{"id":39123,"date":"2025-01-27T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/?p=39123"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:24:07","slug":"health-data-news-roundup-234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imatsolutions.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/health-data-news-roundup-234\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Data News Roundup: Building the Health Tech Infrastructure; Digital Tools and Payer Care Management; and AI Erodes Physician Autonomy"},"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:\/\/www.wolterskluwer.com\/en\/expert-insights\/what-2025-bring-payers-care-management-teams-transform-trends-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wolters Kluwer: What 2025 Will Bring to a Payer\u2019s Care Management Teams<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nFor health payers, Care management in 2025 will thrive with digital tools, collaboration, and personalized strategies to enhance outcomes, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolterskluwer.com\/en\/expert-insights\/what-2025-bring-payers-care-management-teams-transform-trends-success\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolter\u2019s Kluwer analysis<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/its-time-to-build-healthtech-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>It\u2019s Time to Build: Health Tech Infrastructure<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAccording to <a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/its-time-to-build-healthtech-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andreesen Horowitz<\/a>, it\u2019s time to build a health tech infrastructure, which refers to the utilities and systems-of-record that underpin all of the core operational transactions, financial transactions, data exchange, and interoperability actions that occur across the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcinnovationgroup.com\/interoperability-hie\/trusted-exchange-framework-and-common-agreement-tefca\/news\/55261502\/eclinicalworks-joins-growing-list-of-tefca-qhins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>eClinicalWorks Joins Growing List of TEFCA QHINs<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAmbulatory EHR vendor eClinicalWorks has been designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcinnovationgroup.com\/interoperability-hie\/trusted-exchange-framework-and-common-agreement-tefca\/news\/55261502\/eclinicalworks-joins-growing-list-of-tefca-qhins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthcare Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/healthcarepayers\/news\/366618197\/CMS-releases-final-ACA-marketplace-payment-notice-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CMS Releases Final ACA Marketplace Payment Notice for 2026<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCMS has released the 2026 ACA marketplace parameters, touching on enrollment, plan choice, transparency, the HHS risk adjustment program and more, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/healthcarepayers\/news\/366618197\/CMS-releases-final-ACA-marketplace-payment-notice-for-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Payer Intelligence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckerspayer.com\/payer\/why-arent-medicare-advantage-enrollees-using-supplemental-benefits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Medicare Advantage enrollees Are Not Using Supplemental Benefits<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThough Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are more likely to have coverage of vision, dental and hearing services, they are not more likely to use these services than their peers in traditional Medicare, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beckerspayer.com\/payer\/why-arent-medicare-advantage-enrollees-using-supplemental-benefits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JAMA Network Open study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthem.com\/press\/indiana-university-health-plans-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Parent Company Completes Acquisition of Indiana University Health Plans<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield parent company announced today the closing of its acquisition of Indiana University Health Plans, a managed care organization created by Indiana University Health, according to a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthem.com\/press\/indiana-university-health-plans-acquisition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthem press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/spencerdorn\/2025\/01\/17\/ai-threatens-to-further-erode-physician-autonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AI Threatens to Further Erode Physician Autonomy<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nOver the past several decades, various forces have eroded physician autonomy, leaving many dissatisfied and burned out, and artificial intelligence will likely further this trend, according to this recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/spencerdorn\/2025\/01\/17\/ai-threatens-to-further-erode-physician-autonomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes Op-Ed<\/a>. <\/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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