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Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: August 2018 August 29, 2018 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the August Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates Videos WEDI Blog WEDI in the News WEDI Newsletters WEDI Papers & Fact Sheets Recent Posts…

Knowledge Center WEDI Releases New Telehealth Resource Guide August 22, 2018 WEDI’s Telehealth Workgroup (@WEDIonline) has recently issued the Telehealth Resource Guidefor the healthcare industry. The document provides a convenient place to access various telehealth resources, identifies telehealth resources that are relevant, up-to-date, and represent a diversity of views on the topic and provides relevant federal…

Knowledge Center GAO Findings on Prior Authorization and HATA’s Survey August 21, 2018 ATA survey reveals membership dissatisfaction with prior authorization transactions. In a recent report to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) prior authorization programs, including its…

Knowledge Center WEDI and CAPP Unveil New Resources for Telehealth Program Development August 16, 2018 With the gradual adoption of connected health services in the healthcare industry, there’s seemingly no shortage of resource materials for health systems and other sites interested in developing a telehealth or telemedicine program. Add two more to the list. The…

Knowledge Center Virtual Care: Transforming the Way We See Our Providers August 15, 2018 WEDI’s Telehealth Workgroup (@WEDIonline) has recently issued the Telehealth Resource Guide for the healthcare industry. The document provides a convenient place to access various telehealth resources, identifies telehealth resources that are relevant, up-to-date, and represent a diversity of views on the topic and…

Knowledge Center IPPS: Not One Rule but Many Payment System Rules August 1, 2018 More than physician payment rules in the CMS IPPS proposal The physician fee schedule rule is one of many payment system rules that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues each year. There are also rules for the Inpatient…

Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: July Newsletter 2018 July 25, 2018 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the July Newsletter. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules Updates Videos WEDI Blog WEDI in the News WEDI Newsletters WEDI Papers & Fact Sheets Recent…

Knowledge Center EHNAC TEFCA Accreditation Program to Promote Interoperability July 19, 2018 The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) recently collaborated with WEDI, eHI, eP3 Foundation, and several other healthcare organizations to establish a Trusted Exchange Accreditation Program (TEAP) to promote interoperability in a way that aligns with ONC’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).…