Digital Quality Measures Tag

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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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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16 Feb Health Data News Roundup: AI Medical Device is Dangerous; CMS FHIR Roadmap; and 500M Records Exchanged Through TEFCA

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Round Up 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. Using AI for Medical Advice 'Dangerous,' Study Finds A...

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