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
Why WEDI, with Denny Brennan, Executive Director and CEO of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium (MHDC)
Knowledge Center “Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Denny Brennan from MHDC. Denny is also on the WEDI Board of Directors. What do you think the biggest challenge in healthcare is right now? Today, the greatest challenge in healthcare is the disruptive…
Read MorePodcast Episode 92: Guiding Healthcare Through Dangerous Waters. A Chat with OCR’s Tim Noonan
Knowledge Center Michael sits down and chats with Tim Noonan, Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity at HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). What are some common trends and deficiencies that OCR confronts in their investigations? Why the increase in cyber attacks on business associates and what resources and guidance (spoiler alert:…
Read MoreWEDI Celebrates Black History Month
Knowledge Center Throughout February we have honored Black health care heroes and we hope you enjoy this compilation of inspiring leaders. We will continue to celebrate Black History, but we must also remember that there are long standing differences in health outcomes for Black people in the U.S., which reflect structural and systematic inequities rooted…
Read MorePodcast Episode 91: Engaging the Patient with the Hospital Room of the Future. A Conversation with pCare CEO Dave Bennett
Knowledge Center Michael sits in for Matthew and welcomes Dave Bennett, CEO of pCare, a leading provider of patient engagement solutions for health systems across the country. The two discuss the changing tone and climate of patient experiences and how Dave and pCare have leveraged technology and innovation to develop a truly remarkable hospital room…
Read MorePodcast Episode 90: Playing with FHIR! A Conversation with HL7’s Dr. Charles Jaffe and Diego Kaminker
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes HL7 CEO Dr. Charles Jaffe and Deputy Standards Chief Implementation Officer Diego Kaminker. With FHIR seemingly on the lips of every health IT professional, Matthew asks the two about FHIR’s history, its multiple accelerators and how the standard is looking to be the key to unlocking data exchange for healthcare throughout…
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