Posts by Dave Anderson
HIPAA compliance, payment recoupment concerns inhibit electronic payment adoption
Knowledge Center HIPAA compliance, payment recoupment concerns inhibit electronic payment adoption September 19, 2017 HIPAA noncompliance among payers and concerns about overpayment recovery among providers are among the issues identified by a national health IT workgroup that has limited the adoption of electronic payments designed to streamline administrative tasks. Greater collaboration between payers, providers and…
Read MoreWEDI Issues White Paper Addressing Barriers Impacting Industry Adoption of ERA and EFT Transactions
Knowledge Center WEDI Issues White Paper Addressing Barriers Impacting Industry Adoption of ERA and EFT Transactions September 19, 2017 Document offers guidance on reducing or eliminating challenges and increasing adoption of HIPAA approved electronic transactions RESTON, Va. — September 19, 2017 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of…
Read More17% of Practices Pay Fees for Electronic Healthcare Payments
Knowledge Center 17% of Practices Pay Fees for Electronic Healthcare Payments September 13, 2017 Approximately 17 percent of physician practices are forced to pay a fee for receiving electronic healthcare payments from their payers, with fees ranging between 2 and 5 percent of the total reimbursement, a recent MGMA poll of over 900 medical practice executives showed.…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: August 2017
Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: August 2017 August 30, 2017 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit August 2017 Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates Videos WEDI Blog WEDI in the News WEDI Newsletters WEDI Papers & Fact Sheets Recent Posts WEDI…
Read MoreThe Time Is Ripe for Prior Authorization Reform
Knowledge Center The Time Is Ripe for Prior Authorization Reform August 24, 2017 The following feature article appeared as the lead story in the August issue of Population Health News: Ask any physician about the biggest time waster in their practice, and they likely would say prior authorization (PA). Three-quarters of 1,000 practicing physicians surveyed by…
Read MoreONC Head Dr. Donald Rucker Addresses Interoperability and Burden of Usability During WEDI Summer Forum Keynote
Knowledge Center ONC Head Dr. Donald Rucker Addresses Interoperability and Burden of Usability During WEDI Summer Forum Keynote August 23, 2017 Additional keynote featured Madhu Annadata of CMS on the agency’s growing relationships and communications efforts with the industry’s major players RESTON, Va. — August 23, 2017 — Earlier this month, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI),…
Read MoreA Look Inside WEDI and its Collaboration with the Health IT Industry
Knowledge Center A Look Inside WEDI and its Collaboration with the Health IT Industry August 14, 2017 Every healthcare encounter is a collaboration: between patient and provider, physician and lab tech, patient and support staff. Each participant in the healthcare spectrum plays a vital role that supports quality outcomes. The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange…
Read MoreAsk The Thought Leader: What is The Future Of Cloud Data Integration?
Knowledge Center Ask The Thought Leader: What is The Future Of Cloud Data Integration? July 14, 2017 Chris Apgar, CEO & President of Apgar & Associates, LLC is co-chair of the WEDI Regional Affiliates Workgroup and the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Workgroup. Cloud computing has come a long way in recent years. More importantly, consumers…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: July 2017 Newsletter
Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: July 2017 Newsletter July 11, 2017 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit July 2017 Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates Videos WEDI Blog WEDI in the News WEDI Newsletters WEDI Papers & Fact Sheets Recent…
Read MoreONC Head Donald Rucker to Headline WEDI Forum Addressing Critical Healthcare Challenges
Knowledge Center ONC Head Donald Rucker to Headline WEDI Forum Addressing Critical Healthcare Challenges July 3, 2017 August 1-2 event will bring healthcare leaders together to address prior authorization and other administrative inefficiencies The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) (@WEDIonline), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies…
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