10 Jun Health Data News Roundup: Data-Driven Behavioral Health Equity; Synthetic Healthcare Data Use; and Future of Medicare Concerns

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.

Data-Driven Approaches Improve Behavioral Health Equity, Aid Payer Negotiations
Collecting robust patient data is especially essential when caring for populations that the U.S. healthcare system has historically underserved, industry insiders recently said at Behavioral Health Business’s VALUE conference.

Weighing the Pros and Cons of Synthetic Healthcare Data Use
Synthetic data is touted as a privacy-preserving alternative to the use of real-world patient information in healthcare analytics, but there are some cons, as highlighted in this recent Health IT Analytics article.

Providers to Payers: Show Us the Money
A recent provider study highlights 2024 revenue cycle challenges and opportunities and payers are in the cross hairs, as highlighted in this recent Health Leaders Media article.

3 in 4 Americans Under 65 Concerned About Future of Medicare
Three-quarters of Americans under 65 currently worry that Medicare won’t be available by the time they need it, the results of the new West Health-Gallup 2024 Survey on American Aging show.

Q&A: Amanda Furr, M.D., on Scaling Up for Value-Based Care in Pediatrics
Amanda Furr, M.D., leads population health efforts at Pediatric Associates, the nation’s largest privately owned primary care pediatric practice, and she discusses how to scale up value-based care in this Healthcare Innovation article.

Where Payers Landed on the Fortune 500 for 2024
Six payers landed among the top 25 healthcare companies on the Fortune 500 in 2024. UnitedHealth Group was the largest healthcare company on the list, as highlighted in this Becker’s Payer Issues article.

PODCAST: Transitioning to Value-Based Care – Navigating Challenges and Opportunities with Mark Coetzer, VP Business Development at IMAT Solutions
In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, Mark Coetzer, VP Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses one of the most significant shifts in healthcare today: the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care. Listen to the episode here.