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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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Health Data News Roundup covering healthcare AI governance, rural health AI, data usability, and value-based care

17 Aug Health Data News Roundup: Healthcare AI Governance Lags; Rural Health AI Questions; and Data Usability Challenges

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. This week's healthcare data news highlights the growing gap between AI adoption and the data, governance, and workflows needed to support it. From AI readiness and rural healthcare to data usability, value-based care, and the practical approaches being taken by community health systems, healthcare leaders are increasingly focused on ensuring new technologies deliver measurable value for organizations and patients. Healthcare AI Adoption Outpaces Data and...

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Healthcare data usability supporting AI, analytics, quality reporting, and digital transformation

12 Aug Healthcare Doesn’t Have a Data Shortage. It Has a Data Usability Problem

Top Takeaways • Healthcare organizations have access to enormous volumes of data, but much of it still requires significant work before it can support clinical, operational, and strategic decisions.  • Interoperability has improved access to healthcare data, but exchanging information does not automatically make it standardized, trusted, or usable. • Poor data usability creates hidden operational costs through manual reconciliation, duplicate processes, fragmented reporting, and repeated data preparation. • A trusted enterprise data foundation can allow the same...

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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

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...

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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

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...

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

22 Jul The Next Opportunity for HIEs Is Rural Health Transformation

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...

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

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...

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

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:...

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