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Health Data News Roundup featuring USCDI Version 7, Rural Health Transformation, AI, and payer collaboration

03 Aug Health Data News Roundup: ONC Releases USCDI Version 7; States Address Rural Health Transformation; and Payers and Admin Complexity

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how healthcare organizations are laying the foundation for the next generation of interoperability, AI, and value-based care. From new national data standards and Rural Health Transformation initiatives to payer collaboration and administrative simplification, healthcare leaders are increasingly recognizing that trusted, standardized data is essential for improving efficiency, supporting better decisions, and delivering higher-quality care ONC Releases USCDI Version 7...

Health Data News Roundup covering Rural Health Transformation, HIEs, TEFCA, and healthcare interoperability

27 Jul Health Data News Roundup: HIEs and Rural Health Transformation; Healthcare Data Requires More Than Interoperability; and TEFCA Oversight

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights the growing importance of trusted data infrastructure as healthcare organizations prepare for the next phase of digital transformation. From Rural Health Transformation and HIE modernization to TEFCA oversight and data governance, the focus is shifting beyond simply exchanging information to ensuring healthcare data is trusted, connected, and ready to support better care, stronger collaboration, and long-term innovation. The Next...

Health information exchanges preparing for Rural Health Transformation with trusted healthcare data

22 Jul The Next Opportunity for HIEs Is Rural Health Transformation

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Top Takeaways • The CMS Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) represents one of the largest federal investments in healthcare infrastructure in years, creating new opportunities for health information exchanges (HIEs) to expand their role in statewide healthcare transformation. • Modern HIEs are evolving beyond clinical data exchange to support payer-provider connectivity, prior authorization, population health, quality reporting, and AI-ready healthcare ecosystems.• Success under RHTP will depend on more than interoperability. HIEs need trusted, standardized, and actionable data...

20 Jul Health Data News Roundup: Health AI Creates Cognitive Burden; AI Ready Data; and Congress Gives MSSP ACOs More Time

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news underscores that successful digital transformation depends on more than adopting new technologies. As healthcare organizations expand their use of AI, digital quality measurement, and connected health data, they are also recognizing the importance of trusted, standardized, and accessible information. From AI readiness and data quality to interoperability and value-based care, building a stronger data foundation remains central to improving...

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

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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...

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

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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...

15 Jun Health Data News Roundup: Payer Satisfaction Low; MA Star Ratings Court Case; and Payers Shift to Data Intelligence

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights growing pressure on health plans to improve member satisfaction, maximize the value of healthcare data investments, and support quality and care delivery initiatives. From Medicare Advantage trends and Star Ratings scrutiny to digital health records and data intelligence strategies, organizations across the healthcare ecosystem continue to focus on turning healthcare data into meaningful business and clinical outcomes. JD Power:...

08 Jun Health Data News Roundup: Payers Become AI-First; Microsoft and Mayo Clinic Frontier AI Model; and Payer IT Execution

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This healthcare data news roundup highlights how health plans and providers are accelerating AI adoption, strengthening value-based care strategies, and focusing on operational transformation. Industry leaders continue to emphasize the importance of governance, care management, and trusted data as organizations work to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and prepare for the future of healthcare. AI for Healthcare Payers: How to Become AI-First Health plans have an opportunity...

03 Jun Why Health Plan Data Infrastructure Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

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Top Takeaways • Health plan leaders increasingly view actionable data as a strategic asset for improving affordability, operational efficiency, and member outcomes. • AI adoption is accelerating across payer organizations, but success depends on trusted, normalized, and auditable healthcare data. • Health plans are moving from experimentation to operationalization as AI becomes embedded into workflows such as risk adjustment, claims, and utilization management. • Data quality and interoperability remain foundational challenges that must be addressed before organizations can fully...

01 Jun Health Data News Roundup: AI with Dwarf Every Health IT Shift; Health Plan Trends; and Ken Barbe New IMAT CEO

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions.This week's healthcare data trends highlight the growing importance of AI infrastructure, interoperability, payer transformation, and trusted data foundations as healthcare organizations prepare for an increasingly digital future. Beyond the EHR: Why One CIO Believes AI Will Dwarf Every Prior Health IT Shift Healthcare leaders should view artificial intelligence as a transformational shift that will extend far beyond traditional electronic health record (EHR) systems and health systems...