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As of September 2026, CMS has not announced a broad extension of the rule’s API requirements, which generally take effect January 1, 2027, although exact applicability varies by payer type and plan year. [Read More »](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/the-cms-0057-deadline-is-approaching-what-payers-need-to-know-now) 22 Sep, 2026 ###### [Vital Data Technology Achieves AMP Measure Certification for 2026, Marking Sixth Consecutive Year](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/vital-data-technology-achieves-amp-measure-cerification-for-2026-marking-sixth-consecutive-year) Vital Data Technology (VDT) is proud to announce that its Affinitē™ Quality Improvement solution has achieved NCQA certification for Align. Measure. Perform. (AMP) measures for Measurement Year 2026. This marks the sixth consecutive year that VDT has earned AMP Measure Certification, and reflects ou... [Read More »](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/vital-data-technology-achieves-amp-measure-cerification-for-2026-marking-sixth-consecutive-year) 15 Sep, 2026 ###### [From Decisions to Outcomes: Building the Agentic Health Plan](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/from-decisions-to-outcomes-building-the-agentic-health-plan) Health plans are beginning to explore agentic AI as the next step beyond traditional analytics and workflow automation. But the greatest opportunity is not simply deploying more AI tools to complete more tasks. It is creating a connected operating model in which context, decisions, and accountabilit... [Read More »](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/from-decisions-to-outcomes-building-the-agentic-health-plan) 11 Sep, 2026 ###### [Beyond Automation: The Agentic Operating Model for Health Plans](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/beyond-automation-the-agentic-operating-model-for-health-plans) Why the next phase of payer AI will be defined by decision orchestration across utilization management, care management, and payment integrity. The first wave of enterprise AI focused on individual productivity: summarizing a record, drafting a' communication, finding a document or automating a step... [Read More »](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/beyond-automation-the-agentic-operating-model-for-health-plans) 1 Sep, 2026 ###### [The Growing Use of AI Agents in Health Plan Clinical Workflows](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/the-use-of-ai-agents-in-health-plan-clinical-workflows) A practical guide to augmenting clinical teams, connecting fragmented data, and scaling responsible automation. Health plans do not need another AI experiment disconnected from the work of managing care. They need a disciplined way to embed intelligence into the moments when nurses, care managers, a... [Read More »](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/the-use-of-ai-agents-in-health-plan-clinical-workflows) 25 Aug, 2026 ###### [Beyond Predictive Analytics: Why Health Plans Need an Operating Model for AI](https://insights.vitaldatatechnology.com/beyond-predictive-analytics-why-health-plans-need-an-operating-model-for-ai) A member is discharged from the hospital. Within the health plan, that single event may affect care management, utilization management, pharmacy, quality, risk, and member outreach. Yet in many organizations, each function still responds through its own reports, work queues, priorities, and timeline... 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