Posts by Samantha Holvey
WEDI Health Equity Workgroup – How HDUs are different from HIEs
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 23, 2023 The WEDI Health Equity workgroup meeting from March 23rd with Angie Bass, Chief Strategy Officer, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation. Angie discusses how HDUs are different from HIEs and why it’s the next step towards interoperability…
Read MorePodcast Episode 94: Data Exchange Success Stories from the State Perspective. A Conversation with Minnesota’s David Haugen and Massachusetts’ Denny Brennan
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 17, 2023 In a season of “Raining Regulations” our attention turns to data exchange initiatives from the state level that sometimes occur in spite of or in absence of federal initiatives. Matthew speaks with David Haugen, Administrative…
Read MoreHealth Equity Terminology Level Setting
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 15, 2023 To focus this work so we are all “rowing in the same direction,” we need to have a mutual understanding of the terms and their definitions that make up the language of health equity. Download…
Read MoreHealthcare and technology groups support proposed interoperability and prior authorization rule
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 14, 2023 MGMA and WEDI want the CMS provisions implemented before the current proposed date of January 1, 2026. MGMA, the Medical Group Management Association and WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, both said they favor…
Read MoreWEDI Comments on CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 13, 2023 WEDI submitted comments to CMS on the NPRM entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State…
Read MorePodcast Episode 93: Lucy Up! Improving Patient Access, Affordability and Outcomes with Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 10, 2023 Matthew welcomes back Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser to the podcast to discuss the latest at Arrive Health, an industry leader in delivering real-time cost and coverage data to decision-making workflows. Kyle discusses how working…
Read MoreInitially Aggressive on Deadlines, NSA Rollout Becomes Measured
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 7, 2023 By MATTHEW ALBRIGHT If the NSA-implementing agencies could plot out and publish their plan for adopting standards, publishing regulations, and setting new compliance dates for the NSA AEOB and provider directory requirements, it would help…
Read MoreThe Weekly – March 2023
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 6, 2023 March 6th March 13th March 20th March 27th 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…
Read MoreWhy WEDI, with Denny Brennan, Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC)
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 6, 2023 “Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Denny Brennan from MHDC. Denny is also on the WEDI Board of Directors. What do you…
Read MorePodcast Episode 92: Guiding Healthcare Through Dangerous Waters. A Chat with OCR’s Tim Noonan
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 6, 2023 Michael sits down and chats with Tim Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity at HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). What are some common trends and deficiencies that OCR confronts in…
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