10 Nov Health Data News Roundup: Trust Data for Scalable Analytics; Segments of One AI; and Price Transparency for Payers

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 Trusted Data Fuels Scalable Analytics for Health Systems
Health systems are under pressure to turn analytics into real clinical and financial gains. AI ready data gives organizations the foundation to improve time to insight, boost platform adoption, and unlock meaningful return on data investments, according to this recent IMAT blog post.

Making Healthcare AI Human-Centered through the Requirement of Clinician Input
The Federation of American Scientists recently published a memo that examines the challenges and opportunities related to integrating AI tools into healthcare by emphasizing how human-centered design must ensure these technologies are tailored to real-world clinical environments.

Q&A: Former CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on AI use in Healthcare
Former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky cautioned against overburdening clinicians with unrealistic efficiency expectations and emphasized the need to rethink medical training as AI continues to reshape clinical roles, in this recent MobiHealth News Q&A.

AI Will Push Healthcare Toward ‘Segments of One,’ AdventHealth Exec Says
David Oakley, AdventHealth’s chief digital officer, said AI could transform healthcare personalization — moving from broad population segments to individualized “segments of one,” where providers could use connected data platforms, according to MedCity News.

Health Plan Price Transparency Still Needs Work, Report Finds
Wouldn’t it be nice if every patient could walk into a hospital and know exactly how much they’ll need to pay? According to a new study, health plan price transparency is not there yet, and it still needs work, as highlighted by Healthcare Brew.

Insurers Say They’ll Deploy More AI to Combat ‘Aggressive’ Coding by Hospitals
Large private insurers have continued to call out purportedly overzealous coding and billing as a source of ballooning healthcare costs. In particular, and some have blamed the use of AI tools, which they plan counter this problem with their own AI tools, according to STAT Magazine.