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14 Oct Update on Key Health Payer Quality Measures for 2020

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In late September, the Core Quality Measure Collaborative (CQMC) released four new quality measure sets for 2020 with the goal of identifying key quality performance indicators that health plans can use for their advanced payment models, while also diminishing the burden on providers. CQMC is a partnership alliance between America’s Health Insurance Plans, CMS, and the National Quality Forum (NQF) that establishes quality measures to promote patient-centered value-based care. “Data and accurate information are a critical lever...

12 Oct Health Data News Roundup: Digital Quality Measures for Payers; Telehealth Patient Satisfaction; and Humana’s Value-Based Care MA Model

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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. Benefits of Digital Quality Measures for Payer Quality Reporting Digital quality...

07 Oct Social Informatics: Meeting Social Determinants of Health Needs

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According to a recent JAMA study, social informatics could be the answer to some of healthcare’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) data problems. Social informatics is a burgeoning field that allows providers to leverage SDOH data to best provide care for patients. As highlighted in this recent EHR Intelligence article, the field of social informatics is coming into the forefront for its ability to overcome the deeper data analytic and interoperability challenges for bringing SDOH efforts...

05 Oct Health Data News Roundup: ACA and Payers; Social Informatics and SDOH; and Two HIEs Join Forces

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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 an Overturned Affordable Care Act Would Impact Payer Industry Health...

28 Sep Health Data News Roundup: Key 2020 Quality Measures for Payers; COVID-19 and Digital Transformation; and Medicare News

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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. Key Quality Measures for 2020, How to Select Measures...

23 Sep Role of Data Analytics in Mitigating COVID-19 Health Disparities

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Although the COVID-19 pandemic has created a massive public health challenge on a global scale, the virus had disproportionate impact on minority and underserved communities. According to this recent Health IT Analytics article, the disproportionate impact shined a spotlight on existing clinical and non-clinical inequities – bringing new data analytics techniques to the forefront of public health. These techniques have allowed providers to deliver timely care, and helped clinicians uncover essential information to appropriately treat their...

21 Sep Health Data News Roundup: Data Analytics and COVID-19 Health Disparities; MA Plans and Home Healthcare; and NIH Big Data Contracts

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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 Big Data Analytics Can Mitigate COVID-19 Health Disparities During the...

16 Sep How Payers Can Meet New CMS and ONC Patient Access API Rules

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In April 2020, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline for organizations in the care ecosystem to implement the final phase of the 21st Century Cures Act. The most critical element will be providing members with access to their claims and clinical data using new programming interface (API) standards. Payers must also provide public-facing directory services for provider networks and drug...

14 Sep Health Data News Roundup: COVID-19 and Medicare Advantage Star Ratings; CHIME and National Patient Identifier Ban; and More SDOH News

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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 COVID-19 Policies May Affect Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Policymakers are...

10 Sep Democratization of Social Determinants of Health Data for Payers

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In its brief history on the payer space, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) efforts served as drivers for helping all parties in the care continuum to enhance population health. Typically, sharing this data with patients was not a common practice – until today. Blue Shield of California recently launched an effort to make SDOH data universally available. Called the Neighborhood Health Dashboard generator, this solution allows anyone – even if they are not a Blue Shield...