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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

WEDI Federal Update 2.24.25

March 5, 2025

Executive Order Signed Establishing Make America Healthy Again Commission. The Commission, chaired by newly confirmed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is tasked with investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases. The Executive Order requires that, within 100 days, the Commission is to…

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Episode 191- Reshaping the Future of Brain Health. John Showalter, Linus Health

February 28, 2025

Knowledge Center Michael chats with John Showalter, Chief Strategy Officer of Linus Health, a digital health company focusing on brain health. The two talk about the current state of early detection and management of cognitive disorders, barriers in traditional assessments and interoperability and how AI and innovation is enhancing assessments and improving patient outcomes. Save…

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WEDI Federal Update 2.17.24

February 21, 2025

Senate Votes to Approve RFK Nomination for HHS Secretary. The full Senate voted 52-48 primarily along party lines to advance President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the lone Republican to vote no. CAQH Releases 2024 Index Report. CAQH…

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WEDI Federal Update 2.10.25

February 21, 2025

Senate Committees Votes to Move RFK Nomination Forward for Full Senate Vote. The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines to advance President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Senate Finance Committee held a confirmation hearing on Jan. 29. View the…

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Episode 190- Leveraging Data to Provide Better Care- Dr. Hamad Husainy, PointClickCare

February 21, 2025

Knowledge Center Michael welcomes Dr. Hamad Husainy, Chief Medical Officer with PointClickCare, an EHR software vendor that specializes in providing technological solutions for the senior care industry. The two discuss how interoperability continues to improve care coordination, how regulations and technology has helped improve data interoperability, and how AI will usher in even more data…

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Episode 189: Electronic Health Records: An Integral Partner in Health Care Accessibility, Prerana Laddha, Epic

February 14, 2025

Knowledge Center From WEDI’s recently concluded Winter Forum on Health Accessibility, Janice Karin (Massachusetts Health Data Consortium and WEDI Health Equity Workgroup Co-Chair) chats with Prerana Laddha, Director of Population Health with Epic. Prerana offers her insight on EHR’s role in advancing health equity, data challenges EHRs face, interoperability and the emergence of artificial intelligence…

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