Each year WEDI recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations through our annual awards program. 

Health IT Champion – The Louis Sullivan Award Named in honor of the former HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD who was instrumental in the creation of WEDI and initiating the healthcare industry’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare through the development of standards for administrative simplification. This award recognizes an individual who has distinguished themselves through their leadership, vision and achievements in advancing the efficiency of healthcare.

Criteria:

• Viewed as a national leader
• Plays an integral role in advancing the efficiency of health care
• Demonstrates a commitment to WEDI’s mission
• Does not have to be a WEDI member

Leadership in Volunteerism – The Andrew Melczer Award Named in honor of the late Andrew Melczer who committed his career to healthcare and devoted his life to helping, teaching, and sharing with others. This award recognizes an individual who has provided exemplary service by giving their time to WEDI and the health care IT industry on a national basis. Andrew Melczer exemplified these characteristics through his volunteerism with WEDI.

Criteria:

• Held multiple leadership roles in WEDI, such as workgroup or subworkgroup co-chair, Board member, Board committee co-chair, Board officer, PAG co-chair.
• Demonstrates a commitment to WEDI’s mission
• Played a key role in several WEDI outputs, such as published papers, education (conference planning, conference presenter, webinar presenter), comment letters, or PAGs and other key WEDI roles.

Distinguished Service – The Steve Lazarus Award Named in honor of Steve Lazarus, PhD, who was a former WEDI Board Chair and exemplary volunteer. This award recognizes an individual who has provided significant leadership to the fulfillment of the mission, objectives, programs and overall volunteer activities of WEDI through participation in committees, workgroups, PAGs, Board of Directors, and events.

Criteria:

• Served on the WEDI Board
• Demonstrates a commitment to WEDI
• Demonstrates leadership and inspires others within WEDI
• Demonstrates expletory performance in WEDI leadership responsibilities
• Volunteers and participates in committees, task groups, workgroups, PAGs, or events

Innovation in Health IT Award – Recognizes provider, health plan and vendor organizations that created and implemented an innovative solution that addressed an administrative data exchange challenge this past year.

Criteria:

• Must be a member company or organization
• Created and implemented an innovative technology or solution to advance administrative efficiency, automation in health data exchange and processing.

Excellence in Service Award – Recognizes members who have made a real difference within WEDI through their contributions this past year. This award distinguishes those who have gone above and beyond to support their workgroup, subworkgroup, committee or task group through their commitment, leadership, team play, and productivity.

Criteria:

• Actively participates in a workgroup, subworkgroup, committee, or task group as a WEDI member.
• Contributes to WEDI’s productivity through presentations, published papers, surveys, or comment letters.

 

When you submit your nominations, please make sure to include the person or organization’s name, contact information, and why you believe they deserve the award. Please submit your nominations by Friday, November 18th.