claims Database to Support Insurance Rate Review, VHCURES, July 2011 In collaboration with Compass Health Analytics and Onpoint Health Data, the State of Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health… State: Vermont	Health Reform, Insurance Department	Commercial	Cost

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