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 31: Making the Health Plan More than a Plastic Card in a Wallet. A Conversation with John Baackes, CEO, LA Care
Knowledge Center This week, we welcome John Baackes, CEO of LA Care, the largest publicly operated health plan in the US (2.4 million members). John discusses LA Care efforts to support health equity and combat barriers that vulnerable and underserved populations experience in terms of healthcare. Learn about LA Care’s project to aid their members…
Read MorePodcast Episode 30: Shooting for the Stars with Telehealth Rockstar Dr. James Stallcup, CMIO Cherokee Nation
Knowledge Center Listen, learn, laugh and more as Matthew chats with Dr. James Stallcup (“aka Jimmy Joe Coltrane”) Enterprise CMIO and Medical Director: Wilma P. Mankiller Health Center at Cherokee Nation. A fan of theater, learn how Dr. Stallcup used his infectious personality along with his understanding of people and technology to build up a…
Read MorePodcast Episode 29: The “Art” of Interoperability with HL7 Da Vinci Project’s Program Manager Jocelyn Keegan
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes Jocelyn Keegan, senior health information technology consultant with Point-of-Care Partners and Program Manager of HL7’s Da Vinci Project. Jocelyn a primer on Da Vinci, a private sector initiative that addresses the needs of the Value Based Care Community by leveraging the HL7 FHIR platform. What was the motivation to begin the…
Read MoreTelehealth and COVID-19 Fact Sheet
Knowledge Center The onset of the spread of COVID-19 and the declaration of the pandemic in March 2020 spurred interest in implementing telehealth services. Telehealth is a viable and proven modality through which to provide healthcare services to patients. The ability for patients to stay in their homes to receive the services is all that…
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WEDI Letter to The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Knowledge Center As the collective voice of the health care industry on health IT issues, we offer you our best wishes for great success as HHS Secretary and look forward to continuing our important partnership. Read the entire letter linked below.
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