Data sharing

The nation needs to develop a digital infrastructure that is interoperable between healthcare and social care organizations.

Humana is collaborating with electronic health records vendor Epic as both entities seek to bring together patients, providers and insurers to advance value-based care.

Health plans now gather and report data for quality reporting, claims reporting and to conduct risk adjustment analysis, but typically these various data collections occur separately, are sometimes duplicative and are uncoordinated, say Deloitte experts. But that will soon all change.

A majority of workers need access to company data and documents on mobile devices today, but many can't retrieve the documents and information they need remotely.

California and others have passed consumer privacy laws, and lawmakers in Congress are beginning to address the issue. Here's an overview of the players and the proposals.

Three healthcare plans in Tennessee have joined an effort to improve the accuracy of provider data submitted to insurers.

The National Institutes of Health and Fitbit are encouraging users of the activity technology to supply data to find linkages between health and personal activity data

A majority of organizations cite problems dealing with the complex personnel, process and technology changes needed to modernize IT operations and enhance their ability to support business needs.

BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is sharing claims data via HEALTHeLINK, the region’s health information exchange, to help providers improve care.

Across the industry, carriers report that basic third-party data capabilities are common and that pilot activity is high.