Posts by Samantha Holvey

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability March 13, 2018 The purpose of this white paper is to provide information on the various modes of delivering patient care using telehealth services and technology, including virtual encounters, remote patient monitoring, wearable devices, and integrated care management. Telehealth Modalities Back…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability November 17, 2017 This whitepaper is intended as a resource to aid the transition from the current, largely manual exchange of health care attachments to a more efficient, electronic process. This white paper is a resource document for implementers to use…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability February 8, 2017 This issue brief summarizes cybersecurity topics that were discussed at multi‐ stakeholder cybersecurity roundtables convened in November, 2015 and April, 2016 by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI). In follow‐up to a primer published on the anatomy…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability December 21, 2016 The purpose of this issue brief is to provide introductory information on codes for telehealth services, development of codes for telehealth services, and challenges with telehealth coding. Introduction to Telehealth Codes Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments &…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability October 21, 2016 Section I (Conventions) of the 2017 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting includes a new guideline number 19 titled “Code assignment and Clinical Criteria”. This guideline states “The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability August 23, 2016 The opportunities for improved efficiency and cost-savings associated with industry adoption of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) transaction are well established. However, despite having a national standard and supporting operating rules, ACH EFT is…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability August 23, 2016 Genomic medicine offers the potential to greatly improve medical practice by tailoring the preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic care available to each patient. However, this potential depends on high-quality data that can be readily accessed and applied in the…

Knowledge Center Episode 233- Inside TEFCA: QHIN Leaders on the State of Nationwide Interoperability July 19, 2016 The purpose of this issue brief is to provide a baseline understanding of innovative encounters and telehealth in today’s health care system. A WEDI definition of telehealth will be established. An overview will be provided about the delivery…