WEDI provides a full suite of resources designed to help organizations better understand and manage health IT. The Resources section provides access to WEDI’s various tools and library of health IT information.
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Resources
Easing the Pain of Prior Authorization: Operational Advice for Healthcare Providers
Knowledge Center Jay Eisenstock, Board Chair, WEDI joined Jeffrey Sullivan, CTO, J2 Global and April Todd, Senior Vice President, CORE and Explorations of CAQH for a discussion on “Easing the Pain of Prior Authorization: Operational Advice for Healthcare Providers.”
Read MoreProvider Adjustments (PLB) in the Electronic Remittance Advice (835)
Knowledge Center The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance and information on the functionality and usage of the Provider Adjustment Segment (PLB) within the electronic remittance advice (ASC X12N 835 transaction) for specific business use cases, as described in the appendices. This paper is not intended to be a primer on the 835…
Read MoreWEDI Provides Comments on CMS and ONC Implementing Final Provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act
Knowledge Center WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange and a statutory advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today issued a statement on behalf of its President and CEO, Charles Stellar. The following remarks are in response…
Read MoreWEDI Provides Comments on CMS and ONC Implementing Final Provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act
Knowledge Center WEDI commends the work undertaken to advance interoperability; pledges to ensure implementation enhances care coordination, safety, efficiency and value in a way that protects patient privacy WASHINGTON, DC — March 9, 2020 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange…
Read MorePrisoners of Paperwork: Facing up to true interoperability of healthcare data, payments
Knowledge Center During the signing ceremony for the Health Insurance Portability and Account- ability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), President Bill Clinton pointed out that the legislation provides for the development of “national standards for the electronic submission of health insurance claims that will reduce paperwork, administrative costs, and burdens for doctors and hospitals.” Fast forward…
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WEDI Comments: 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
Knowledge Center WEDI has reviewed the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) released in January 2020. Overall, we support the high-level goals and objectives identified in the Strategic Plan. WEDI has specific comments on the Strategic Plan.
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