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
Emerging Tech SWG Meeting – Featuring Amy Berk MSN, RN, Director, Population Health from Microsoft
Knowledge Center Amy Berk MSN, RN, Director, Population Health from Microsoft joined us to present unique services that cloud providers offer including those that provide stronger reliability, scalability, recovery, security, and health care specific services such as FHIR, and other innovative capabilities to accelerate integrated, collaborative and insightful care delivery. Following her presentation, we discussed…
Read MorePodcast Episode 77: Dissecting the Recent American Medical Association Prior Authorization Survey
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes Heather McComas, Director, Administrative Simplification Initiatives and Tyler Scheid, Senior Policy Analyst with the American Medical Association to discuss findings from the AMA’s recent prior authorization survey. Heather and Tyler address the AMA’s advocacy on AMA, the survey results and more. Helpful links: Prior Authorization and Utilization Management Principles: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/principles-with-signatory-page-for-slsc.pdf Consensus…
Read MoreProtecting Half the Sky
Knowledge Center Written by Samantha Holvey, MHL, Director, Workgroups & Communication Updated 7/8/22 Back in 2009 when I was thinking about going to grad school but wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to study, I read “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” and my world was changed. Deeply moved by the…
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WEDI Submits Letter to HHS on No Surprises Act
Knowledge Center The No Surprises Act, signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, was an important step toward increased transparency and removing a significant financial challenge for patients. WEDI has identified an important data exchange issue, the convening provider/facility requirement, that should be expeditiously addressed by the Department of Health…
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