Posts by Samantha Holvey
WEDI Health Equity Workgroup – How HDUs are different from HIEs
Knowledge Center WEDI Health Equity Workgroup – How HDUs are different from HIEs March 23, 2023 The WEDI Health Equity workgroup meeting from March 23rd with Angie Bass, Chief Strategy Officer, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation. Angie discusses how HDUs are different from HIEs and why it’s the next step towards interoperability and better public health.…
Read MorePodcast Episode 94: Data Exchange Success Stories from the State Perspective. A Conversation with Minnesota’s David Haugen and Massachusetts’ Denny Brennan
Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 94: Data Exchange Success Stories from the State Perspective. A Conversation with Minnesota’s David Haugen and Massachusetts’ Denny Brennan March 17, 2023 In a season of “Raining Regulations” our attention turns to data exchange initiatives from the state level that sometimes occur in spite of or in absence of federal initiatives.…
Read MoreHealth Equity Terminology Level Setting
Knowledge Center Health Equity Terminology Level Setting March 15, 2023 To focus this work so we are all “rowing in the same direction,” we need to have a mutual understanding of the terms and their definitions that make up the language of health equity. Download the Paper Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters…
Read MoreHealthcare and technology groups support proposed interoperability and prior authorization rule
Knowledge Center Healthcare and technology groups support proposed interoperability and prior authorization rule March 14, 2023 MGMA and WEDI want the CMS provisions implemented before the current proposed date of January 1, 2026. MGMA, the Medical Group Management Association and WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, both said they favor the inclusion of Medicare…
Read MoreWEDI Comments on CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center WEDI Comments on CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule March 13, 2023 WEDI submitted comments to CMS on the NPRM entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children’s Health Insurance…
Read MorePodcast Episode 93: Lucy Up! Improving Patient Access, Affordability and Outcomes with Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser
Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 93: Lucy Up! Improving Patient Access, Affordability and Outcomes with Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser March 10, 2023 Matthew welcomes back Arrive Health CEO Kyle Kiser to the podcast to discuss the latest at Arrive Health, an industry leader in delivering real-time cost and coverage data to decision-making workflows. Kyle discusses…
Read MoreInitially Aggressive on Deadlines, NSA Rollout Becomes Measured
Knowledge Center Initially Aggressive on Deadlines, NSA Rollout Becomes Measured March 7, 2023 By MATTHEW ALBRIGHT If the NSA-implementing agencies could plot out and publish their plan for adopting standards, publishing regulations, and setting new compliance dates for the NSA AEOB and provider directory requirements, it would help tremendously to level set on expectations and…
Read MoreThe Weekly – March 2023
Knowledge Center The Weekly – March 2023 March 6, 2023 March 6th March 13th March 20th March 27th Become a WEDI Member 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…
Read MoreWhy WEDI, with Denny Brennan, Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC)
Knowledge Center Why WEDI, with Denny Brennan, Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC) March 6, 2023 “Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Denny Brennan from MHDC. Denny is also on the WEDI Board of Directors. What do…
Read MorePodcast Episode 92: Guiding Healthcare Through Dangerous Waters. A Chat with OCR’s Tim Noonan
Knowledge Center Podcast Episode 92: Guiding Healthcare Through Dangerous Waters. A Chat with OCR’s Tim Noonan March 6, 2023 Michael sits down and chats with Tim Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity at HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). What are some common trends and deficiencies that OCR confronts in their…
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