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2022 Utah Primary Spend Report

Utah All Payer Claims Database (APCD) to calculate the total amount of spending on primary health care services as a percentage of all health care expenditures. View report...
January 3, 2023

Identifying Potential Overuse of Non-Evidence-Based Health Care in Utah

Reporting years: 2022 | 2021 In 2020, H.B. 195 – Identifying wasteful healthcare spending, which enacted UCA §26-33a-117 -Identifying potential overuse of non-evidence-based health care was passed. The law requires...
November 2, 2022

Utah Primary Care Spend Calculation Project

The Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Care Statistics (OHCS) produced this primary care spend report for the Utah Academy of Family Physicians (UAFP). In late 2020, the Office...
April 14, 2021

Exploring the Cost of Cataract Surgery in Utah

By: Brantley Scott The Utah Department of Health, Office of Health Care Statistics (OHCS) produced this report at the request and under the direction of the Transparency Advisory Group (TAG)....
March 24, 2021

Exploring the Cost of Colonoscopy in Utah

The Transparency Advisory Group selected colonoscopies as a procedure with high health care value for Utahns. This report identifies differences in costs between certain facilities as well as the variation...
March 24, 2021

Preliminary COVID-19 Healthcare Trends: A Snapshot from Utah’s All Payer Claims Database (UPDATED 2020-12-15)

The intent of these reports is to highlight emerging COVID-19 healthcare consumption trends using Utah’s All Payer Claims Database (APCD) and Healthcare Facility Database (HFD)....
December 15, 2020

DataByte: Autism Awareness

By Brantley Scott April is Autism Awareness Month and the Office of Health Care Statistics at the Utah Department of Health, in partnership with the Disability and Health Program, decided...
May 13, 2020

DataByte: Back Imaging by Place of Service

By Brantley Scott Introduction: When it comes to back imaging there are many options to choose from. A great question to ask, is if an MRI or CT scan is...
February 19, 2020

DataByte: Colonoscopies by Place of Service

By Brantley Scott Introduction: One of most common shoppable medical procedures is colonoscopies. They are generally non-urgent with a variety of options for where these procedures can be performed. Depending...
February 7, 2020

DataByte: Opioid and Other Pain Medication Use in Utah

By Brantley Scott The opioid epidemic has received much attention both in Utah and nationally. According to the Utah Opidemic website, an average of five Utahns die from opioid overdose...
May 7, 2019

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