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
TEFCA! C-CDA to FHIR Conversion
Knowledge Center As part of our final web event focused on TEFCA, we welcomed Rick Geimer, Chief Innovation Officer with Lantana Consulting, who covered CDA, C-CDA, and FHIR documents; discussed the relationship between C-CDA-on-FHIR and the US Core; conversion between formats; and presented a live walk-through of samples and conversions.
Read MoreI’ve got an app for that…. But can my doctor see it?
Knowledge Center Just about everyone can capture, carry, and transmit their electronic health information around in their pockets, but can doctors handle the additional data from wearables and smart phones? An iwatch can monitor heart rate, other devices can conduct EKGs at home, and diabetics can monitor their glucose without a finger stick. But how…
Read MoreWEDI Podcasts Reach New Heights
Knowledge Center The summer of 2020 saw WEDI launch a new venture– a podcast series called “The Collective Voice of Health IT”. The weekly program, hosted by Matthew Albright, WEDI Board Member, Communications Committee Chair, and Chief Legislative Affairs Officer at Zelis Payments, welcomes healthcare IT thought leaders for a half-hour discussion on the most…
Read MoreNo Surprises Act Interim Final Rule and Data Exchange Challenges
Knowledge Center The federal government issued the first of potentially multiple interim final rules implementing provisions of the No Surprises Act. Overall, WEDI strongly endorses the overall goals of the No Surprises Act legislation and supports its implementation. In particular, the No surprises Act protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from gaps in…
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WEDI Comments on the Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part 1
Knowledge Center WEDI is pleased to submit the following comments in response to the Interim Final Rule with Comment (IFR) entitled, “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part 1,” published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2021. We believe that the No Surprises Act, signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of…
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