IMAT Solutions Blog

25 Feb PODCAST: Why HEDIS 2030 Is a “Now” Problem for Payers

In the latest episode of the Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses why HEDIS 2030 is already reshaping payer operations and what health plans must do now to prepare for a fully digital reporting environment. [ai_playlist id="89393"] As NCQA accelerates the transition to Electronic Clinical Data Systems (ECDS), health plans are being required to rethink how clinical and claims data are captured, normalized, and validated. The move...

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11 Feb PODCAST: Welcoming Ifti Alli to IMAT and Preparing for HEDIS 2030

In the latest episode of the Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, we introduce Ifti Ali, the newly appointed Regional Vice President of Business Development at IMAT, where he discusses his background, why he joined IMAT, and how data quality, interoperability, and HEDIS 2030 are shaping the future of care. [ai_playlist id="89360"] With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare technology, Ifti brings deep expertise in health data and analytics that support both providers and payers...

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15 Jan PODCAST: Why 2026 Is the Digital Tipping Point for Healthcare Data

In the latest episode of Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses why 2026 marks a turning point for healthcare data, quality reporting, and value-based care. [ai_playlist id="88175"] As regulatory changes accelerate and manual chart review fades away, healthcare organizations are being forced into a fully digital reality. In this conversation, Mark explains why AI initiatives struggle without trusted data, how fragmented systems undermine quality and safety leadership,...

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16 Sep PODCAST: The Need for AI Ready Data in Healthcare

In our latest episode of Advancing Healthcare Through Data, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, joins us to discuss one of the most critical issues shaping the future of AI in healthcare, which is the urgent need for AI ready data. [ai_playlist id="75322"] AI is often seen as the future of healthcare, but its real potential can only be realized with clean, complete, and integrated data. As Mark explains, without high quality input, even...

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18 Jun PODCAST: AI in Healthcare – Progress, Problems, and Practical Solutions

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast episode, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, joins us to break down one of the most talked-about and hyped-up topics in healthcare today, which is Artificial Intelligence (AI). [ai_playlist id="55138"] AI is reshaping healthcare, from clinical decision support to patient engagement and even wearables. However, the true challenge isn’t building AI models, it’s getting access to the clean, complete, and integrated data that fuels them. Despite growing...

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30 May PODCAST: Closing Care Gaps Through Better Data – Why It’s Time to Move Beyond Chart Chasing

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast episode, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, shares his perspective on one of the most pressing challenges in healthcare today: closing care gaps. [ai_playlist id="44570"] Despite the rise of AI, real-time alerts, and digital quality measures, most payers are still chasing charts manually. In this episode, we explore a better, more sustainable path forward. As the industry moves toward value-based care and increasingly complex quality reporting,...

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01 May PODCAST: Why IMAT Intelligence Matters – Making Healthcare Work Better

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast episode, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses how the newly launched IMAT Intelligence platform is helping healthcare organizations simplify health data management, improve interoperability, and drive better outcomes in today’s evolving value-based care environment. [ai_playlist id="40854"] The push toward value-based care, better quality reporting, and seamless health data interoperability is driving a critical need for modern, scalable health data management solutions. This is especially true...

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28 Oct PODCAST: Unlock the Power of Health Data with IMAT’s Centralized Data Repository

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast interview, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses the current trends, challenges, and solutions surrounding data management in healthcare, especially focusing on the need for centralized data repositories. [ai_playlist id="39120"] The rise of both value-based care and the need for seamless health data interoperability – along with fragmented and scattered EMR data – points to the rising need for Clinical Centralized Data Repositories (CDR). IMAT Solutions offers...

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26 Sep PODCAST: IMAT Solutions Supports Use Cases That Drive Care, Compliance and Revenue Generation

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast interview, Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions, discusses uses cases that the IMAT Health Data Management Platform supports – from Clinical Data Aggregation to HEDIS and Stars Reporting to Population Health Management to Care Coordination, and much more. [ai_playlist id="39117"] What makes the IMAT Health Data Management Platform stand out from the pack are the many healthcare use cases that it supports. With a vision...

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22 Aug PODCAST: IMAT Advances Digital Transformation Efforts for Health Systems

In our latest Advancing Healthcare Through Data podcast series, Alex Tomei, Area Vice President of Sales at IMAT Solutions, discusses a recent McKinsey report about how to bring digital health investments to life, and how IMAT can help advance digital transformation for health systems. [ai_playlist id="39114"] While most health system executives view digital and AI transformation as being critical, the vast majority are lacking resources or planning to bring these innovation efforts to life, according to a...

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