Colorado Business Group on Health
Colorado Health Matters
Quality Report: Health Plans 2011
The Colorado Business Group on Health announces the release of the Colorado Health Matters Quality Report: Health Plans 2011. Quality Report: Health Plans presents consumer ratings of health plans (CAHPS) and quality measures (HEDIS) in an innovative and informative style. Key Colorado health plan information is presented in a comparative, graphical and numerical format. New this year is a focus on one aspect of health care that impacts every facet of the system: obesity. Throughout the publication, readers will learn how obesity can affect one’s health from back pain to complications during pregnancy. Six regional health plans: Aetna, Anthem, CIGNA, Kaiser Permanente, Rocky Mountain Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare collaborate with CBGH to utilize data and create this report. The report can help an HR department decide which health plan will best serve their employees or help an individual consumer decide which health plan will most meet their household needs.
Read the Press Release here.
UPDATE: Colorado Health Matters Quality Report: Hospitals 2010-2011 has been updated to include Leapfrog data from 2011.
With our goal of presenting complex information in a consumer friendly format, look for our new versions of Colorado Quality Reports in three sections: Health Plans, Physicians, and Hospitals.
The Colorado Business Group on Health (CBGH) is a non-profit coalition representing large purchasers of health care services. Since 1996, the CBGH together with Colorado health plans and purchasers, have been working on the "big picture" of health care quality. CBGH is the local voice to affect change on the behalf of consumers and employers here in Colorado. We engage the health care marketplace through leadership and active participation, driving positive changes to address quality and realize savings. By working together, we can assure that consumers have the best possible information on health care quality. Our mission is to advance the purchaser role to accelerate cost effective, high quality health care. Our vision is to see our purchasers united, motivated, and focused on health care value and quality.