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

Posted at 09:46h in Health Payers, Hospitals and Clinics by Matt Langan 0 Comments

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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...

23 Jun Health IT Answers: Why Delaying dQM Readiness Could Cost More Than Preparing Top Takeaways

Posted at 15:13h in Hospitals and Clinics by Matt Langan 0 Comments

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Top Takeaways • The costs associated with fragmented data environments and manual reporting workflows are already affecting healthcare organizations today. • dQM readiness is not just about future compliance requirements. It is about improving operational efficiency, data quality, and decision making now.• Investments in interoperability, data standardization, and reporting infrastructure can support multiple strategic initiatives beyond quality reporting.• Delaying data modernization efforts may increase administrative burden and make future transitions more disruptive. • Organizations that strengthen their data...

13 May AI Is Moving Beyond Experimentation. MSSP ACOs Need the Data Infrastructure to Keep Up.

Posted at 16:35h in Hospitals and Clinics by Matt Langan 0 Comments

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Top Takeaways • AI is moving from experimental to operational across MSSP ACOs as organizations increasingly embed AI into clinical, quality, and care management workflows.• Real-time data infrastructure is becoming essential as ACOs shift from retrospective reporting toward continuous performance monitoring and operational decision making.• Fragmented and delayed data remains a major barrier to scalable AI adoption and value-based care success.• MSSP APP reporting is accelerating the need for trusted data as ACOs move toward full...

07 May HL7, FHIR, and the HIE Reality: Why Interoperability Still Depends on Data Intelligence

Posted at 15:54h in Hospitals and Clinics by Matt Langan 0 Comments

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Top Takeaways • HL7 v2 remains foundational because it still powers much of healthcare’s day to day operational data exchange and continues to support core clinical workflows across the industry. • FHIR accelerated interoperability by making data exchange more practical, flexible, and developer friendly, allowing healthcare organizations to adopt API based integration faster than any previous HL7 standard. • Legacy standards are not disappearing as HL7 v2, CDA, and FHIR now coexist across healthcare environments and must be...

29 Apr Healthcare Business Today: Why MSSP ACOs Must Rethink Data Infrastructure for the APP Era

Posted at 10:53h in Hospitals and Clinics by Matt Langan 0 Comments

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Top Takeaways • APP reporting requires MSSP ACOs to move beyond sampling and manual chart abstraction to support full population digital quality reporting.• Clinical data quality now directly impacts performance, making complete, standardized, and report ready data essential for accurate measurement.• Fragmented data environments across EHRs, coding systems, and provider workflows make full population reporting far more difficult at scale.• Manual chart chasing is no longer sustainable and is being replaced by centralized data curation and...

08 Apr MSSP ACO APP Reporting: The Digital Tipping Point for Full Population Data and Performance

Posted at 09:00h in Hospitals and Clinics by DesignWorks 0 Comments

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The transition to APP quality reporting marks a major shift for MSSP ACOs, moving from manual sampling to full population, all-payer reporting. While this enables more accurate and timely performance measurement, it also exposes significant challenges around data quality, interoperability, and patient matching. ACOs that invest in real-time data aggregation, normalization, and validation will be best positioned to succeed in this new era of digital quality measurement. For years, Accountable Care Organizations operated in a world...

01 Apr The Shift to Digital Quality Measures: What CMS’s Next Move Means for Healthcare Data

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By Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions CMS and NCQA are accelerating the transition to digital quality measures, moving healthcare away from manual reporting and toward automated, data-driven performance measurement. While this shift promises better alignment, reduced administrative burden, and more timely insights, it also exposes persistent challenges around data quality, interoperability, and standardization. Organizations that invest in strong, unified data foundations will be best positioned to succeed in this next phase of...

25 Mar Bulk FHIR and the Next Phase of Data Exchange in Healthcare

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By Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions Bulk FHIR is emerging as a critical capability for population-level data exchange, enabling healthcare organizations to move large datasets more efficiently. While Bulk Data Export has focused on pulling data, new concepts like Bulk Submit introduce a standardized way to push data across systems. As discussed at HIMSS 2026, these advancements signal progress in interoperability, but also reinforce the need for data normalization, validation, and governance....

18 Mar Interoperability in 2026: Progress, Gaps, and What It Means for Closing Care Gaps

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By Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions Healthcare interoperability is advancing in 2026, driven by FHIR adoption, CMS initiatives, and increased data exchange across networks. However, data quality, fragmentation, and inconsistent EHR structured data implementation continue to limit its impact. As a result, many organizations still struggle to close care gaps and act on insights in real time. The organizations that succeed will be those that move beyond data exchange to data normalization...

12 Mar Why MSSP ACOs Must Rethink Data Infrastructure for APP Quality Reporting

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By Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) has shifted from the CMS Web Interface to electronic reporting under the Alternative Payment Model Performance Pathway. ACOs must now aggregate all payer data across their full patient population and submit quality measures electronically using QRDA III formats. This transition introduces new challenges around data completeness, EHR interoperability, patient matching, and reporting accuracy. As CMS continues aligning quality programs through...