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 110: How CMMI Is Addressing the Primary Care Crisis. A Conversation with CMMI Director Liz Fowler
Knowledge Center In June, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new primary care model – the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model – that will be tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in eight states. We welcome CMS Deputy Administrator and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Director, Dr.…
Read MoreLeveraging FHIR as Medicaid Public Health Emergency Unwinding Commences
Knowledge Center Written by Shane McMillan, Public Sector Technical Lead, Edifecs At the 2023 State HIT Connect event on March 6-8 in Baltimore, Maryland, state Medicaid agencies gathered to discuss the most pressing issues facing the industry. At the top of the list stood the unwinding of the Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Provision of the Families…
Read MoreWEDI Submits Comments to NCVHS on the Potential Adoption of ICD–11
Knowledge Center WEDI submitted comments in response to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) June 13, 2023 Federal Register posting entitled “Request for Information (RFI) addressing the potential use of ICD-11 for morbidity coding in the U.S. ICD-11 is expected to present a significant challenge for all health care stakeholders, especially smaller,…
Read MorePodcast Episode 109: Understanding the Brave New World of Health Care AI with HCSC’s Derrick Higgins
Knowledge Center Matthew chats with Derrick Higgins, Head of Enterprise Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at Health Care Service Corporation (BCBS of Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). Derrick discusses how his organization is leveraging artificial intelligence, his thoughts on future applications, and the Federal government’s role in AI governance.
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WEDI Responds to White House Regarding National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Center WEDI submitted the following letter in response to the Request for Information (RFI) from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) entitled “Request for Information: National Priorities for Artificial Intelligence, published in the May 26, 2023 edition of the Federal Register.” Click to Download
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