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 25: APIs-Unlocking the Data to Transform Care Delivery and Quality. Ben Moscovitch, Pew Charitable Trusts
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes Ben Moscovitch, Project Director, Health Information Technology with the Pew Charitable Trusts. The two discuss APIs at length; what their inclusion in healthcare will mean for patients, payers, providers and regulators.
Read MoreUsing data to improve communities’ well-being
Knowledge Center The work of advancing health equity isn’t new – but more seamless data sharing has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest for Health Equity event on Wednesday noted that it’s important to reinforce the relationship between public health and…
Read MoreData sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential
Knowledge Center Data sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities and achieving health equity in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest for Health Equity event recently noted it’s important to reinforce the relationship between public health and medicine, according to a report. To read the…
Read MoreDigital health literacy as a social determinant of health
Knowledge Center The release of final rules from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT regarding the 21st Century Cures Act have shined a renewed spotlight on patients’ ability to take control of their own health data. But not everyone enjoys the same level of self-determination – or access to digital healthcare, in general, said…
Read MorePodcast Episode 24: Dancing with the…Standards. ADT talk with DirectTrust’s Scott Stuewe
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes DirectTrust’s President and CEO Scott Stuewe who has a huge announcement regarding Admission, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) Notifications. More information about DirectTrust’s announcement can be found here- https://directtrust.org/standards/event-notifications-via-direct
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WEDI Letter to CMS on Prior Authorization/Interoperability Regulation
Knowledge Center Nancy Spector, as WEDI Board Chair, sent this letter to Elizabeth Richter, Acting CMS Administrator. As the agency is currently reviewing the Prior Authorization and Interoperability regulation, this communication outlined our strong support for adoption of standards that will improve critical communications between payers, providers, and the patients they serve and offered WEDI’s continued support…
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