{"id":23592,"date":"2023-09-11T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=23592"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:41:03","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/health-data-news-roundup-166\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: Time for MSSP ACOs to Prepare for APP Quality Measures Reporting Deadline; Star Ratings Impact on Healthcare Payers; and Cigna Launches International Plan"},"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 Shared Savings Program Continues to Deliver High-Quality Care and Savings<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe CMS Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) continues to drive high-quality care, and now\u2019s the time<\/a> for MSSP ACOs to prepare for the 2025 deadline for APP quality measures reporting. <\/p>\n

How Quality Measures, Star Ratings Impact Healthcare Payers<\/strong><\/a>
\nHigh performance on standardized quality measures like HEDIS and Medicare Advantage Star Ratings help consumers determine<\/a> how to choose between healthcare payers, and IMAT Solutions can help payers boost<\/a> their Star Ratings.<\/p>\n

OIG Strengthens Oversight Strategy for Managed Care Organizations<\/strong><\/a>
\nManaged care organizations (MCOs) require the same kind of oversight that fee-for-service programs receive from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), so OIG released<\/a> a four-phase life cycle to align its oversight efforts.<\/p>\n

An Overview of the CMS AHEAD Model for Health Equity Advancement<\/strong><\/a>
\nParticipating states could receive as much as $12 million through the CMS AHEAD model to align various payers on health equity goals, according to this recent Health Payers Intelligence<\/em><\/a> article. <\/p>\n

Medicare Advantage Plans and Traditional Medicare Plans Differ on Spending<\/strong><\/a>
\nMedicare Advantage plans generally spend less per enrollee than traditional Medicare plans, but these differences vary widely by condition, a study published<\/a> in the September issue of Health Affairs found. <\/p>\n

Cigna Launching New International Plan for Older Adults<\/strong><\/a>
\nCigna recently announced the launch<\/a> of a new, customized health benefits plan aimed at supporting the health and vitality of globally mobile people aged 60 and older.<\/p>\n

How Will Generative AI Change the Role of Clinicians In the Next 10 Years?<\/strong><\/a>
\nA new report<\/a> predicts that Generative AI tools will increasingly streamline many aspects of a clinician\u2019s day in the next five to 10 years \u2014 and that this is particularly true for tools that can automate diagnoses and respond to patients\u2019 questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"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. Medicare Shared Savings Program Continues to Deliver High-Quality Care…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[265],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23592"}],"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=23592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23594,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23592\/revisions\/23594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}