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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.<\/em><\/p>\n

COVID-19 Spotlights 3 Payer Telehealth Expansion Challenges<\/a><\/strong>
\nPayer telehealth strategies face the challenges<\/a> of determining coverage for new and different sites of care and technologies as well as state and federal regulatory boundaries.<\/p>\n

CMS Proposed Rule Redefines Payer Value-Based Payment Negotiations<\/a><\/strong>
\nCMS has proposed a rule<\/a> that allows payers to adopt new value-based payment models for gene therapies.<\/p>\n

How To Scale A Telehealth Strategy: Pilots, Providers, and Payment<\/a><\/strong>
\nBlue Shield of California\u2019s Health Reimagined initiative models a new way for payers to scale a telehealth strategy.<\/p>\n

BCBS Deal Collaborates to Gather Population Health Data<\/a><\/strong>
\nBlue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBRI) is collaborating<\/a> with behavioral healthcare provider partners to gather and leverage population health data.<\/p>\n

High Deductible Health Plans Create Cost-Related Barriers to Care<\/a><\/strong>
\nHigh deductible health plans pose a barrier to care by increasing costs for patients and causing scheduling and financial turbulence for providers, according<\/a> to a survey of providers conducted by the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n

What is a National Patient Identifier and Why is It Important?<\/a><\/strong>
\nPatient matching has been a hot button issue<\/a> for over two decades and the National Patient Identifier could be the final answer.<\/p>\n

Enhancing Disease Reporting Through Health Information Exchange<\/a><\/strong>
\nUsing a health information exchange (HIE) to pre-populate case reporting forms into a provider\u2019s workflow, can increase disease reporting rates and thoroughness of information, according<\/a> to a new study.<\/p>\n

NE Health Information Exchange to Implement SDOH Data<\/a><\/strong>
\nNebraska Health Information Initiative (NEHII), Nebraska\u2019s statewide health information exchange (HIE), announced<\/a> it is implementing behavioral health data, such as social determinants of health (SDOH), into its HIE.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on the opportunity to maximize your data for the best performance outcomes!
\nTake the DCI Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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