{"id":19306,"date":"2019-07-08T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=19306"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:04:12","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-aca-risk-adjustment-worked-onc-tefca-comments-aetna-precision-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/health-data-news-roundup-aca-risk-adjustment-worked-onc-tefca-comments-aetna-precision-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: ACA Risk Adjustment Worked; ONC TEFCA Comments; and Aetna and Precision Medicine"},"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:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/aca-risk-adjustment-worked-as-intended-in-2018-cms-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACA Risk Adjustment Worked as Intended in 2018, CMS Reports<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nCMS <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/aca-risk-adjustment-worked-as-intended-in-2018-cms-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently released<\/a> a summary report of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) risk adjustment program for the 2018 benefit year, asserting in the report that the data proves the program acted as intended that year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/onc-posts-100-stakeholder-comments-guiding-tefca-final-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONC Posts 100 Stakeholder Comments Guiding TEFCA Final Draft<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nONC <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/onc-posts-100-stakeholder-comments-guiding-tefca-final-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently released<\/a> over 100 comment letters from stakeholders offering input to inform the development of the federal agency\u2019s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA.)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/precision-medicine-challenges-persist-aetna-leads-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Precision Medicine Challenges Persist, Aetna Leads Response<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPrecision medicine has the potential to significantly improve health outcomes and save members and their payers, so Aetna <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/precision-medicine-challenges-persist-aetna-leads-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is overcoming<\/a> the major challenges associated with implementing the personalized medicine approach and bolstering its precision medicine efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/ehr-generated-inbox-messages-may-increase-physician-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EHR-Generated Inbox Messages May Increase Physician Burnout<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAlgorithms built into EHR systems designed to generate inbox messages may be partly responsible for rising rates of physician burnout, <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/ehr-generated-inbox-messages-may-increase-physician-burnout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a July <em>Health Affairs study<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/unitedhealthcare-launches-hearing-healthcare-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UnitedHealthcare Launches Hearing Healthcare Program<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nUnitedHealthcare (UHC) is launching a hearing healthcare program to combat hearing loss and improve access to quality, affordable hearing aids.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ehi-releases-guidelines-for-social-determinants-of-health-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eHI Releases Guidelines for Social Determinants of Health Data<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\neHealth Initiative (eHI) <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/ehi-releases-guidelines-for-social-determinants-of-health-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently released<\/a> its \u201cGuiding Principles for Ethical Use of Social Determinants of Health Data\u201d to ensure that ethics and security remain a priority for social determinants of health data usage.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>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","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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