Publications

Reports, briefs, and articles produced by the APCD Council. Additional publications by NAHDO on other topics are available on NAHDO's Publications page.

Social Determinants of Health: APCD and Hospital Discharge Data Standards and Collection Practices report
Social Determinants of Health: APCD and Hospital Discharge Data Standards and Collection Practices
This paper was funded partly by a research and evaluation project commissioned by the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCA... Learn More
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Current and Innovative Practices in Data Quality Assurance and Improvement
This white paper highlights challenges and notable practices in data quality improvement and highlights the results and status of the first-ever Data ... Learn More
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Informing Health System Change - Use of All-Payer Claims Databases
A brief highlighting the value of APCDs in informing health system change. Learn More
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Releasing APCD Data: How States Balance Privacy and Utility
Overview of APCD Data release process and how states balance privacy and utility. Learn More
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All-Payer Claims Databases — Uses and Expanded Prospects after Gobeille
Despite this momentum and the usefulness of APCDs, the Supreme Court’s March 2016 decision in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual struck a major blow to the vi... Learn More
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Technical Resource for Measurement of Total Cost of Care Using Multi-Payer Data Sets
In the pursuit of advancing payment reform, the Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement (NRHI) led a multi-regional innovation initiative focused ... Learn More
Recommendations for Collecting Payer Information on Plan Benefit Design and Payments to Providers for Non-Claims based Services report
Recommendations for Collecting Payer Information on Plan Benefit Design and Payments to Providers for Non-Claims Based Services
The primary task for this report is to summarize the work to develop a set of recommendations about the type of information that can be included in su... Learn More
Key Regulatory Issues Facing APCD States Post Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual report
Key Regulatory Issues Facing APCD States Post Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual
The All Payer Claims Database (APCD) Council has collected and compiled responses to key questions posed to regulators in APCD states since the March ... Learn More
The Value of All-Payer Claims Databases for Employers report
The Value of All-Payer Claims Databases for Employers
This publication details the importance of state APCD data for employers and illustrates the ways state APCD data are used to support the needs of imp... Learn More
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Transparency and the Supreme Court - Can Employers Refuse to Disclose How Much They Pay for Health Care
For decades, the prices that hospitals and physicians charge private insurers have been treated as trade secrets. Even though inflated prices are an e... Learn More
New York’s All-Payer Database: A New Lens for Consumer Transparency report
New York’s All-Payer Database: A New Lens for Consumer Transparency
This NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by the APCD Council, examines the issues related to the development of regulations and policies for an all-paye... Learn More
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Model All-Payer Claims Database Legislation
With support from the Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center, the APCD Council has developed model legislation guidance for states to develop all-pay... Learn More
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Moving Markets: Lessons from New Hampshire's Health Care Price Transparency Experiment
This report looks at the steps taken in New Hampshire and how they have affected health care markets across the state. Learn More
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State Models for Health Care Cost Measurement: A Policy and Operational Framework
Presents a report on total cost of care measurement activities in four states - Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Vermont.  Learn More
All-Payer Claims Database Development Manual: Establishing a Foundation for Health Care Transparency and Informed Decision Making report
All-Payer Claims Database Development Manual
Entitled "All-Payer Claims Database Development Manual: Establishing a Foundation for Health Care Transparency and Informed Decision Making," the manu... Learn More