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.
We strive to make the approval process of our work products as transparent as possible. White papers, issue briefs and surveys must be approved by the Peer Review Committee. Workgroup charters, new workgroups and co-chairs must be approved by the Work Group Leadership Committee. Comment letters and WEDI policies must be approved by the Policy Committee.
Resources
ICD-10 Milestones
Knowledge Center The purpose of this document is to provide a high-level framework that organizations can use to model or track their ICD-10 compliance efforts.
Read MoreUnderstanding Bundled Payments
Knowledge Center It is increasingly important for all stakeholders to gain a better understanding of bundled payments. The issue brief defines bundled payments and provides an understanding of the types of bundled payments.
Read MoreBlue Button Initiative Survey Results
Knowledge Center In its advisory role under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) periodically brings to the attention of the Department of Health and Human Services issues related to healthcare information exchange that it believes merit review and consideration. In 2013, WEDI conducted its…
Read MoreICD‐10 Testing for Small Providers
Knowledge Center This white paper provides a starting point for small physician practices performing ICD- 10 testing. (CMS defines a small physician/provider practice as having one to five physicians providing single or multi-specialty services.) This paper categorizes testing tasks under who, what, where, when, why and how categories. It focuses on providers’ external testing with…
Read MoreICD-10 Terminology
Knowledge Center The purpose of this Issue Brief is to provide an overall definition and understanding of some key terms used in the discussion of ICD-10 testing, implementation and risk management. The intent is to eliminate confusion in the use of these terms in ongoing discussions and in other work products.
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ICD-10 Survey Results
Knowledge Center WEDI has been conducting ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS (ICD-10) readiness surveys since 2009 to gauge the status of industry progress and has recently completed analysis of our February 2015 survey. These surveys are critical to assessing industry readiness and to identify stakeholders that may be struggling with compliance. This survey used an abridged set of questions…
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