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
Why WEDI, with Gheisha-Ly Rosario Diaz, RCM HealthCare Standards Compliance Program Administrator at Labcorp
Knowledge Center “Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Gheisha-Ly Rosario Diaz from LabCorp. Giesha is also on the WEDI Board of Directors. What do you think the biggest challenge in healthcare is right now? I think one of the biggest challenges that…
Read MoreEmerging Technology Meeting: FHIR End-Point Lessons Learned
Knowledge Center With the recent final and proposed regulations addressing interoperability and prior authorization, understanding the challenges of setting up a successful FHIR server is critical. The Emerging Technology February session focuses on lessons learned from United Healthcare’s Lukasz Nosol. Lukasz shares experiences of creating multiple application FHIR end-points. Slide Deck
Read MorePodcast Episode 89: The Boom (or Zoom) of Telehealth. A Conversation with Ron Emerson Zoom Global Healthcare Lead
Knowledge Center Michael speaks with Ron Emerson, Global Healthcare Lead at Zoom. Recognized as a thought leader in Telehealth, Ron has more than 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry having worked on a number of Telemedicine programs in nearly 50 countries. The two discuss Zoom being in the healthcare arena and the future of…
Read MoreIndustry Survey: Feedback on Prior Authorization & Attachments Proposed Rules
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a non-profit multistakeholder association representing providers, health plans, vendors, standards organizations, and government, is conducting the survey below to obtain information and perspectives on two Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rules: “Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes”, published on Dec. 13, 2022;…
Read MoreIn Health Care, Remember the Zebra
Knowledge Center Written by Samantha Holvey, Director of Workgroups & Communication February is rare disease month and yours truly just happens to be a zebra. A zebra? Yes, in medical school doctors are taught when you hear hoof beats, think of horses, not zebras. In medicine, the term “zebra” is used in reference to a…
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