{"id":18914,"date":"2018-12-17T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=18914"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:09:27","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/health-data-news-roundup-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: National Coordinator for HIT and Interoperability; Payers Need Help with Data Analytics; and EHR Alerts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today\u2019s 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.<\/em><\/p>\n

National Coordinator for HIT Gives Country C- Grade on Interoperability<\/a><\/strong>
\nHealth information exchange nationwide has been patchy at best, according<\/a> to National Coordinator for HIT Donald Rucker, MD, who gives the country a C-minus grade when it comes to interoperability.<\/p>\n

Healthcare Payers Are Keen on Analytics, But Feel Unprepared<\/a><\/strong>
\nBig data analytics is a top priority for the majority of healthcare payers in 2019, but relatively few feel adequately prepared to succeed with becoming data-driven organizations, according<\/a> to a new study.<\/p>\n

VA Launches Its First Health API Based on FHIR Standard<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs has launched<\/a> its first health application-programming interface based on HL7\u2019s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard.<\/p>\n

New York Payer Shares Data to Improve the Region\u2019s Health<\/a><\/strong>
\nBlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is sharing claims data<\/a> via HEALTHeLINK, the region\u2019s health information exchange, to help providers improve care.<\/p>\n

Digital Experiences, High Costs Will Challenge Payers in 2019<\/a><\/strong>
\nHealthcare payers will need to meet the strong demand for more consumer-centered digital experiences that help members control their spending and understand how to improve their own health, according<\/a> to a new study.<\/p>\n

Health Payers Targeting Improved Consumer Experiences in 2019<\/a><\/strong>
\nImproving the consumer experience is top of mind for health payers heading into 2019, according<\/a> to a new survey.<\/p>\n

EHR Alerts Reduce Overuse of Cardiac Monitoring, Cut Costs<\/a><\/strong>
\nEHR alerts can be helpful for reducing unnecessary use of cardiac monitoring and cutting excess hospital spending, according<\/a> to new research.<\/p>\n

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Welcome to the Health Data Weekly News Roundup from IMAT Solutions. As the power of data continues to grow in the healthcare arena, today\u2019s 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. National Coordinator for HIT Gives Country C- Grade on…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18920,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[265],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18914"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82805,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18914\/revisions\/82805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}