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Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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 regulations…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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 of the legislation-ensuring patients…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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…

Knowledge Center Episode 260- Beyond the Billing Code: Capturing the Clinical Picture 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, other devices…