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WEDI Applauds Rescinding of Health Plan Identifier (HPID) by CMS
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health November 6, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 6, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange, today applauded the…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health October 31, 2019 Advisor to HHS calls for continued push for efficient and effective sharing of billing and clinical data in order to achieve administrative simplification Earlier this month, the Journal of the…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: October 2019
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health October 31, 2019 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the October Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health October 31, 2019 Earlier this month, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article on Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings. In response to…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health October 29, 2019 Advisor to HHS calls for continued push for efficient and effective sharing of billing and clinical data in order to achieve administrative simplification WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 29, 2019 —…
Read MoreWEDI Releases Industry White Paper, “Understanding the Models and Definitions of Encounters”
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health October 10, 2019 Document outlines models and definitions of health care encounter transactions and provides clarification for future work addressing the health care industry’s needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 10, 2019— WEDI, the…
Read MoreWEDI is Proud to Support National Health IT Week
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health September 18, 2019 This September 23-27, 2019, we’re celebrating a landmark occasion for using health IT as part of the overall solution to improve America’s healthcare. WEDI and others across the U.S. have…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: August 2019
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health August 29, 2019 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the August Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates…
Read MoreDoctors’ 5 Biggest Gripes About EHRs
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health August 26, 2019 Charles Stellar hears frustration from various healthcare stakeholders as president and CEO of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, a nonprofit authority on health IT. With membership from payers, physician…
Read MoreWEDI Releases Brief on Common Acknowledgement Misunderstandings
Knowledge Center Episode 224- Talking AI: Eliminating Administrative Noise and Restoring the Human Connection of Health Care. Ben Scharfe, Altera Digital Health July 30, 2019 Educational resource clarifies basic misunderstandings related to acknowledgements within HIPAA transaction exchange using the ASC X12 Version 005010 (5010) WEDI (@WEDIonline), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of…
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