Posts by Samantha Holvey
WEDI Celebrates Patient ID Week
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F May 4, 2023 New Toolkit Promotes Standardized Approach to Patient Matching Written by Article by Robert Tennant, VP Federal Affairs, WEDI Along with many health care organizations, WEDI celebrates May 8 – 12, 2023 as Patient ID Week. The lack of a national, standardized approach…
Read MoreThe Weekly – May 2023
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F May 1, 2023 May 1st May 8th May 15th May 22nd May 30th Become a WEDI Member 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…
Read MorePodcast Episode 100: Celebrating our 100th episode with Former HHS Secretary (And WEDI Founder) Dr Louis Sullivan
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 28, 2023 To commemorate our 100th episode, WEDI welcomes our founder, former HHS Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan. 30 years ago, Dr. Sullivan founded WEDI in an effort to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of health care data exchange. After 3 decades, we ask…
Read MoreNational Minority Health Month: Advancements and Opportunities for SDoH Data
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 26, 2023 Written by Samantha Holvey, Director of Workgroups & Communication National Minority Health Month is observed every April to raise awareness regarding health disparities that exist among different racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Read MoreHBMA: Collaboration & Cooperation
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 26, 2023 Featured Article by Robert Tennant, VP Federal Affairs, WEDI For nearly 30 years, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has been an instrumental force in igniting public-private partnerships to empower meaningful changes in the American healthcare system. The Biden Administration has…
Read MoreWEDI Quick Hits: Digital Identity
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 25, 2023 Enjoy this 10min overview of digital identities in health care from special guest John Kelly. John is a healthcare CIO and eBusiness executive with extensive experience across healthcare enterprises and integrated delivery systems. Expertise and innovations in payer / provider collaborations and…
Read MoreFact Sheet: Medicare Telehealth Changes After the PHE
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 24, 2023 Since the public health emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a series of waivers and flexibilities for telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries. Some of these waivers and flexibilities were…
Read MorePodcast Episode 99: No More Binders!!! Digitizing Patient Data and Improving the Patient Experience with Chronically Simple’s Kristy Dickinson
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 21, 2023 Michael spends some time with Kristy Dickinson, founder of Chronically Simple, a health care app that hopes to end the fragmented healthcare experience and allows patients and caregivers to proactively manage their health data. Learn more about Chronically Simple on the app…
Read MoreWEDI Submits Comments to CMS on Attachments NPRM
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 21, 2023 WEDI submitted comments in response to the CMS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled “Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures, and Modification to Referral Certification and Authorization Transaction Standard.” Download Comment Letter Back to Knowledge Center…
Read MoreRethinking Prior Authorization with AI, presented by Banjo Health
Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 21, 2023 Banjo Health’s Head of Data Science, Shannon Fee and Head of Product, Vanessa Cheng showcasing how they are using artificial intelligence to dramatically reduce the time it takes to process prior authorization requests. With their innovative approach, health insurers can respond to…
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