CHORDS
Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS)
Colorado Health Observation Regional Data Service (CHORDS) is a collaborative regional pilot project that uses electronic health record (EHR) data to monitor public health trends, as well as to measure the efficacy of public health interventions.
CHORDS Areas of Focus
CHORDS currently provides information and data to monitor the following health topics.
Registry Topic Areas |
Example Health Questions that CHORDS Can Track |
Example of Relevant Data Fields |
Cardiovascular Disease |
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with hypertension?
- What percent of adults/adolescents are screened for high blood pressure? (Future)
- What percent of adults/adolescents are screened for high cholesterol? (Future)
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with high cholesterol? (Future)
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- Diagnosis of hypertension
- Blood pressure levels (Future)
- Cholesterol test results (Future)
- Diagnosis of high cholesterol (Future)
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Diabetes |
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes (combined)?
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes? (Future)
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? (Future)
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? (Future)
- What percent of adults/adolescents have had a blood glucose test? (Future)
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- Diagnosis of diabetes (type 1 or 2)
- Diagnosis of pre-diabetes (Future)
- Blood glucose test results (Future)
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Mental Health |
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with depression?
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been screened for depression? (Future)
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- Diagnosis of depression
- Depression screening test results (Future)
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Obesity |
- What percent of adults/adolescents are underweight/healthy weight/overweight/obese?
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- Height
- Weight
- Body Mass Index (calculated)
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Substance Abuse |
- What percent of adults/adolescents have been diagnosed with opioid use disorder?
- What percent of adult/adolescents have been diagnosed with cannabis poisoning an adverse effects? (Future)
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- Diagnosis of opioid use disorder
- Diagnosis of cannabis poisoning and adverse effects (Future)
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Tobacco Use and Exposure (Future) |
- What percent of adults/adolescents smoke? (Future)
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- Tobacco screening results (Future)
- Current/Infrequent smoker designation (Future)
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CHORDS Partners
The following healthcare providers currently contribute data to CHORDS.
The following technology partners support the CHORDS effort: