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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
Podcast Episode 12: Surveying the Healthcare Landscape with Madaket CEO Eric Demers
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes recently named CEO of Madaket Health Eric Demers to the show. The two discuss Madaket’s mission to improve administrative simplification, the impact of COVID-19 on multiple levels of the industry, and how consumers and their desire to control their health information will continue to evolve and be a major factor on…
Read MorePodcast Episode 11: The Innovative State with CareJourney’s Aneesh Chopra, The Playbook for a New, More Collaborative Healthcare Industry
Knowledge Center Aneesh Chopra, President of CareJourney and the first U.S. Chief Technology Officer, serving under the Obama Administration from 2009-2012. Aneesh discusses how new technology and innovation are key to transforming the current business model, the need for a national privacy policy and how value based care has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe…
Read MoreWEDI Member Update: Privacy & Security Resources
Knowledge Center The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security are warning of “imminent and credible” threats against the U.S health sector. Malicious cyber actors are targeting the health sector with malware that can lead to ransomware. Any person or entity who is suspicious of…
Read MoreONC Announces Interim Final Rule with Comment Period
Knowledge Center WEDI applauds the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for releasing today an interim final rule extending by six months the compliance deadline for the information blocking provisions of the Cures Act final regulation. ONC is permitting public comments for sixty days and WEDI urges the agency to again…
Read MoreThree Reasons Tougher FTC Breach Notification Rules Make Sense
Knowledge Center By: Charles Stellar, WEDI CEO Much can change in a decade, which is why the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this year put out a request for comments regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule. Not many people outside health care likely are aware of the FTC breach notification rule, which sets parameters for data…
Read MorePodcast Episode 10: WEDI Workgroup Showcase: The Opportunities and Challenges of Genomics and Genetics Testing
Knowledge Center We welcome Grant Wood, Senior IT Strategist for Intermountain Healthcare’s Clinical Genetics Institute and the chair of WEDI’s Genomics Workgroup and Marilyn Zigmund Luke, Vice President at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) for a in-depth presentation looking at the significant obstacles and tremendous future of genomics and genetics work in Health IT. How…
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