APCD Readings and Resources, August 5, 2014 (PDF)

Examples of Data Uses
Background for Minnesota APCD Workgroup Meeting # 2
Some Examples of Publicly Available APCD Data
Vermont http://gmcboard.vermont.gov/vhcures
New Hampshire
http://www.nh.gov/insurance/reports/documents/nhid_vacc_use.pdf
http://www.nhhealthcost.org/
Colorado https://www.cohealthdata.org/#/home
Maps https://www.cohealthdata.org/#/map
Reports https://www.cohealthdata.org/#/reports
Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov/anf/docs/hpc/07012014-cost-trends-report.pdf
Recent Articles and Analysis
Health Affairs – Lessons Learned Bringing Big Data Analytics to Health Care
http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2014/07/14/lessons-learned-bringing-big-data-analytics-to-healthcare
Enhancing Insurance Departments’ Rate Review
http://www.statenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/State-Network-Wakely-Applicabilityof-All-Payer-Claims-Databases-for-Rate-Review-June-20142.pdf
Use of data to model system changes
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/opinion/the-risks-of-hospital-mergers.html?_r=0
Cost Comparisons outside state APCDs
http:/www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/15-most-expensivecities-for-primary-care.html
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