WEDI Papers & Fact Sheets

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F 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 & Letters Podcasts Press Releases…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F 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 provider’s diagnostic statement that…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F 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 significantly underutilized by the…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F 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 patient care setting. Although…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F 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 of telehealth, including who…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F April 29, 2016 The ICD-10 migration was by most accounts highly successful despite its enormity of scope and effort. Testing was an integral part of this success. Many of the lessons learned from this effort can be applied to implementation of future mandates. The information…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F March 31, 2016 As delivery system transformation, consumerization and digitalization converge together, the healthcare industry is at the crossroads to address gaps in care as a national priority. With this in mind the Louis W. Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation, in close collaboration with GE…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F March 15, 2016 The purpose of this issue brief is to provide a summary of the Report as it pertains to innovative encounters and set the stage for the work of the Innovative Encounters Workgroup. Setting the Stage for Innovative Encounters Back to Knowledge Center…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F October 4, 2015 This paper provides an overview of key issues to enable stakeholder discussion around the standards, protocols, work- flow processes and strategies that will be required to access, exchange, store and integrate genomic data, as well as the associated business, clinical, legal, technical…

Knowledge Center Episode 232- The Role of Intermediaries in CMS-0057F September 17, 2015 The purpose of this issue brief is to respond to the challenges that came to light in the 2014 survey and to assist providers and payers with the challenges of processing the 835 payment transactions, offering clarification on how EFT payments should…