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
Top Ten Cybersecurity Tips
Top Ten Cybersecurity Tips https://workgroupforelectronicdatainterchangewedi.growthzoneapp.com/ap/CloudFile/Download/pQVx4z1P Below is a link to our recent WEDI Podcast diving into the top 10 Cybersecurity tips!
Read MoreEp 161: Simplifying Healthcare: WEDI’s Approach to Eligibility and Benefits.
Michael welcomes Donna Campbell (HCSC) and Amanda Abbott (BCBS of Kansas), WEDI’s Eligibility and Benefits Workgroup Co-Chairs. The co-chairs discuss the workgroup’s missions and the latest discussion topics that workgroup is undertaking, including improving efficiencies in the E&B process through standards and emerging technology.
Read MoreEp 160: Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips for Health Care. A Chat with WEDI’s Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs
The threat from cyberattacks is growing exponentially and health care organizations are particularly vulnerable. Michael chats with WEDI’s Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Lesley Berkeyheiser of DirectTrust and Thanh-Thien Nguyen of Kaiser Permanente on suggested actions that health care organizations big and small can adopt, customize, and implement as they seek to establish good cyber hygiene.
The top 10 list will be available soon on wedi.org
Health Equity WG: SDOH Code Systems and Screening Tools Resource
The SDOH Code Systems and Screening Tools Resource is a list of social determinants of health (SDOH) code systems and screening tools that are commonly used today for collecting and exchanging SDOH data. The intent of this resource is to raise awareness and increase use of these code systems and screening tools to improve standardization of the data.
Read MoreInteroperability Matters, a Discussion with Sequoia Project’s Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup Co-Chairs
From WEDI’s Spring 2024 conference, Sequoia’s David Pyke moderates a conversation with its Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup Co-Chairs, Robert Oakley with Evernorth and Nancy Beavin with Medica. Learn more about the workgroup here- https://sequoiaproject.org/interoperability-matters/payer-to-payer-api-workgroup/
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WEDI Letter to CISA July 3rd 2024
WEDI submitted comments in response to the publication of an NPRM entitled “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements” released by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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