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.
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Resources
Ep 160: Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for Health Care. A Chat with WEDI’s Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs
The threat from cyberattacks is growing exponentially and health care organizations are particularly vulnerable. Michael chats with WEDI’s Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Lesley Berkeyheiser of DirectTrust and Thanh-Thien Nguyen of Kaiser Permanente on suggested actions that health care organizations big and small can adopt, customize, and implement as they seek to establish good cyber hygiene.
The top 10 list will be available soon on wedi.org
Health Equity WG: SDOH Code Systems and Screening Tools Resource
The SDOH Code Systems and Screening Tools Resource is a list of social determinants of health (SDOH) code systems and screening tools that are commonly used today for collecting and exchanging SDOH data. The intent of this resource is to raise awareness and increase use of these code systems and screening tools to improve standardization of the data.
Read MoreInteroperability Matters, a Discussion with Sequoia Project’s Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup Co-Chairs
From WEDI’s Spring 2024 conference, Sequoia’s David Pyke moderates a conversation with its Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup Co-Chairs, Robert Oakley with Evernorth and Nancy Beavin with Medica. Learn more about the workgroup here- https://sequoiaproject.org/interoperability-matters/payer-to-payer-api-workgroup/
Read MoreEpisode 158. Slow and Steady, How Health Care is Progressing Toward Value Based Care. Lynn Carroll, HSBlox
Guest host Michael Pattwell, WEDI Board Members, Co-Chair of its Payment Models Workgroup, and Principal Business Advisor with Edifecs, chats all things value based care with Lynn Carroll, Chief Operating Officer of HSBlox.
Read MoreEpisode 157: Embracing and Understanding Data & its Challenges in the Digital Health Age
Michael chats with RJ Kedziora, Co-Founder of software company Estenda about the evolution of digital health and digital therapeutics. The two discuss the advances in emerging tech, privacy and security challenges, the role of regulations and the hopes that digital health can break down those data silos that still plague us.
Read MoreFact Sheet: Claims Status Challenges and Opportunities
WEDI Claims Status SWG created a Fact Sheet discussing the challenges and opportunities in the health care claim status. Fact Sheet Claims Status Challenges and Opportunites
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