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Healthcare AI and data sharing developments involving patient records, data quality and interoperability

09 Nov Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare AI Gains Momentum; Data Reliability Takes Focus; and Health Data Sharing Expands

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare news highlights the growing role of AI, the importance of reliable patient data and new efforts to improve information sharing. From AI-powered access to medical records and evolving payer strategies to state-level data collaboration and changes to ACO incentives, these developments reflect the industry's continued focus on making healthcare data more accessible, reliable and useful. Americans Support Healthcare AI but Want Human...

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26 Oct Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare AI Adoption Accelerates; ACO Growth Gains Momentum; and Data Sharing Takes Center Stage

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week’s healthcare data news explores how organizations are balancing rapid AI adoption with the need for greater trust, oversight and measurable results. From new approaches to AI testing and prior authorization to expanding accountable care and strengthening health data infrastructure, the latest developments highlight the importance of reliable, accessible information in improving healthcare delivery. Building Trust in Healthcare AI Requires Investment in People As healthcare...

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21 Oct As CMS Pushes ACO Growth, Healthcare Data Takes Center Stage

As CMS calls for broader participation in accountable care organizations, the ability to integrate and use reliable clinical and claims data will play an increasingly important role in improving quality, managing costs and demonstrating value. Top Takeaways • CMS is calling for broader ACO participation as Medicare continues its shift toward value-based care.• The Medicare Shared Savings Program includes 511 ACOs serving 12.6 million beneficiaries in 2026.• Reliable clinical and claims data is essential for care coordination,...

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19 Oct Health Data News Roundup: AI Governance Takes Shape; Prior Authorization Reform Advances; and HIEs Support Medicaid Compliance

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week’s healthcare data news highlights growing efforts to strengthen AI oversight, streamline prior authorization and advance value-based care. From new governance guidance and federal interoperability requirements to innovative uses of HIE data, healthcare organizations are finding new ways to improve efficiency, reduce administrative burdens and make better use of trusted information. AMA Introduces AI Governance Framework to Guide Clinical Use The American Medical Association has...

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05 Oct Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare IT Faces the Value Test; Interoperability Evolves; and AI Moves Into Patient Care

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week’s healthcare data news reflects a growing focus on getting more measurable value from technology and data investments. From rising expectations for health IT returns and the shift from data exchange to data utility to AI enabled cancer care and rural health transformation, healthcare organizations are looking for ways to turn technology investments into meaningful improvements in care and performance. Medicare Advantage Insurers Reduce...

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Rural health transformation supported by trusted healthcare data infrastructure

30 Sep Rural Health Transformation Is Moving into Implementation. Now It’s Time to Prove What Works.

Top Takeaways • The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program has moved from planning to implementation, with all 50 states approved for funding.• States have an opportunity to invest in data infrastructure that supports multiple priorities, including interoperability, telehealth, value-based care, AI and population health.• With limited time and resources, rural healthcare organizations should be able to demonstrate the value of technology investments before committing to large scale implementations.• Proofs of concept, initial workflows and flexible...

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Healthcare data exchange, rural health transformation and AI trends

28 Sep Health Data News Roundup: Public Health Data Exchange Advances; Rural Health Transformation Moves Forward; and AI Priorities Expand

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week’s healthcare data news highlights efforts to strengthen the infrastructure supporting healthcare transformation. From improving public health data exchange and investing in rural healthcare to advancing value-based care and establishing new considerations for AI, organizations are looking at how data, technology and governance can support more connected and sustainable healthcare. CDC Seeks Input on Public Health Data Exchange The CDC is seeking input on how...

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Healthcare AI ROI and AI ready healthcare data

10 Sep Healthcare Is Scaling AI. Can It Prove the ROI?

Top Takeaways • Healthcare organizations are scaling AI faster than many can consistently measure its financial impact. • Deloitte research cited by Becker’s found that 44 percent of surveyed healthcare organizations were AI “scalers,” but only 18 percent of those organizations had mature capabilities for consistently attributing AI investments to revenue growth or cost savings. • Measuring AI ROI requires reliable baselines, consistent performance data, and clear metrics for determining whether AI is actually improving outcomes. • Fragmented, incomplete,...

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Trusted healthcare data supporting Rural Health Transformation and rural healthcare organizations

02 Sep Healthcare Business Today: Why Trusted Data Will Define Rural Health Transformation

Top Takeaways • The Rural Health Transformation Program creates an opportunity for states to build healthcare data infrastructure that continues delivering value long after federal funding has been spent. • Rural healthcare depends on information moving across hospitals, clinics, specialists, pharmacies, community organizations, and other settings, making trusted and usable data essential to care coordination.  • HIEs are well positioned to play a larger role in RHTP by supporting statewide data infrastructure, analytics, quality measurement, population health,...

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Health Data News Roundup covering healthcare AI readiness, ACO technology, payer modernization, and health data sharing

24 Aug Health Data News Roundup: AI Should Not Automate Data Problems; MA Plan Dissatisfaction; and AI Governance

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights how organizations are strengthening the foundations needed to support AI, value-based care, and more connected healthcare. From AI-ready data and payer modernization to ACO technology readiness, automated consent, and AI governance, healthcare leaders are confronting the data and operational challenges that can determine whether new technologies deliver meaningful results. AI Shouldn’t Automate Healthcare’s Data Problems Healthcare organizations should address fragmented...

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