The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), directed by the state’s All-Payer Claims Database (APCD) Workgroup, recently published a report to the Minnesota Legislature containing a summary of recommendations to develop a framework for the expanded uses of the Minnesota all-payer claims database (M...
The APCD Council, with support from the Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center, has developed a manual for states interested in developing all-payer claims databases (APCDs). The manual, which provides an overview of APCD implementations across the country, offers a valuable resource for other s...
Last November, the Supreme Court agreed to take up a case with potentially far-reaching ramifications for the future of the nation’s widely watched health insurance exchanges (HIXs). While the issue at hand — whether the promised tax credits for policies purchased by individuals through the HIXs ...
Earlier this month, Onpoint collaborated with the Vermont Blueprint for Health to host a presentation for the APCD Council’s webinar series on “Innovative Uses of APCDs.” The webinar also featured a presentation of the newly released Colorado Price Compare Data Showcase by Colorado’s Center for I...
Access Health CT, Onpoint, and our partnering team for the CT APCD recently gathered in Hartford, Connecticut, to conduct focus group sessions. With implementation of the state’s APCD program under way, Access Health CT is amplifying efforts to develop an innovative public consumer portal that wi...
The Vermont Blueprint for Health recently released its new Hospital Service Area (HSA) Profiles, commissioned by its parent agency, the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA), and prepared by Onpoint. The HSA Profiles contain a broad set of population-based measures based on eligibility and c...
Dr. Dulsky Watkins practiced general pediatrics for 12 years in Vermont, where she completed her internship and residency at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She is one of the founding members of the Multi-State Collaborative at the Milbank Memorial Fund, and is now its Director. As...
Onpoint's Karl Finison, Director of Analytic Development, and Katie McGraves-Lloyd, Health Data Analyst, recently collaborated with Blueprint for Health leaders Craig Jones, MD, and Nick Lovejoy and with researchers from the University of Richmond and the College of William and Mary to publish a ...
With more than 100 million Americans suffering from chronic pain this past year, providing effective treatment at an affordable cost is quickly becoming one of the most formidable challenges to healthcare systems across the country. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is tackling the issue h...
January 14, 2015 -- As states work to control skyrocketing healthcare costs, a growing number are implementing reforms designed to improve the quality of care while reducing wasteful spending. At the forefront of this movement is the Vermont Blueprint for Health, a nationally recognized program d...
Onpoint's Karl Finison, Director of Analytic Development, and Katharine McGraves-Lloyd, Health Data Analyst, recently collaborated with Blueprint for Health leaders Craig Jones, MD and Nick Lovejoy and researchers from the University of Richmond and the College of William and Mary to publish a Bl...
Onpoint Selected to Provide Data Management, Hosted Analytic Warehouse, & Consumer Transparency Reporting System for Connecticut’s New APCDAccess Health CT (AHCT) announced this week a new partnership with Onpoint Health Data to provide data management and analytical services for Connecticut'...
November 06, 2014 -- Rhode Island’s APCD – a statewide initiative for which Onpoint integrates commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare data – is featured in a new article from Government Health IT. The piece examines two APCD-based efforts to shed greater light on healthcare price transparency, focusi...
Onpoint is excited to announce the release of two new analytical evaluations of Vermont's Blueprint for Health initiative: adult and pediatric profiles for individual providers and geographic profiles for the state's Health Service Areas (HSAs). These profiles are based on the state's APCD, the V...
Onpoint recently collaborated with HealthPartners and Blue Cross Blue Shields of Michigan and Texas in a project led by the Dartmouth Institute (TDI). The study, "Tracking Spending Among Commercially Insured Beneficiaries Using a Distributed Data Model," in which the researchers applied the Healt...