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
CHIME and WEDI Launch the “THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK” Campaign to Arm Consumers Against Loss of Health Information
Knowledge Center ANN ARBOR, MI, and WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 2022 – As patients increasingly permit access to their health information by way of third-party applications (apps), the need to ensure the privacy and security of this data has exponentially grown. Many of these apps are not covered entities under HIPAA and are not bound…
Read MoreCHIME & WEDI Create “Think Before You Click” Campaign
Knowledge Center CHIME and WEDI have developed the “THINK BEFORE YOU CLICK” resource to assist consumers who are looking to share their health information with third-party apps. This initiative, which includes a 5-step checklist, is designed to educate and empower consumers to take the appropriate precautions prior to the transmission of health information to third-party…
Read MoreEdifecs’ Leaders to Speak at WEDI 2022 Spring Virtual Conference
Knowledge Center Edifecs, Inc., a global health information technology solutions company, is hosting sessions at the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) 2022 Spring Conference, held virtually May 23-26. Edifecs experts are presenting a demo on patient cost transparency and sponsoring an education session on the future of prior authorization using AI and NLP.
Read MoreHHS advisor seeking physician input on NSA good faith estimate requirements
Knowledge Center The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), an official advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has put together a short survey to gauge how challenging the good faith estimate (GFE) mandate required under the No Surprises Act (NSA) will be for the provider community. We encourage you to…
Read MoreWhy WEDI, with Ed Hafner
Knowledge Center “Why WEDI” is a series of short interviews with WEDI members and leaders in health IT. This week we interviewed Ed Hafner, Chair-Elect, WEDI Board of Directors and Coding and AVP Payer Strategy – Medical Network, Change Healthcare. When did you join WEDI? We joined in the fall of 2001 back when I was…
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