10 Oct Health Data News Roundup: IMAT’s DaaS Platform Enhances Compliance; SDOH Data Collection and the White House; and Sunflower Health Plan News

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.

IMAT DaaS Platform: Helping Payers Make Data Compliance a Strategic Imperative
The IMAT Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering helps payers to not only gain optimal results from their data for revenue generation, but also for meeting key compliance mandates.

The Joint Commission Joins White House Coalition for SDOH Data Collection
The Joint Commission has joined the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health’s Sync for Social Needs coalition, which aims to improve social determinants of health (SDOH) data collection.

ONC Outlines Cures Act Information Blocking Reminders for EHI
The 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule information blocking provisions require healthcare stakeholders to share all electronic health information (EHI) beginning on October 6th, 2022.

Employer Sponsored Health Plan Enrollment Dropped 5% During Pandemic
Employer-sponsored health plan enrollment decreased by 5 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the steepest declines among women and individuals working for small employers, according to a new study.

Health Plan Shares Insurance Definitions to Boost Member Health Literacy
In honor of National Health Literacy Month, Sunflower Health Plan shared the definitions to some basic health insurance terms with its members to improve member health literacy.

3 Payer CEOs Among Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business for 2022
Three health insurance CEOs earned spots on Fortune’s annual ranking of Most Powerful Women in Business, with one topping the list for the second straight year.

4 Payers Share 2023 Medicare Open Enrollment Benefits, Inflation Drives Updates
For the 2023 Medicare open enrollment period, payers are introducing new benefits and expanding old ones with the aim of lowering costs and reducing healthcare’s complexity.