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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
Podcast Episode 95: Telehealth Reflections with AMA’s Nancy Spector and Change Healthcare’s Ed Hafner
Knowledge Center Millions of patients nationwide embraced the benefits of virtual health over the past 4 years. Telehealth is poised top play a large role in the coming years. In conjunction with WEDI’s Telehealth Workgroup, we welcome WEDI leadership to share their unique experiences with telehealth. This week, Ed Hafner, WEDI’s Board Chair and Nancy…
Read MoreWEDI Health Equity Workgroup – How HDUs are different from HIEs
Knowledge Center The WEDI Health Equity workgroup meeting from March 23rd with Angie Bass, Chief Strategy Officer, Velatura Public Benefit Corporation. Angie discusses how HDUs are different from HIEs and why it’s the next step towards interoperability and better public health. Download Presentation Learn more about the Health Equity Workgroup
Read MorePodcast Episode 94: Data Exchange Success Stories from the State Perspective. A Conversation with Minnesota’s David Haugen and Massachusetts’ Denny Brennan
Knowledge Center In a season of “Raining Regulations” our attention turns to data exchange initiatives from the state level that sometimes occur in spite of or in absence of federal initiatives. Matthew speaks with David Haugen, Administrative Simplification Program Director with Minnesota’s Department of Health (https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/ehealth/auc/index.html) and Denny Brennan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health…
Read MoreHealth Equity Terminology Level Setting
Knowledge Center To focus this work so we are all “rowing in the same direction,” we need to have a mutual understanding of the terms and their definitions that make up the language of health equity. Download the Paper
Read MoreHealthcare and technology groups support proposed interoperability and prior authorization rule
Knowledge Center MGMA and WEDI want the CMS provisions implemented before the current proposed date of January 1, 2026. MGMA, the Medical Group Management Association and WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, both said they favor the inclusion of Medicare Advantage plans in the final rule. WEDI would also like CMS to identify opportunities…
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WEDI Comments on CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center WEDI submitted comments to CMS on the NPRM entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans…
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