WEDI in the News

Knowledge Center WEDI 2017 Conference Focuses on Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Landscape March 20, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) (@WEDIonline), 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 Human…

Knowledge Center WEDI Supports X12 for New Public Review Option of HIPAA Standards March 17, 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 Human Services (HHS), strongly supports…

Knowledge Center WEDI Applauds X12 For New Public Review Option Of HIPAA Standards March 15, 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 Human Services (HHS),…

Knowledge Center WEDI 2017 Conference Focus on Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Landscape March 14, 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 Human Services (HHS), today…

Knowledge Center Verma confirmed by Senate to head CMS March 14, 2017 The Senate on Monday voted 55-43 along party lines to confirm Seema Verma to serve as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Verma takes the helm of CMS—an agency with a trillion dollar budget that covers more than…

Knowledge Center WEDI 2017 Conference To Focus On Driving Solutions In A Changing Healthcare Landscape March 8, 2017 May 15-18 conference will bring healthcare leaders together across payers, providers, government regulators and industry vendors to discuss the ever-evolving healthcare environment The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use…

Knowledge Center Price Confirmed As New Head Of HHS March 6, 2017 Stakeholders weigh in on the confirmation and the future of Obamacare. Georgia Representative Tom Price has been confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a Senate vote of 52 to 47, leaving many stakeholders concerned as to what his…

Knowledge Center Payer, Provider Dialogue Key To Prior Authorization Reform February 22, 2017 February 22, 2017 – ORLANDO – Prior authorization reform has recently been a hot topic for many healthcare industry groups and it was no different at HIMSS17. To find out more about what providers and payers plan on doing to alleviate the administrative and…

Knowledge Center Prior Authorization Still a Pain Point for Providers February 22, 2017 ORLANDO — The healthcare industry hasn’t eliminated the hassles for providers that prior authorization often entails, but they’re getting closer, several speakers said here at Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting. “Studies have shown that prior authorization is the biggest ‘pain…

Knowledge Center Politico Morning eHealth 2/15/17 February 15, 2017 WEDI LIKES PRICE AS HHS SECRETARY: The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, a health IT adviser to HHS created the last time a physician ran the department, on Tuesday praised Price’s knowledge of health IT and understanding of policy. “These skills will be critical as we assert that…