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
Answer to Prior Authorization Burden Reduction: Regulation vs. Automation
Knowledge Center Rajesh “Raj” Godavarthi, Associate Vice President of Technology & Interoperability, MCG Health, Co-Lead for Prior Authorization Burden Reduction Use Cases at the HL7® Da Vinci Project, ONC HITAC Member Daniel Cawood, Product Manager, Interoperability Solutions, MCG Health The session provides market analysis of the current state of the prior auth burden reduction efforts.…
Read MorePodcast Episode 119: (May 2023) Conversation with NCVHS Standards Subcommittee and ICD-11 Workgroup Leadership
Knowledge Center From WEDI’s 2023 Spring Conference, Tammy Banks, NCVHS Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Standards and Jamie Ferguson, Co-Chair, ICD-11 Policy Workgroups share updates on data exchange standards, the 2023 Roadmap, and what’s on the horizon for ICD-11. Tammy and Jamie will be presenting at WEDI’s 2023 National Conference November 6-9th offering updates on a variety…
Read MorePodcast Episode 118: Creating Consistent Success and Solutions in Value Based Care
Knowledge Center From WEDI’s 2023 Spring Conference, WEDI’s Payment Models Workgroup Co-Chair Michael Pattwell (Edifecs) speaks with Dr. James Dom Dera (Physicians Network) and Rick Foerster (Privia Health) about their successes and challenges with value based care. Join the Payment Models Workgroup
Read MoreBetter data exchange is key to improving patient health outcomes
Knowledge Center Interoperability and related compliance mandates are not new, though the landscape is ever changing. Without these two key components, progress is at stake. No one wants to return to the Wild West of health data and record keeping. Fortunately, the health care industry has been hard at work to put a national standard…
Read MoreVideo: Adopting a FHIR-based approach to Prior Authorization, Presented by InterSystems
Knowledge Center With the currently proposed CMS rule, 0057-P, Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes, improving this process has become a hot topic. Yet, looking across the industry, there are still many bespoke solutions that don’t solve for the scalability problem. Although X12 278 didn’t get much traction, at least it offered a standardized…
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