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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
Epic’s EHR Optimization Mitigates SDOH, Promotes Care Coordination
Knowledge Center Epic’s EHR optimization services boost care coordination and help providers address social determinants of health, according to a recent health equity presentation for WEDI’s annual conference. Use the link below to read the full article.
Read MoreWEDI Statement on Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Confirmation as CMS Administrator
Knowledge Center “WEDI congratulates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for her confirmation as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Administrator Brooks-LaSure is now in a position to lead the nation’s COVID-19 relief efforts and reform of the Medicare and Medicaid programs to better address the needs of beneficiaries and the underserved. WEDI is at…
Read MorePodcast Episode 37: Interoperability & Transparency, Power to the Patients with Stanley Nachimson of Nachimson Advisors
Knowledge Center Matthew has a fantastic discussion with Stanley Nachimson, Principal of Nachimson Advisors and a veteran of health technology for over 30 years. Stanley is the author of the authoritative paper on the cost of ICD-10 for physician practices and is an active member of electronic transaction bodies including HIMSS, WEDI, and X12. Matthew…
Read MoreTripathi: Let’s Do Great Things With EHR Systems, Interoperability
Knowledge Center The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is maintaining its focus on information blocking, interoperability, and coordination between federal agencies, according to Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT. “We built this foundation of EHR systems and we are now able to pause and ask the question ‘what is it…
Read MoreNew ONC Standards Bulletin Issue Available!
Knowledge Center The ONC Standards Bulletin is a periodically published communication for healthcare stakeholders that includes updates about ONC health IT standards initiatives. It is part of an ongoing effort to communicate, coordinate, and promote the adoption and use of interoperability standards to facilitate the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. This issue focuses on health IT’s ability to capture a patient’s race and ethnicity using…
Read MoreHelp ONC Define Health Interoperability Outcomes for the Next Decade
Knowledge Center What health interoperability outcomes would you like to see before/by 2030? ONC is looking for your input for “Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030” which we kicked off last week. You can submit your interoperability outcomes by July 30, 2021 by visiting HealthIT.gov or sharing on Twitter using #HealthInterop2030.
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