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
Fact Sheet: Health Equity Data & Health Data Exchange
Brought to you by the WEDI Health Equity Workgroup, this fact sheet outlines health equity and other sensitive patient data included in each version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI), a baseline data set meant to set the floor for data exchange efforts in the United States. USCDI is an official government standard and is used to set requirements in various regulations related to health data and health data exchange.
Read MoreEp 184: How Artificial Intelligence is Ushering in an Age of Proactive, Preventative, and Personalized Healthcare.
Michael welcomes Kent Dicks, founder, CEO, and award-winning entrepreneur of Life365, a digital health platform that connects patients with their doctors at home. The two discussed how artificial intelligence creates an environment that allows patients to receive affordable and efficient care earlier in the care cycle, thus preventing costly readmissions and improve overall healthcare accessibility.
Read MoreWEDI 2024 Recap
As 2024 comes to a close, we’d like to share the highlights from our work in 2024 as presented at our Annual Member meeting held earlier this month. These include: Three successful conferences (Spring, Summer and National) and each event smashed previous registration records! Convened two Member Position Advisory (MPAs) Sessions and multiple CMS Listening Sessions. …
Read MoreEp 183- Leave it Better Than You Found It: LA Care CEO John Baackes
Knowledge Center Michael chats with LA Care John Baackes, who is retiring at the end of the year after 48 years in healthcare. The two discuss John’s legacy at LA Care, the industry’s evolution, how he thinks the new administration will affect Health Equity initiatives, and his closing words of wisdom to current and future…
Read MoreEpisode 182: The Road to Better Outcomes: Embracing Value-Based Care with Intersystems’ Steven Berkow
Michael welcomes back Steven Berkow from InterSystems to discuss and review HCPLAN’s 2024 Value-Based Care report and WEDI’s special Value-Based Care virtual spotlight. How is the industry doing and how can CLEAN data and technology like AI help the industry evolve quicker.
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