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Trusted healthcare data supporting health plan quality measurement

22 Sep Health Plan Quality Is Improving. Trusted Data Helps Make It Measurable.

Top Takeaways • More health plans achieved NCQA’s highest rating in 2026, with 18 plans earning 5 stars compared with 11 last year.• Measuring quality improvement depends on having clinical data that is accurate, complete and usable across increasingly complex healthcare environments.• As quality measurement becomes more digital, health plans need stronger data foundations that can support reporting, analytics and ongoing performance improvement.• NCQA Data Aggregator Validation provides an important framework for establishing confidence in aggregated...

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Healthcare data quality, AI and HIE trends in the latest health data news

21 Sep Health Data News Roundup: HIEs Take Center Stage at Civitas 2026; Data Quality Challenges Healthcare AI; and Health Plans Improve

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week’s healthcare data news highlights the growing role of HIEs and the importance of trusted data as organizations expand their use of AI. From Civitas 2026 and the evolution of HIEs into health intelligence networks to provider data quality, AI bias, health plan performance and Aetna’s approach to AI, healthcare organizations are looking more closely at the data foundations behind innovation and measurable...

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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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04 Feb Meeting the HEDIS 2030 Moment: Why Data Readiness Can No Longer Wait

By Mark Coetzer, VP of Business Development at IMAT Solutions HEDIS is undergoing a fundamental transformation. By 2030, all HEDIS reporting will be fully digital, eliminating traditional hybrid chart review and placing unprecedented demands on data quality, interoperability, and timeliness. This post explains why organizations must act now to prepare for HEDIS 2030, how NCQA’s transition plan accelerates urgency, and how IMAT Intelligence helps health plans and providers build the trusted, audit-ready data foundation required to...

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