12 Jan Health Data News Roundup: OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health; Payers Being Rewired for AI; and AI-Ready Data

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.

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Health to Connect Data from Health Apps, Medical Records
OpenAI continues its push into healthcare with the launch of ChatGPT Health, a new feature that connects its AI chatbot with users’ medical records and wellness apps for more personalized answers to medical questions, according to Fierce Healthcare.

Healthcare IT Today: How Do I Know if My Health Data Is Bad?
In a recent Healthcare IT Today guest article, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, explains why poor data quality often goes undetected, and why a formal health data quality assessment is becoming a critical first step for healthcare leaders.

How AI Agents and Tech Will Transform Healthcare in 2026
As 2026 unfolds, health care organizations are embracing artificial intelligence technology to an unprecedented degree across a wide range of activities, from patient care to clinical workflows to drug discovery and development, according to Boston Consulting Group.

Healthcare Finance is Being Rewired as AI, Data, and Digital Platforms Transform Payers into Value Orchestrators
Powered by AI, cloud, automation, and advanced analytics, payers are reduce administrative costs, improve health outcomes, and deliver personalized, transparent member experiences while keeping ethics and human empathy at the core, according to Precedence Research.

Value-Based Care 2026 Prediction: Reaching a Digital Tipping Point
In 2026, value-based care will reach a digital tipping point as interoperability shifts from a competitive advantage to a requirement for survival, and marks the end of fragmented data strategies, according to IMAT’s participation in a Health IT Answers VBC predictions round up.

AI, Interoperability to Reshape Health IT Infrastructure in 2026
As AI adoption accelerates and interoperability requirements expand, health IT leaders are taking a closer look at whether their infrastructure can keep pace. The challenge in 2026 is less about deploying new technologies and more about sustaining them, according to xtelligent Health IT and EHR.