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WEDI provides a full suite of resources designed to help organizations better understand and manage health IT. The Resources section provides access to WEDI’s various tools and library of health IT information.
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Resources
GAO Findings on Prior Authorization and HATA’s Survey
Knowledge Center 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 benefits and challenges. The GAO spoke with many providers, suppliers, and…
Read MoreWEDI and CAPP Unveil New Resources for Telehealth Program Development
Knowledge Center 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 Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP), a California-based coalition of multi-specialty medical groups…
Read MoreVirtual Care: Transforming the Way We See Our Providers
Knowledge Center 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 provides relevant federal and state regulations and policies. To read the full…
Read MoreIPPS: Not One Rule but Many Payment System Rules
Knowledge Center 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 Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Outpatient PPS, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), home health,…
Read MoreWEDI Connection: July Newsletter 2018
Knowledge Center To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit the July Newsletter.
Read MoreEHNAC TEFCA Accreditation Program to Promote Interoperability
Knowledge Center 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). “This new program is set to leverage existing industry-wide frameworks…
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