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14 May Humana Leveraging Data Analytics to Enhance Cancer Care

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As a payer organization that is leading the way when it comes to leveraging health data, Humana is once again a pioneering organization in this arena. Last month, the organization announced that it launched a program to improve patient experiences and outcomes in cancer care, offering analytics and other incentives to providers. This is Humana’s fourth specialty care payment program that offers support to providers in making the transition to value-based care. According to Health Data Management,...

04 Apr Health Payers: Tips for Enhancing Provider Engagement

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In December 2018, global consulting firm North Highland published a study, which showed that many health payers are not fully prepared to become data-driven organizations. The study also reinforced how payers are challenged in offering care providers the insights needed to succeed with value-based care. According to the NCQA Quality Measurement and Research Group, effective provider engagement for payers can lead to an improvement in performance and quality scores. Performance indicators such as CMS Star Ratings,...

14 Mar IMAT Solutions Cited in Gartner Report, “U.S. Healthcare Payer CIOs Should Avoid Data Lake Mistakes with Clinical Data Integration”

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IMAT Solutions was recently included in a Gartner report: “U.S. Healthcare Payer CIOs Should Avoid Data Lake Mistakes with Clinical Data Integration.” The report provides insights into how: “payer CIOs want to know whether data lakes can deliver quick wins for business leaders hungry to derive actionable insights from unstructured and nonstandard clinical data. To avoid drowning in data, CIOs must first specify goals and critically compare internal capabilities to vendor solutions.” IMAT Solutions allows payers to...

19 Dec IMAT Solutions Helps Health Payers to Become Data-Driven Organizations

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According to a recent study, health payers believe that data analytics are a priority in 2019, but many are not prepared to fully become data-driven organizations. In fact, this research found that only 17 percent of payers have the capabilities to leverage health data effectively. One of the areas that stood out in this study is that payers are challenged with offering providers the insights they need to succeed with value-based care. This reinforces the need...

19 Nov Be Our Guest: IMAT Solutions is Sponsoring the SHIEC Reception at the 2018 ONC Annual Meeting

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On November 29-30, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is hosting its 2018 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. With the theme of “Highlighting Progress, Driving Success,” the event will gather more than 1,200 ONC health IT partners to highlight and discuss some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in health IT today. From advancing interoperability to connecting communities through health data exchange to the ONC’s perspective on FHIR, the event will cover...

02 Nov Black Book Poll: Health Payer Executives Seek Enhanced Data Analytics

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As highlighted in a new Black Book poll, healthcare organizations are looking to improve the quality of their data assets by actively seeking ways to leverage data for clinical analytics and population health management. Specifically, 93 percent of hospital and physician financial executives believe it is critical to explore new ways to use data analytics to support value-based reimbursement and meet the demands of consumerism. The study points to how clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs play a...

25 Oct Gaining Confidence in Health Data in 2019

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According to a recent survey by the Healthcare Executive Group (HCEG), leveraging clinical data to manage health and drive individual, provider and payer decisions is a top challenge for healthcare executive leaders in 2019. This news reinforces how today’s healthcare organizations are striving to have true confidence in their data, but often fall short. Health data that is not comprehensive, clean or current tend to be the biggest roadblocks to long-term data confidence. Untimely, incomplete and inaccurate...

12 Sep Humana’s New Digital Health Division Reinforces Power of Data Analytics

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A sign that health data analytics has truly become a catalyst for payer success, Humana recently announced the launch of a new data analytics and digital health division, called Humana Studio H. Heather Cox, a former financial technology executive who will take on the title of Chief Digital Health and Analytics Officer, will head up the division and will be accountable for building Humana’s digital care delivery operations and leading enterprise analytics. "Digital technology and analytics are...

29 Aug Are You Confident in Your Health Data? Take This Survey and Find Out

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Care organizations are continually challenged when it comes to accessing and leveraging data in ways that ensure optimal performance outcomes. Untimely, incomplete and inaccurate data, which has become very common, provides a convoluted picture that makes it nearly impossible to make sound decisions. It's time to think differently and pave the way for a new frontier in health data management. This is why IMAT Solutions recently launched its Data Confidence Index (DCI) Survey, which will allows...

27 Aug Health Data News Roundup: National Coordinator Keynote at SHIEC 2018; ONC Pressured About Information Blocking; and EHR Satisfaction

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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. At the SHIEC Annual Conference, National Coordinator Rucker Offers...