{"id":20688,"date":"2022-10-24T09:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=20688"},"modified":"2022-10-21T19:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T19:02:04","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-122","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/health-data-news-roundup-122\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: IMAT DaaS Solution Enhances Star Ratings; UPMC Digital Health Most Wired; and Health Equity and UnitedHealthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Declined for 2023<\/strong><\/a>
\nEarlier this month, CMS released its 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Star Ratings, which found an overall decline in ratings when compared to 2022. Thankfully, the IMAT Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering can help<\/a> health payers boost their overall Star Ratings.<\/p>\n

CHIME Names UPMC \u2018Digital Health Most Wired\u2019 for 24th Year<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has named<\/a> UPMC one of the nation\u2019s \u201cDigital Health Most Wired\u201d health systems for the 24th consecutive year.<\/p>\n

UHC Supports Health Equity for Disabled Members Through Program Investments<\/strong><\/a>
\nUnitedHealthcare invested<\/a> in an organization that promotes health equity for individuals with disabilities. The payer put $5 million toward The Multi-Assistance Center (MAC) at Morgan\u2019s Wonderland. <\/p>\n

BCBS Health Plan Expands Medicare Advantage Drug, Mental Health Benefits<\/strong><\/a>
\nBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) introduced<\/a> prescription drug benefits and mental healthcare benefits to its preferred provider organization (PPO) and health maintenance organization (HMO) Medicare Advantage plans.<\/p>\n

Healthcare Utilization Lower for MA Beneficiaries with Complex Care Needs<\/strong><\/a>
\nAmong Medicare beneficiaries with complex care needs, those enrolled in Medicare Advantage had lower acute healthcare utilization than traditional Medicare beneficiaries, including lower rates of hospital stays and emergency department visits, according to a new study<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Genomic Data EHR Integration Cuts Clinician Time to Order Test by 75%<\/strong><\/a>
\nEHR integration of genomic data resulted in significant time savings for clinicians, according to a study in Genetics in Medicine, according to a new study<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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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. Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Declined for 2023 Earlier this…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20691,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[221],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20688"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20688"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20690,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20688\/revisions\/20690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}