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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
WEDI Connection: April 2017 Newsletter
Knowledge Center To read the full monthly WEDI Connection Newsletter, visit April 2017 Newsletter.
Read MorePrior Authorization One of Several Key Topics Impacting the Healthcare Landscape to be Discussed at WEDI 2017
Knowledge Center May 15-18 conference will bring healthcare leaders together across payers, providers, government regulators and industry vendors to discuss the ever-evolving healthcare environment RESTON, Va. — April 26, 2017 — As the call for prior authorization reform continues to make headlines and drive high-level conversations among healthcare industry stakeholders, the discussion surrounding the topic will continue at WEDI…
Read MorePrior Authorization One Of Several Key Topics Impacting The Healthcare Landscape Will Be Discussed At WEDI 2017
Knowledge Center As the call for prior authorization reform continues to make headlines and drive high-level conversations among healthcare industry stakeholders, the discussion surrounding the topic will continue at WEDI 2017- Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Environment – taking place May 15-18, 2017 in Los Angeles, Calif. Hosted by the Workgroup for Electronic Data…
Read MoreVirus-related EHR Outage Forces NY Hospital Back to Paper
Knowledge Center Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) and its long-term care facility at Terrace View have been battling a virus responsible for EHR outage since Sunday afternoon. “ECMC’s computer system today went down,” the hospital wrote in a public statement, “The hospital’s IT team immediately commenced a thorough assessment and analysis of the situation. Our priority is…
Read MorePolitico Morning eHealth 4/11
Knowledge Center Jim Daley, director of IT at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, will retire from the board of WEDI next month to coincide with his retirement from the Palmetto state’s blues plan. To read more, visit Politico.
Read MoreWEDI Announces Jim Daley Retirement from Board of Directors
Knowledge Center The industry stalwart helped to lead the organization’s efforts to promote the use of health IT in information exchange as a Board of Directors member for more than 16 years RESTON, Va. — April 10, 2017 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to…
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