Posts by Dave Anderson
WEDI Applauds Rescinding of Health Plan Identifier (HPID) by CMS
Knowledge Center WEDI Applauds Rescinding of Health Plan Identifier (HPID) by CMS November 6, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 6, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange, today applauded the rescinding by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center WEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System October 31, 2019 Advisor to HHS calls for continued push for efficient and effective sharing of billing and clinical data in order to achieve administrative simplification Earlier this month, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (@JAMA_current) published an article on…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: October 2019
Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: October 2019 October 31, 2019 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the October 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…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center WEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System October 31, 2019 Earlier this month, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article on Waste in the US Health Care System: Estimated Costs and Potential for Savings. In response to the article’s findings, Jay Eisenstock, Chair, WEDI Board…
Read MoreWEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System
Knowledge Center WEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System October 29, 2019 Advisor to HHS calls for continued push for efficient and effective sharing of billing and clinical data in order to achieve administrative simplification WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 29, 2019 — Earlier this month, the Journal of the American…
Read MoreWEDI Releases Industry White Paper, “Understanding the Models and Definitions of Encounters”
Knowledge Center WEDI Releases Industry White Paper, “Understanding the Models and Definitions of Encounters” October 10, 2019 Document outlines models and definitions of health care encounter transactions and provides clarification for future work addressing the health care industry’s needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 10, 2019— WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of…
Read MoreWEDI is Proud to Support National Health IT Week
Knowledge Center WEDI is Proud to Support National Health IT Week September 18, 2019 This September 23-27, 2019, we’re celebrating a landmark occasion for using health IT as part of the overall solution to improve America’s healthcare. WEDI and others across the U.S. have joined together to celebrate National Health Information Technology (NHIT) Week, a…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: August 2019
Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: August 2019 August 29, 2019 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…
Read MoreDoctors’ 5 Biggest Gripes About EHRs
Knowledge Center Doctors’ 5 Biggest Gripes About EHRs August 26, 2019 Charles Stellar hears frustration from various healthcare stakeholders as president and CEO of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, a nonprofit authority on health IT. With membership from payers, physician groups such as the American Medical Association, the Medical Group Management Association, and others,…
Read MoreWEDI Releases Brief on Common Acknowledgement Misunderstandings
Knowledge Center WEDI Releases Brief on Common Acknowledgement Misunderstandings July 30, 2019 Educational resource clarifies basic misunderstandings related to acknowledgements within HIPAA transaction exchange using the ASC X12 Version 005010 (5010) WEDI (@WEDIonline), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a statutory advisor…
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