29 Sep Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare AI-Ready Architectures; AI and Rising Costs; and How Payers Are Improving Data Sharing

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.

Designing AI-Ready Architectures in Compliance-Heavy Environments Like Healthcare
AI in healthcare and other industries won’t fly unless compliance is baked into IT architectures from day one, and not bolted on after, according to this recent InfoWorld Op-Ed.

How AI Could Stop Surging Healthcare Costs
Healthcare spending in the U.S. is rising faster than in other developed economies and is on a trajectory to be 25% of GDP by 2050. However, new AI tools may help to control the expansion of healthcare spending, according to Morgan Stanley.

How Health Plans Are Using Tech to Improve Data Sharing
Three health plan leaders highlight how their organizations have utilized tech for improved data sharing through pilots, proprietary innovations and tying in both health plans and care delivery into one system in a recent Becker’s Payer Issues article.

Medicare Advantage Plans to Share Provider Directories Under CMS Final Rule
This CMS policy was originally proposed by the Biden administration in November, but comes amid a larger push for more transparency around payers’ provider networks from Trump health officials, according to Healthcare Dive.

Trailblazers: Using FHIR to Automate Prior Authorizations
MultiCare Connected Care and Regence have sparked a new, electronic way of processing prior authorizations, and the organizations are now looking to ignite the flame of FHIR to scale their success, according to xtelligent Rev Cycle Management.

Gartner® Report: AI in Value-Based Care — Part 2, Implementation Success for Healthcare CIOs
AI is rapidly advancing value-based care by improving contract reimbursement, risk stratification, care coordination, and predictive analytics, according to Gartner’s new report AI in Value-Based Care — Part 2, Implementation Success for Healthcare CIOs. Click here for exclusive access to this report.