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16 Dec Health Data News Roundup: Mergers and Acquisitions for Payers; EHR Reporting and Patient Safety; and Data-Driven Health Networks

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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. Mergers and Acquisitions Will Strengthen Payer Identity in 2020 Payers...

12 Dec Social Determinants of Health Data Analytics Top Disruptor in 2020

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Frost & Sullivan recently issued its “top eight” predictions that will disrupt healthcare in the coming year. Coming in at #1 are how Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) analytic platforms will gain traction in 2020. According to the analyst firm, “40 percent of the U.S. health systems and commercial payers will utilize ‘social determinant’ data of some type in making risk assessments, patient outreach, and business decisions” by the end of 2020. Here's more from Frost &...

09 Dec Health Data News Roundup: Nurses and SDOH; National Patient Identifier System; and 2020 HIT Disruptors

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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. Supporting Nurses to Address the Social Determinants of Health According to...

04 Dec Social Determinants of Health: Data Drives Lasting Health Improvements

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Over the past six months, there have been a wide-range of stories around how payers and providers are ramping up efforts around social determinants of health. From concierge services to food security, the foundation for bringing these efforts to life is data. Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI) President & CEO Steve Miff, PhD recently commented about how the Parkland Health System in Dallas is actually moving the needle in this emerging area. At PCCI, Miff and...

02 Dec Health Data News Roundup: Urgency of Healthcare Reform; Four Interoperability Pillars in 2020; and Life Expectancy Down

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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. Rising Premiums, Deductibles Boost Urgency of Healthcare Reform Heightening premiums and...

25 Nov Health Data News Roundup: Payer Philanthropy and Social Determinants of Health; Florida Blue and Lyft Partner; and Oregon Health System 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. Payer Philanthropy Won’t Improve Social Determinants of Health According to the...

20 Nov Blue Health Intelligence Playing Critical Role in Using Data to Understand Healthcare Costs

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In the payer arena, there is a wide-range of claims data that can help in understanding, analyzing and ultimately reducing overall healthcare costs in the United States. To meet this objective, the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) amasses data on 50 million commercially insured individuals each year, through its existing partnerships with leading payers like Aetna, Human, and Kaiser Permanente. The organization recently announced a partnership with Blue Health Intelligence, a data division of Blue Cross Blue...

18 Nov Health Data News Roundup: Blue Cross Blue Shield and HCCI Partnership; Payer-Provider Alignment; and HIE 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. HCCI Adds Blue Cross Blue Shield Claims Data to National...

13 Nov National Academies of Sciences Study on SDOH Needs to Consider Data Management

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently published a comprehensive report that offers what it calls “5As” for helping care organizations to embrace social determinants of health (SDOH) strategies. These “5As” stand for the five acronyms that aim to guide care organizations into this new frontier, and are the following: Awareness: This should focus on identifying the social risks and assets of specific patients and populations of patients. Adjustment: Instead of addressing social needs...

11 Nov Health Data News Roundup: Data Quality and Payer-Provider Relationships; SDOH and Data; and Health Data Exchange Accreditation Criteria

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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. Strategies to Improve Payer-Provider Relationship, Data Quality The 4th Annual Value-Based...