WEDI in the News
Sneak Peek: Emerging Technologies Subworkgroup Meeting
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health July 15, 2021 Here is your chance to check out one of our workgroup meetings! On this Emerging Technologies SWG call, we discussed Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) that is expressed within the No…
Read MoreChiquita Brooks-LaSure confirmed to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 26, 2021 Providers and others applaud Brooks-LaSure’s work on the ACA and her advocacy on health equity issues and for the underserved. Charles Stellar, president and CEO of WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic…
Read MoreEpic’s EHR Optimization Mitigates SDOH, Promotes Care Coordination
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 26, 2021 Epic’s EHR optimization services boost care coordination and help providers address social determinants of health, according to a recent health equity presentation for WEDI’s annual conference. Use the link below to…
Read MoreTripathi: Let’s Do Great Things With EHR Systems, Interoperability
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 20, 2021 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is maintaining its focus on information blocking, interoperability, and coordination between federal agencies, according to Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health…
Read MoreHelp ONC Define Health Interoperability Outcomes for the Next Decade
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 20, 2021 What health interoperability outcomes would you like to see before/by 2030? ONC is looking for your input for “Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030” which we kicked off last week. You can submit…
Read MoreProviders supportive of push to overhaul HIPAA, but air serious concerns about data privacy, timing
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 11, 2021 IT vendors were split on shortening the window, with HIMSS calling 15 days a “reasonable measure of timeliness” for a request. But CHIME commented the reduction “will not always be feasible…
Read MoreONC: Information Blocking Opens Doors for Interoperability
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health April 29, 2021 ONC’s Micky Tripathi led a recent information blocking event hosted by WEDI, to give healthcare stakeholders his thoughts on the present and future of the information blocking regulations. Read the full…
Read MoreRead the WEDI statement congratulating Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th HHS Secretary
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health March 19, 2021 WEDI, as the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve health care information exchange, extends our congratulations to Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th Secretary of the U.S.…
Read MoreRoot of Some Health Disparities May be Buried in Technology
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health March 3, 2021 As the coronavirus pandemic revealed significant disparities in health equity, executives at the University of California San Francisco turned to an interesting place to address this issue: technology. And what they…
Read MoreUsing data to improve communities’ well-being
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health February 26, 2021 The work of advancing health equity isn’t new – but more seamless data sharing has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities in care. Panelists…
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