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
Agencies release a final rule for No Surprises Act
Knowledge Center The update includes guidance on how entities conducting independent reviews of disputes about charges can resolve differences. Three federal agencies have released a final rule updating several key provisions of the No Surprises Act. The No Surprises Act establishes patient protections against surprise medical bills and includes several transparency provisions. The updated final rule, jointly…
Read MoreAvoid Surprises by Staying Abreast of Surprise Billing
Knowledge Center CMS regulations and accompanying surprise billing updates are changing faster than revenue cycle leaders can keep up. Read the Article
Read MoreEmerging Tech Meeting: Synaptic Health Alliance & Blockchain
Knowledge Center Guest speaker: Kyle Culver, Director, Emerging Technologies, Humana & Co-founder of the Synaptic Health Alliance, an alliance of health leaders working to solve our industry’s toughest problems through blockchain technology. Kyle presents an overview of Synaptic Health Alliance and discusses how to use blockchain technology collaboratively to facilitate provider data exchange. He also…
Read MoreWEDI submits letter to CMS on virtual credit card concerns
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is warning that the use of virtual credit cards by healthcare payers to make payments to providers, while mitigating some fraud issues, can cause problems for providers that are out of a plan’s network or use alternative ways to settle claims. Read the Article
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