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2021 WEDI Annual Report
2021 WEDI Annual Report February 4, 2022 WEDI was formed in 1991 by then-Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dr. Louis Sullivan to be a national, multi-stakeholder organization to serve as a voice for the health care industry to improve health information exchange to enhance the quality of care and reduce costs…
Read MoreMillennial Medicine
Millennial Medicine February 2, 2022 Written by Samantha Holvey As an elder millennial I can speak from personal experiences, challenges, and the desires of my peers when it comes to our health care and the future of health care as we see it. We are the first generation that grew up with easy…
Read MoreUnified Agenda Provides Glimpse into Potential Federal Government Regulations in 2022
Unified Agenda Provides Glimpse into Potential Federal Government Regulations in 2022 December 16, 2021 Written by Robert Tennant, Vice President Federal Affairs The Fall 2021 Unified Agenda is a document released by the federal government outlining, by department and agency, future regulatory action. While the government is not bound by this document, and…
Read MoreStaging the Data Exchange Provisions of the No Surprises Act: One Pathway to Success
Staging the Data Exchange Provisions of the No Surprises Act: One Pathway to Success December 9, 2021 Written by Robert Tennant, Vice President Federal Affairs In submitting our comments in response to the Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFR) entitled, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II,” WEDI reiterated support for the intent…
Read MoreNo Surprises Act National Summit
No Surprises Act National Summit November 17, 2021 WEDI convened industry stakeholders to discuss the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) requirements of the 2020 No Surprises Act. The goal for the Summit was to not only identify challenges, but develop consensus recommendations on how best to implement the…
Read MorePodcast Milestone – 5000+ Downloads!
Podcast Milestone – 5000+ Downloads! November 12, 2021 Written by Michael McNutt The Collective Voice of Health IT podcast was started last year to enhance WEDI’s educational outreach and tap into a popular new media format. Produced by WEDI, the podcast offers relevant conversations with health IT’s top thought leaders. Available on WEDI’s…
Read MoreHealth Literacy Month
Health Literacy Month October 21, 2021 To mark Health Literacy Month, we’re highlighting resources that can help providers better explain the services that are available to their patients through their health coverage: Review and share Coverage to Care resources, which help patients understand their health coverage and connect to primary care and the…
Read MoreThe Challenge of Health Care Literacy
The Challenge of Health Care Literacy September 28, 2021 Written by Samantha Holvey Universal health care might be out of the question for the U.S. but what about a universal ability of patients to understand the health care system? WEDI President & CEO, Charles Stellar mentioned to me that he was trying to…
Read MoreTEFCA! C-CDA to FHIR Conversion
TEFCA! C-CDA to FHIR Conversion September 9, 2021 As part of our final web event focused on TEFCA, we welcomed Rick Geimer, Chief Innovation Officer with Lantana Consulting, who covered CDA, C-CDA, and FHIR documents; discussed the relationship between C-CDA-on-FHIR and the US Core; conversion between formats; and presented a live walk-through of…
Read MoreI’ve got an app for that…. But can my doctor see it?
I’ve got an app for that…. But can my doctor see it? September 9, 2021 Written by Samantha Holvey Just about everyone can capture, carry, and transmit their electronic health information around in their pockets, but can doctors handle the additional data from wearables and smart phones? An iwatch can monitor heart rate,…
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