Knowledge Center
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 Outlines Tips for Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity
Knowledge Center As healthcare data breaches increase in frequency and become more intricate in types of attacks, organizations must ensure that their healthcare cybersecurity measures appropriately match, according to the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI). WEDI conducted multi-stakeholder cybersecurity roundtables in November 2015 and April 2016, discussing how healthcare stakeholders can best improve their cybersecurity…
Read MoreWEDI Releases Healthcare Cybersecurity White Paper Outlining Best Practices to Mitigate Risk
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has issued a cybersecurity white paper examining health IT vulnerabilities and how stakeholders can mitigate risk in the wake of record data breaches striking the healthcare industry. WEDI, a Reston, Va.-based nonprofit organization focused on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information…
Read MoreWEDI 2017 Conference Focuses on Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Landscape
Knowledge Center 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 Services (HHS), announced the speaker lineup for WEDI 2017 – Driving Solutions in a Changing Healthcare Environment.…
Read MoreWEDI Releases The Rampant Growth of Cybercrime in Healthcare White Paper
Knowledge Center Cybersecurity white paper examines health IT vulnerabilities and how stakeholders can mitigate risk in the wake of record data breaches striking the healthcare industry RESTON, Va. — March 20, 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…
Read MoreWEDI Supports X12 for New Public Review Option of HIPAA Standards
Knowledge Center 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 the decision by X12 to offer downloadable PDFs to facilitate public review of the…
Read MoreWEDI Applauds X12 For New Public Review Option Of HIPAA Standards
Knowledge Center 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 the decision by X12 to offer downloadable PDFs to facilitate public review…
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