Posts by Dave Anderson
Root of Some Health Disparities May be Buried in Technology
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution March 3, 2021 As the coronavirus pandemic revealed significant disparities in health equity, executives at the University of California San Francisco turned to an interesting place to address this issue: technology. And what they discovered was fascinating. Bias…
Read MoreUsing data to improve communities’ well-being
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution February 26, 2021 The work of advancing health equity isn’t new – but more seamless data sharing has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest…
Read MoreData sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution February 25, 2021 Data sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities and achieving health equity in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest for Health Equity event recently noted…
Read MoreDigital health literacy as a social determinant of health
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution February 23, 2021 The release of final rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT regarding the 21st Century Cures Act have shined a renewed spotlight on patients’ ability to take control of their own health data.…
Read MoreWEDI Appoints Robert Tennant as Vice President, Federal Affairs
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution Expansion of executive team to bolster work on regulatory and legislative matters with a focus on health information technology (HIT) WASHINGTON, D.C. — February 16, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health…
Read MoreWEDI Announces Agenda for “The Quest for Health Equity”
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution Virtual event to explore data inoperability in solving health inequalities in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 13, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information…
Read MoreWEDI Provides Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization and Attachments
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution HHS advisor offers leadership and support for proposed rule that expands upon the 2020 CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule WASHINGTON, DC — January 11, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of…
Read MoreWEDI Announces New 2021 Board of Directors
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution Broad range of perspectives comprised of payers, providers, government regulators and industry vendors lead HHS advisor’s governing body WASHINGTON, D.C. — November 24, 2020 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to…
Read MoreThree Reasons Tougher FTC Breach Notification Rules Make Sense
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution October 26, 2020 By: Charles Stellar, WEDI CEO Much can change in a decade, which is why the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this year put out a request for comments regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule. Not many…
Read MoreIs HIPAA Obsolete?
Knowledge Center Episode 172: From Paper to Pixels: A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution September 18, 2020 By: Jay Eisenstock, WEDI Board Chair In 2003, the health care industry scrambled to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. This rule is composed of regulations for the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information…
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