Washington
Category
Title or Name of APCD System
  • Washington's Two APCDs
Who Maintains the System
  • Washington Health Alliance and Washington Health Care Authority
Related APCD Activity

Use Cases from the APCD Showcase

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Use Cases Category Carriers
Use of New Audio-Only Telemedicine Claim Modifiers
Policymakers at both the state and federal levels face decisions about coverage of
audio-only telemedicine amid a dearth of reliable data due to changes and variation in billing
practices.
 Health Reform, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
Community Checkup: Improving Health Care in Washington State
A recent Washington Health Alliance report examined the cost of healthcare through an equity lens, and found that where people live in the state has a direct impact on their care.
 Consumers, Employers, Health Reform, Insurance Department, Medicaid, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid
First, Do No Harm: Calculating Health Care Waste in Washington State
The Washington Health Alliance utilized Milliman's MedInsight Health Waste Calculator to analyze the financial waste generated by unnecessary healthcare services, as defined by the national Choosing Wisely program. The Alliance tracked utilization of the 47 most commonly overused treatments among commercially insured patients between July 2015 and June 2016 using All Payer Claims Database (APCD) data.
 Consumers, Insurance Department, Population Health, Providers, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
Washington HealthCareCompare Consumer Transparency Website
The Washington HealthCareCompare website is driven by Washington APCD data in an effort to provide information to consumers to shop for medical services by comparing prices for common services at primary care practices, hospitals, and outpatient centers by zip code.
 Consumers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare
Washington APCD Health Measures Dashboards
The WA-APCD health measures dashboards offer publicly available data reports which include a comparison of statewide and Accountable Communities of Health (ACHs) performance on Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures (including prevention, overuse, and utilization) and a summary of the prevalence of chronic conditions and their associated costs across Washington state.
 Consumers, Population Health, Researchers Commercial, Medicaid, Medicare