Orderly Health is a digital startup company who reached out to CIVHC in the initial stages of building a mobile platform that would allow users to know exactly what they are spending on healthcare. They hoped to use data from the CO APCD, health insurers, and users’ personal finance accounts to allow users to have … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 14 – Orderly Health →

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) is the federally designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and provides services designed to help senior Coloradans live full and healthy lives. By analyzing CO APCD data from a group of individuals who did not receive AAA services compared to those who did, DRCOG is working to determine … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 13 – Denver Regional Council of Governments →

The Health District of Larimer County’s Advance Care Planning Initiative is a collaborative project transforming how care providers are documenting, sharing, and honoring the final wishes expressed by community members, especially as individuals transition among various health services and care settings. During this Chat, we will learn how the program is impacting the residents of … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 12 – The Health District of Larimer County’s Advance Care Planning Initiative →

Located near the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus, DAWN Clinic provides integrated health care to medically underserved adults as well as hands-on experience for up-and-coming providers. Students from Anschutz’s different schools and the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Professional Psychology staff the clinic, working alongside volunteer medical professionals. During this Chat we learn … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 11 – DAWN Clinic →

Doctors with the Lanig Family Fund used CO APCD data to understand the prevalence, costs, payer type, and services used by those with spinal cord injuries. This study is the first step in understanding how these patients interact with the health care system. During this Chat, we learn how many individuals in Colorado have spinal … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 10 – Lanig Family Fund Spinal Cord Injury Study →

In the Chambers Hope Health and Wellness Clinic, Colorado’s Aurora Mental Health Center created a place for patients with mental illness and chronic conditions to seek care. During this Chat, we learn how the clinic provides highly integrated primary, behavioral health care and comprehensive wellness services to Aurora residents. Host: Jay Want, MD, CIVHC’s former … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 09 – Chambers Hope Health and Wellness Center →

Tomorrow’s Choices is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing educational programs that empower individuals to make informed end of life health care choices. During this Chat, we discuss the importance of advance care planning and how Tomorrow’s Choices is helping Coloradans make hard decisions in a safe and comfortable environment. Host: Kari Degerness, MBA, … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 08 – Tomorrow’s Choices →

It is estimated that by 2030, Colorado’s population over the age of 65 will increase by 150 percent. Colorado is known for being an active state, and as the demographics of the population shift, the demand for costly joint replacement procedures is likely to grow. In the Chat, we talk to the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (CO … Continue reading Change Agent Chat – Episode 07 – PERACare Select Program →

Children’s Hospital Colorado used CO APCD data to assess variation in care for children with medical complexity (CMC) who have medical fragility and intense medical and coordination of care needs that are not well met by existing health care models.  For this project, they explored instances in which their services must interface with other health … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 06 – Children’s Hospital Colorado →

Begun on the Western Slope in 1993, HopeWest provides palliative and hospice care and is dedicated to profoundly changing the way the community experiences serious illness and grief – one family at a time. In this Chat, we learn how HopeWest helps patients navigate difficult conditions and prognoses and discuss the effects reimbursement challenges have … Continue reading Change Agent Chat Episode 05 – HopeWest →