{"id":18949,"date":"2019-01-14T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=18949"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:08:55","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-onc-health-data-sharing-report-data-vital-patient-centered-care-nlp-clinical-decision-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/health-data-news-roundup-onc-health-data-sharing-report-data-vital-patient-centered-care-nlp-clinical-decision-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: ONC Health Data Sharing Report; Data Vital to Patient-Centered Care; and NLP for Clinical Decision Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>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<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/onc-report-to-congress-shows-flawed-health-data-sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONC Report to Congress Shows Flawed Health Data Sharing<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/onc-report-to-congress-shows-flawed-health-data-sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently filed<\/a> a 22-page report to Congress on EHR adoption across the healthcare sector, finding health data sharing and availability is flawed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/hhs-data-access-analytics-are-essential-for-patient-centered-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HHS: Data Access, Analytics Are Essential for Patient-Centered Care<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHealthcare organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/hhs-data-access-analytics-are-essential-for-patient-centered-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are making progress<\/a> towards a more interoperable data ecosystem, but patients, providers, and payers are still facing data access, integration, and analytics challenges that are holding back the promise of patient-centered care, says HHS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/senate-confirms-va-cio-will-oversee-ehr-modernization-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Confirms VA CIO, Will Oversee EHR Modernization Project<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/senate-confirms-va-cio-will-oversee-ehr-modernization-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed<\/a> the Trump administration\u2019s nominee for the Department of Veterans Chief Information Officer James Gfrerer, a former marine and Ernst &amp; Young cybersecurity executive.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/features\/how-payers-can-improve-hedis-quality-measure-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Payers Can Improve HEDIS\u00ae Quality Measure Performance<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/features\/how-payers-can-improve-hedis-quality-measure-performance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Health Payer Intelligence<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>population health management, health IT investment, and provider engagement need to be targeted to improve HEDIS\u00ae quality measure performance for payers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ahip-urges-careful-planning-of-health-reimbursement-arrangements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AHIP Urges \u201cCareful Planning\u201d of Health Reimbursement Arrangements<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAHIP <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ahip-urges-careful-planning-of-health-reimbursement-arrangements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is cautioning<\/a> federal regulators to move slowly and carefully when expanding the availability of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) as a more prominent means of paying for healthcare services.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/user-comments-nlp-improve-clinical-decision-support-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Comments, NLP Improve Clinical Decision Support Alerts<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLeveraging natural language processing methods to analyze user feedback and override comments in clinical decision support systems could help organizations detect malfunctioning or broken alerts, <a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/user-comments-nlp-improve-clinical-decision-support-alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a study.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/nearly-80-of-healthcare-execs-investing-more-in-big-data-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nearly 80 Percent of Healthcare Execs Investing More in Big Data, AI<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nSeventy-seven percent of healthcare executives reported that their organizations are accelerating investments in big data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), <a href=\"https:\/\/healthitanalytics.com\/news\/nearly-80-of-healthcare-execs-investing-more-in-big-data-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a new survey.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">Don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to maximize your data for the best performance outcomes!<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HealthDataConfidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take the DCI Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><small><em>HEDIS\u00ae is a registered trademark of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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