Knowledge Center
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.
We strive to make the approval process of our work products as transparent as possible. White papers, issue briefs and surveys must be approved by the Peer Review Committee. Workgroup charters, new workgroups and co-chairs must be approved by the Work Group Leadership Committee. Comment letters and WEDI policies must be approved by the Policy Committee.
Resources
WEDI Connection: October Newsletter
Knowledge Center To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit October Newsletter.
Read MoreWEDI-Con 2017
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (@WEDIonline), a nonprofit organization focused on the use of health IT to improve healthcare information exchange, enhance quality of care, improve efficiency and reducing costs, will hold its annual conference, WEDI-Con 2017, this December 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va. During the three-day event, payers,…
Read MoreFirst Look: WEDI Announces Agenda for WEDI-Con 2017 to Focus on Future of Health IT
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a trusted advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), today announced the agenda for WEDI-Con 2017, where hundreds of thought leaders in healthcare information technology…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: September Newsletter
Knowledge Center To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit September Newsletter.
Read MoreEFT Flaws, Paper Enrollment Key Electronic Claims Management Issues
Knowledge Center Electronic claims management adoption continues to face challenges related to healthcare Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), a new Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) white paper explained. Despite the development of healthcare EFT standards by HHS, providers and payers have been slow to adopt electronic claims management processes. EFT implementation only increased…
Read MoreHIPAA compliance, payment recoupment concerns inhibit electronic payment adoption
Knowledge Center HIPAA noncompliance among payers and concerns about overpayment recovery among providers are among the issues identified by a national health IT workgroup that has limited the adoption of electronic payments designed to streamline administrative tasks. Greater collaboration between payers, providers and vendors to sort through those technical and administrative barriers would ensure more…
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