27 May Health Data News Roundup: TEFCA and Payer-Provider Interoperability; Medicare Advantage Questions; and Achieving HEDIS Compliance and Enhancing Star Ratings

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.

How TEFCA Could Drive Payer-Provider Interoperability
While TEFCA has the potential to enhance payer-provider interoperability, its success hinges on addressing trust issues and navigating complexities in data exchange, according to this recent Tech Target article.

10 Key Questions Facing Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage is the dominant form of Medicare, and questions loom for payers, providers and policymakers alike in the year ahead, as highlighted further in this recent Becker’s Payer Issues article.

Senate Finance Contemplates Physician Payment Reform
The Senate Finance Committee recently released a white paper outlining where it sees opportunities to reform Medicare physician payment to improve the delivery of chronic care and improve the Physician Fee Schedule’s value to clinicians and beneficiaries.

Using Member Engagement to Balance Personalization, Participation
Health plans need to balance widespread participation and personalization for incentive programs to be successful; technology and meaningful communications are key, according to this recent Health Payer Intelligence article.

Centene Plans $900M Affordable Housing Investment
Through pre-development loans, Centene and building developer McCormack Baron Salazar will enable around $900 million in planning and construction-related activity to accelerate the development of affordable housing.

PODCAST: How Health Payers Can Achieve HEDIS Compliance and Enhance Star Ratings
In our seventh episode of the Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, Alex Tomei, Area Vice President of Sales at IMAT Solutions, discusses how IMAT Solutions can help health payers meet key HEDIS compliance mandates and enhance Star Ratings. Listen to the full episode here.