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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
Health Literacy Month
Knowledge Center To mark Health Literacy Month, we’re highlighting resources that can help providers better explain the services that are available to their patients through their health coverage: Review and share Coverage to Care resources, which help patients understand their health coverage and connect to primary care and the preventive services that are right for…
Read MorePodcast Episode 57: COVID‘s Effect on Interoperability; Vaccine Passport talk with CLX Health‘s Co-Founder Joseph Gonzalez
Knowledge Center Matthew talks about how COVID has helped consumers drive the future of healthcare with Joseph Gonzalez, Co-Founder of CLX Health. CLX Health’s TrustAssure platform allows consumers to upload the paper vaccine cards and convert them into digital credentials. They currently process 25,000+ vaccine cards daily for their clients and their specific use case…
Read MorePrior Authorization Workflow Barriers and Guiding Principles
Knowledge Center Based on its discussions, the Prior Authorization Subworkgroup developed a set of guiding principles that will support optimal industry implementation of the X12 278 transactions and help stakeholders achieve increased benefits and cost savings associated with prior authorization automation. If you would like to join the Prior Authorization Subworkgroup, please contact sholvey@wedi.org. Use…
Read MorePodcast Episode 56: The Economic Importance of Health Equity with Priya Bathija from the American Hospital Association
Knowledge Center From our 2021 Quest for Health Equity event, we hear from Priya Bathija, Vice President of Strategic Infinitives with the American Hospital Association. Priya makes the case for Health Equity, not only from the moral perspective, but for the benefits of hospitals, the economic perspective.
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WEDI Letter to Lisa J. Pino, JD, Director of the Office for Civil Rights
Knowledge Center WEDI congratulates Lisa J. Pino, JD on her appointment as the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Given her background as the New York State Department of Health’s Executive Deputy Commissioner, Senior Counselor at the Department of Homeland Security, and Deputy Assistant Secretary…
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