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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 29: The “Art” of Interoperability with HL7 Da Vinci Project’s Program Manager Jocelyn Keegan
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes Jocelyn Keegan, senior health information technology consultant with Point-of-Care Partners and Program Manager of HL7’s Da Vinci Project. Jocelyn a primer on Da Vinci, a private sector initiative that addresses the needs of the Value Based Care Community by leveraging the HL7 FHIR platform. What was the motivation to begin the…
Read MoreTelehealth and COVID-19 Fact Sheet
Knowledge Center The onset of the spread of COVID-19 and the declaration of the pandemic in March 2020 spurred interest in implementing telehealth services. Telehealth is a viable and proven modality through which to provide healthcare services to patients. The ability for patients to stay in their homes to receive the services is all that…
Read MorePodcast Episode 28: Administrative Data History Tour with Lorraine Doo, Health Informatics and Interoperability Group, CMS Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics
Knowledge Center We offer a fantastic view of the history of HIPAA, a look at the bright future of interoperability and the greater meaning of compliance with Lorraine Doo, Senior Policy Advisor of the Health Informatics and Interoperability Group in CMS’ Office of Burden Reduction and Health Informatics. Lorraine, a staple in government healthcare and…
Read MoreRead the WEDI statement congratulating Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th HHS Secretary
Knowledge Center WEDI, as the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve health care information exchange, extends our congratulations to Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Becerra will now oversee the response to the COVID-19 pandemic while executing other aspects…
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