07 Mar Health Data News Roundup: IMAT Earns NCQA Data Aggregator Validation Program Designation; Data Aggregation and Payers; and Top Performing Medicare, Medicaid Health Plans

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.

Improving Care Quality with New Data Aggregator Validation Program
Although this was announced in 2021, here’s more information about how the National Committee of Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation program will assist in ensuring the validity of clinical data used for quality reporting.

IMAT Solutions Earns Validated Data Stream Designation in New NCQA Data Aggregator Validation Program
Last week, we announced that IMAT Solutions has earned the Validated Data Stream designation in the new National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Data Aggregator Validation (DAV) program.

Medicare Advantage Plans Boost Supplemental Benefits Offerings
Medicare Advantage plans expanded their supplemental benefits offerings in 2022, with more health plans offering special supplemental benefits for the chronically ill (SSBCI), according to an issue brief commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance.

How NCQA Created Measures on Social Determinants of Health Screenings
In newly proposed HEDIS measures, for which NCQA is accepting public comment until March 11, 2022, the organization is looking to understand the effectiveness of an organization’s social determinants of health screening.

Audits, Diversifying Data Can Help Payers Address Machine Learning Biases
While bias can develop in machine-learning practices, experts explain how health insurers can address potential inequalities by using diverse data and regularly auditing algorithms, in this recent Health IT Analytics article.

Top 10 Highest Performing Medicare, Medicaid Health Plans
The top-performing Medicare and Medicaid health plans for the 2020-21 plan year earned exceptional quality scores based on the plans’ customer satisfaction, preventive care, and treatment outcomes of beneficiaries, according to the most recent NCQA rankings.