06 Jan Health Data News Roundup: The 2025 U.S. Healthcare Outlook; Triage for Age of AI and Healthcare; and Top 10 Payer Stories for 2024

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Round Up from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today’s care organizations need to be on the forefront of all news and trends to help ensure that their data analytics efforts deliver accountable and informed care. Each week, we will provide you with the actionable news you need to meet these goals.

2025 U.S. Healthcare Outlook from Deloitte
After several years of stabilizing their businesses, 2025 could mark a turnaround period for larger care providers, driven by innovation, resilience, and strategic growth, according to a recent analysis from Deloitte.

Healthcare IT in 2025: Triage for the Age of AI
Amid the chaos and confusion of healthcare IT in our age of AI, a triage concept may be the best guide for organizations fighting to stray strong and capable in 2025 and beyond, according to this MedCity News Op-Ed.

CMS Publishes Timeline for Transition to All-Payer OASIS Data Collection
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has laid out an action items timeline for the transition to all-payer Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data collection and submission, according to Healthcare Innovation.

HTI-3 Final Rule Updates Information Blocking Exceptions
Through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, HHS has released the HTI-3 final rule, which updates two information blocking exceptions and adds a new exception to protect reproductive healthcare access, according to EHR Intelligence.

Florida Blue Latest to Sue Over Medicare Advantage Star Ratings
Florida Blue is the latest health payer to sue CMS over its Medicare Advantage star ratings. Attorneys for Florida Blue argued CMS did not account for the effects of natural disasters when it calculated the insurer’s star ratings.

Priority Health and Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana Complete Acquisition to Foster Innovation and Improve Access to Care
Last month, Priority Health, a Michigan-based health plan serving more than 1.3 million members, announced the acquisition of control of Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHPNI), a health plan based in Fort Wayne that serves more than 50,000 members in Indiana and Ohio.

Top 10 Health Insurance Stories of 2024
The year 2024 proved to be a pivotal and tumultuous period for the health insurance industry, and Becker’s Payer Issues outlined the top health payer-related stories of last year.