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 Celebrates Black History Month
Throughout February we have honored Black health care heroes and we hope you enjoy this compilation of inspiring leaders. We will continue to celebrate Black History, but we must also remember that there are long standing differences in health outcomes for Black people in the U.S., which reflect structural and systematic inequities rooted…
Read MorePodcast Episode 91: Engaging the Patient with the Hospital Room of the Future. A Conversation with pCare CEO Dave Bennett
Michael sits in for Matthew and welcomes Dave Bennett, CEO of pCare, a leading provider of patient engagement solutions for health systems across the country. The two discuss the changing tone and climate of patient experiences and how Dave and pCare have leveraged technology and innovation to develop a truly remarkable hospital room…
Read MorePodcast Episode 90: Playing with FHIR! A Conversation with HL7’s Dr. Charles Jaffe and Diego Kaminker
Matthew welcomes HL7 CEO Dr. Charles Jaffe and Deputy Standards Chief Implementation Officer Diego Kaminker. With FHIR seemingly on the lips of every health IT professional, Matthew asks the two about FHIR’s history, its multiple accelerators and how the standard is looking to be the key to unlocking data exchange for healthcare throughout…
Read MoreWhy WEDI, with Gheisha-Ly Rosario Diaz, RCM HealthCare Standards Compliance Program Administrator at Labcorp
“Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Gheisha-Ly Rosario Diaz from LabCorp. Giesha is also on the WEDI Board of Directors. What do you think the biggest challenge in healthcare is right now? I think one of the biggest challenges that…
Read MoreEmerging Technology Meeting: FHIR End-Point Lessons Learned
With the recent final and proposed regulations addressing interoperability and prior authorization, understanding the challenges of setting up a successful FHIR server is critical. The Emerging Technology February session focuses on lessons learned from United Healthcare’s Lukasz Nosol. Lukasz shares experiences of creating multiple application FHIR end-points. Slide Deck
Read MorePodcast Episode 89: The Boom (or Zoom) of Telehealth. A Conversation with Ron Emerson Zoom Global Healthcare Lead
Michael speaks with Ron Emerson, Global Healthcare Lead at Zoom. Recognized as a thought leader in Telehealth, Ron has more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry having worked on a number of Telemedicine programs in nearly 50 countries. The two discuss Zoom being in the healthcare arena and the future of…
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