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25 Mar ACA 10th Anniversary: How It Shaped the Health Insurance Industry

With the COVID-19 pandemic dominating the news cycle, there is one piece of news that may be overlooked – the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For health payers, the landmark healthcare law’s central focus was to broaden access to coverage, while also significantly accelerating a transition to alternative payment models (APMs). This also included a new focus on value and reforms to ensure health plans cover certain benefits. Matt Eyles, CEO of America’s Health...

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23 Mar Health Data News Roundup: Payers, Telehealth and COVID-19; HHS Reconsiders Timelines; and a New HIE Merger

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. Telehealth Key to Payer COVID-19 Prevention, Diagnosis, Testing As the new...

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18 Mar What the ONC Interoperability Rule Means to Payers

In the wake of HIMSS20 being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ONC still moved forward with the publishing of its long-awaited interoperability rule last week. According to HHS, the new rules are the most extensive healthcare data-sharing policies yet implemented by the federal government, and aims to hold public and private entities accountable for enabling easy electronic access to health information. In response, there were many published statements from industry providers and associations such as...

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16 Mar Health Data News Roundup: CMS Final Interoperability Rule; Payer Technology Partnerships; and Humana SDOH News

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. CMS Releases Finalized Rule on Interoperability Last week, the U.S. Department...

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10 Mar Did You Know You Can Have Clean, Current and Complete Data with the IMAT Platform?

For hospitals and clinics, accessing and leveraging data for all care, reporting, financial, and compliance efforts can be challenging. Often the reason comes down to health data not being fully comprehensive, clean or current. Untimely, incomplete and inaccurate data leads to a lack of data confidence, and makes it nearly impossible to make sound decisions. Did you know that the IMAT C3 Framework can help you tackle these challenges by ensuring that all data is Clean (C1),...

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09 Mar Health Data News Roundup: Stable 2020 for Payers; HIEs and Rural Expansion; and IMAT Attending the RISE Conference

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. Health Payer Segments to Stay Profitable, Face Tighter Margins The Best’s...

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