07 Apr Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare AI Concerns Remain; Data Analytics for Whole-Person Health; and Addressing VBC Barriers

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup 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.

Attitudes Toward AI in Healthcare Improve, But Concerns Remain
While physicians are increasingly adopting AI for clinical documentation and administrative use cases, concerns linger surrounding the use of AI in healthcare, according to data from EHR vendor Athenahealth’s fourth annual Physician Sentiment Survey.

Arguing the Pros and Cons of AI in Healthcare
Clinical diagnostics, workload reduction and predictive analytics are among AI’s advantages in healthcare, but concerns persist about patient privacy, ethics and medical errors, according to this recent TechTarget analysis.

Improving Care Management Data Analytics for Whole-Person Health
Data analytics are pivotal in delivering whole-person care by providing insights into health patterns and outcomes, and payers’ data strategies should include accessing real-time insights to keep up with evolving health needs and using evidence-based tools to personalize member interventions, according to Wolters Kluwer.

Provider-Sponsored Medicare Advantage Plan Enrollment Shrinks
The Medicare Advantage market is undergoing a period of correction after rapid growth in the early part of the decade with enrollment in provider-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans declining by nearly 60,000 members for 2025, according to a report from Chartis.

AHA Seeks to Address Barriers to Value-Based Care Adoption
The American Hospital Association is looking to remove barriers and better support hospitals, health systems and other providers with value-based care adoption, as highlighted in a recent letter to the Physician‐Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC).

FQHC-Focused ACO Continues to Grow
Boston-based Community Care Cooperative (C3), an ACO founded and governed by Federally Qualified Health Centers has added four more FQHCs to its network participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), according to Healthcare Innovation.