{"id":20468,"date":"2022-06-27T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=20468"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:52:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:52:00","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/health-data-news-roundup-105\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: Anthem and Elevance Health; ACA and the Patient Experience; and ACAP Shares Health Equity Goals"},"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><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/anthem-subsidiary-brands-aim-to-boost-member-care-unify-health-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anthem Subsidiary Brands Aim to Boost Member Care, Unify Health Plans<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAhead of its rebranding to Elevance Health, Anthem <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/anthem-subsidiary-brands-aim-to-boost-member-care-unify-health-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has announced<\/a> two subsidiary brands that aim to improve member care through technology services and unite its public and private health plans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/affordable-care-act-impacted-patient-experience-not-utilization-cost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Affordable Care Act Impacted Patient Experience, Not Utilization, Cost<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe implementation of the Affordable Care Act coincided with some improvements in patient experience and access to care for low-income enrollees, but did not significantly impact their care utilization or costs of care, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/affordable-care-act-impacted-patient-experience-not-utilization-cost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/trust-in-health-it-leadership-key-to-provider-ehr-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Trust in Health IT Leadership Key to Provider EHR Experience<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTrust in organizational health IT leadership has a significant impact on providers\u2019 overall EHR experience, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/trust-in-health-it-leadership-key-to-provider-ehr-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLAS Arch Collaborative report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/health-tech\/unitedhealth-unit-buyout-deal-pick-uk-health-tech-firm-15b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UnitedHealth to Acquire UK Health Tech Company EMIS for $1.5B<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nA UnitedHealth Group unit plans to acquire EMIS Group in an all-cash deal that values the U.K. health technology company at about 1.24 billion pounds sterling, or $1.5 billion, the companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/health-tech\/unitedhealth-unit-buyout-deal-pick-uk-health-tech-firm-15b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently announced<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/acap-shares-health-equity-goals-for-safety-net-health-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ACAP Shares Health Equity Goals for Safety Net Health Plans<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCommunity health plans and safety net health plans have a crucial role to play in advancing health equity, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/acap-shares-health-equity-goals-for-safety-net-health-plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report<\/a> from the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/how-fhir-apis-can-support-genomic-data-sharing-for-research-patient-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How FHIR APIs Can Support Genomic Data Sharing for Research, Patient Care<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nPhase four of ONC\u2019s Sync for Genes program <a href=\"https:\/\/ehrintelligence.com\/news\/how-fhir-apis-can-support-genomic-data-sharing-for-research-patient-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed<\/a> that Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) application programming interfaces (APIs) can support genomic data sharing for clinical and research use cases.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/cvs-health-expands-free-screening-program-to-advance-health-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CVS Health Expands Free Screening Program To Advance Health Equity<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCVS Health <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpayerintelligence.com\/news\/cvs-health-expands-free-screening-program-to-advance-health-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will cover<\/a> community-based screening programs in two cities in an effort to prevent and detect chronic diseases and advance health equity.<\/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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