{"id":19604,"date":"2019-12-02T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T09:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=19604"},"modified":"2025-11-04T11:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T11:59:23","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/health-data-news-roundup-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: Urgency of Healthcare Reform; Four Interoperability Pillars in 2020; and Life Expectancy Down"},"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\/rising-premiums-deductibles-boost-urgency-of-healthcare-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rising Premiums, Deductibles Boost Urgency of Healthcare Reform<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHeightening premiums and deductibles <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/rising-premiums-deductibles-boost-urgency-of-healthcare-reform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contribute<\/a> to employees\u2019 healthcare burden and force policymakers to take bold stances on healthcare reform.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/congress-healthcare.gov-technical-problems-may-impact-enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress: HealthCare.gov Technical Problems May Impact Enrollment<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDemocrats from both the House of Representatives and the Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/congress-healthcare.gov-technical-problems-may-impact-enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sent a letter<\/a> to HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema about reported technical problems that may have prevented 100,000 Americans from accessing health insurance through HealthCare.gov on the first day of Open Enrollment this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/4-interoperability-pillars-driving-data-access-outcomes-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 Interoperability Pillars Driving Data Access, Outcomes in 2020<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nAs the calendar flips to 2020, patient-directed, patient data access, shared records, and most commonly, EHR-to-EHR are the <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/4-interoperability-pillars-driving-data-access-outcomes-in-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">four pillars of interoperability<\/a> to examine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/va-assures-lawmakers-of-march-ehr-modernization-rollout-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VA Assures Lawmakers of March EHR Modernization Rollout Date<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLawmakers pressure the Department of Veteran Affairs for <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/va-assures-lawmakers-of-march-ehr-modernization-rollout-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extensive training<\/a> on new EHR system at recent hearing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/why-the-future-of-value-based-care-begins-with-childrens-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why the Future of Value-Based Care Begins with Children\u2019s Health<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nTransforming the way children\u2019s health is delivered and paid for will fundamentally shift healthcare towards value, according to this recent <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/why-the-future-of-value-based-care-begins-with-childrens-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Health Payer Intelligence <\/em>article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/value-based-care-models-gain-steam-cut-20-of-ma-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Value-Based Care Models Gain Steam, Cut 20 Percent of MA Spending<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHumana\u2019s value-based care models <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/value-based-care-models-gain-steam-cut-20-of-ma-spending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lowered<\/a> spending and raised savings through bundled payments, payer-provider partnerships, and outcomes-oriented strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/va-looking-forward-to-automatic-opt-out-hie-in-early-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VA Looking Forward to Automatic Opt-Out HIE in Early 2020<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is preparing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/va-looking-forward-to-automatic-opt-out-hie-in-early-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veteran\u2019s Health Information Exchange<\/a>, VHIE, to become an opt-in health information exchange, the agency explained in a recent blog post.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcaredive.com\/news\/us-life-expectancy-down-in-recent-years-after-increasing-for-decades\/568038\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Life Expectancy Down in Recent Years After Increasing for Decades<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLife expectancy in the United States has fallen since 2014 after six decades of increasing \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcaredive.com\/news\/us-life-expectancy-down-in-recent-years-after-increasing-for-decades\/568038\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pointing to the need<\/a> for more social determinants of health efforts such as access to transportation, stable housing and safe neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to maximize your data for the best performance outcomes!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/HealthDataConfidence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take the DCI Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\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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