WEDI in the News

Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: October Newsletter October 27, 2017 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit 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 Episode 192-…

Knowledge Center WEDI-Con 2017 October 26, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (@WEDIonline), a nonprofit organization focused on the use of health IT to improve healthcare information exchange, enhance quality of care, improve efficiency and reducing costs, will hold its annual conference, WEDI-Con 2017, this December 4-6 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Va.…

Knowledge Center First Look: WEDI Announces Agenda for WEDI-Con 2017 to Focus on Future of Health IT October 24, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a trusted advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and…

Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: September Newsletter September 29, 2017 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit September 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 Episode 192-…

Knowledge Center EFT Flaws, Paper Enrollment Key Electronic Claims Management Issues September 20, 2017 Electronic claims management adoption continues to face challenges related to healthcare Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) and Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA), a new Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) white paper explained. Despite the development of healthcare EFT standards by HHS, providers and payers have…

Knowledge Center HIPAA compliance, payment recoupment concerns inhibit electronic payment adoption September 19, 2017 HIPAA noncompliance among payers and concerns about overpayment recovery among providers are among the issues identified by a national health IT workgroup that has limited the adoption of electronic payments designed to streamline administrative tasks. Greater collaboration between payers, providers and…

Knowledge Center 17% of Practices Pay Fees for Electronic Healthcare Payments September 13, 2017 Approximately 17 percent of physician practices are forced to pay a fee for receiving electronic healthcare payments from their payers, with fees ranging between 2 and 5 percent of the total reimbursement, a recent MGMA poll of over 900 medical practice executives showed.…

Knowledge Center WEDI Connection: August 2017 August 30, 2017 To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit August 2017 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 Episode…

Knowledge Center The Time Is Ripe for Prior Authorization Reform August 24, 2017 The following feature article appeared as the lead story in the August issue of Population Health News: Ask any physician about the biggest time waster in their practice, and they likely would say prior authorization (PA). Three-quarters of 1,000 practicing physicians surveyed by…

Knowledge Center A Look Inside WEDI and its Collaboration with the Health IT Industry August 14, 2017 Every healthcare encounter is a collaboration: between patient and provider, physician and lab tech, patient and support staff. Each participant in the healthcare spectrum plays a vital role that supports quality outcomes. The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange…