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
Episode 199: Building a Successful Virtual-First Care Model. Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton
Knowledge Center Michael welcomes Ovatient CEO Michael Dalton. Ovatient is a virtual health company that provides a connected, meaningful, and personalized patient experience that empowers care teams with nearly real-time data. The two discuss trends in virtual care post-pandemic, lessons learned by health systems regarding virtual care delivery, and key factor for successful virtual-first care…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: Results from WEDI’s Industry Survey on Progress made on the CMS 0057-F Final Rule
Results from WEDI’s Industry Survey on Progress made on the CMS 0057-F Final Rule Robert M. Tennant WEDI Executive Director WEDI has taken on the task of tracking industry progress toward compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule, also known as CMS-0057-F, as…
Read MoreEpisode 198: Leveraging AI to Eliminate “Swivel Chair” Data Interoperability
Knowledge Center Episode 198: Leveraging AI to Eliminate “Swivel Chair” Data Interoperability Michael welcomes Brent Dover, CEO of Carta Healthcare, a healthcare technology company that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline clinical data management and abstraction. Brent discusses how AI can support clinicians with data-driven issues, security and ethical considerations with AI, and…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 4.7.25
Dr. Oz Confirmed as CMS Administrator. Mehmet Oz, MD was confirmed by the Senate as the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with a party line vote of 53-45. Dr. Oz is a television personality, physician, author, and professor emeritus of cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University. As the head of CMS, Dr.…
Read MoreWEDI in the News April 2025
Press coverage of the WEDI survey on industry progress made on the CMS Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule. Go here to access the full survey results. HIT Consultant: WEDI Survey: Industry Readiness for CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule Tech Target: Providers, payers struggle with CMS interoperability rule | TechTarget AJMC: Survey…
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WEDI sent a letter of welcome to the new CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
April 14, 2025 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on health information technology (IT), I extend my…
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