Author: Matt Langan

Health Data News Roundup featuring USCDI Version 7, Rural Health Transformation, AI, and payer collaboration

03 Aug Health Data News Roundup: ONC Releases USCDI Version 7; States Address Rural Health Transformation; and Payers and Admin Complexity

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how healthcare organizations are laying the foundation for the next generation of interoperability, AI, and value-based care. From new national data standards and Rural Health Transformation initiatives to payer collaboration and administrative simplification, healthcare leaders are increasingly recognizing that trusted, standardized data is essential for improving efficiency, supporting better decisions, and delivering higher-quality care ONC Releases USCDI Version 7...

Mark Coetzer discusses how the Rural Health Transformation Program is helping HIEs build trusted healthcare data for interoperability, AI, and quality reporting.

29 Jul Q&A: Rural Health Transformation Starts with Trusted Data

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Conversation with Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions Top Takeaways • The Rural Health Transformation Program is about building sustainable healthcare infrastructure, not simply distributing funding. • Health information exchanges have an opportunity to become the trusted data foundation supporting statewide healthcare transformation. • High-quality, standardized healthcare data is essential for AI, quality reporting, population health, and value-based care. • Organizations that strengthen data governance today will be better positioned to maximize Rural Health Transformation investments tomorrow. The...

Health Data News Roundup covering Rural Health Transformation, HIEs, TEFCA, and healthcare interoperability

27 Jul Health Data News Roundup: HIEs and Rural Health Transformation; Healthcare Data Requires More Than Interoperability; and TEFCA Oversight

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights the growing importance of trusted data infrastructure as healthcare organizations prepare for the next phase of digital transformation. From Rural Health Transformation and HIE modernization to TEFCA oversight and data governance, the focus is shifting beyond simply exchanging information to ensuring healthcare data is trusted, connected, and ready to support better care, stronger collaboration, and long-term innovation. The Next...

Health information exchanges preparing for Rural Health Transformation with trusted healthcare data

22 Jul The Next Opportunity for HIEs Is Rural Health Transformation

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Top Takeaways • The CMS Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) represents one of the largest federal investments in healthcare infrastructure in years, creating new opportunities for health information exchanges (HIEs) to expand their role in statewide healthcare transformation. • Modern HIEs are evolving beyond clinical data exchange to support payer-provider connectivity, prior authorization, population health, quality reporting, and AI-ready healthcare ecosystems.• Success under RHTP will depend on more than interoperability. HIEs need trusted, standardized, and actionable data...

20 Jul Health Data News Roundup: Health AI Creates Cognitive Burden; AI Ready Data; and Congress Gives MSSP ACOs More Time

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news underscores that successful digital transformation depends on more than adopting new technologies. As healthcare organizations expand their use of AI, digital quality measurement, and connected health data, they are also recognizing the importance of trusted, standardized, and accessible information. From AI readiness and data quality to interoperability and value-based care, building a stronger data foundation remains central to improving...

14 Jul Congress Gives MSSP ACOs More Time. Here’s How to Use It.

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Top Takeaways • The U.S. House of Representatives has passed bipartisan legislation that would extend quality reporting flexibility for MSSP ACOs through performance year 2029, recognizing that many organizations are not yet ready for fully electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) reporting. • The extension reflects ongoing challenges with EHR readiness, data quality, and interoperability rather than a delay in the industry's move toward digital quality measurement. • Organizations that use this time to strengthen data quality, standardize clinical...

13 Jul Health Data News Roundup: Health AI Accountability; Health Data More Than Technical Asset; and IMAT Partners with Firely

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how healthcare organizations are strengthening governance, accountability, and collaboration as digital transformation continues to accelerate. From AI oversight and data governance to interoperability, consent management, and digital quality measurement, healthcare leaders are increasingly focused on ensuring that healthcare data is trusted, secure, and ready to support better decisions and better outcomes. AI Accountability is Now Healthcare's Next Big Challenge As...

06 Jul Health Data News Roundup: Health AI Needs Meaningful Outcomes; HHS Strengthens TEFCA; and Florida HIE Expansion

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how healthcare organizations are strengthening the foundations needed to support AI, interoperability, and data-driven decision making. From expanded oversight of TEFCA and statewide health information exchange to data standardization and meaningful AI outcomes, healthcare leaders continue to focus on building trusted data ecosystems that improve performance, care delivery, and operational efficiency. Meaningful Outcomes Determine the Winners of the Health...

02 Jul Healthcare Has Achieved Interoperability. Now Comes the Hard Part: Data Standardization

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Top Takeaways • Healthcare interoperability has reached an important milestone, but exchanging data is only the first step toward improving care and operational performance.• TEFCA and the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem are accelerating secure health information exchange across the industry.• Health plans are moving from experimentation to operationalization as AI becomes embedded into workflows such as risk adjustment, claims, and utilization management. • The next challenge is ensuring exchanged data is standardized, trusted, and ready to support...

29 Jun Health Data News Roundup: TEFCA and Data Standardization; dQM Readiness Costs; and AI Needs Human Connection

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how healthcare organizations are preparing for the next phase of digital transformation through stronger interoperability, data standardization, responsible AI adoption, and digital quality measurement. As new technologies and reporting requirements continue to evolve, organizations are increasingly focused on building trusted data foundations that support better decision making, operational efficiency, and improved patient outcomes. Data Standardization Key to Health Tech...