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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.
We strive to make the approval process of our work products as transparent as possible. White papers, issue briefs and surveys must be approved by the Peer Review Committee. Workgroup charters, new workgroups and co-chairs must be approved by the Work Group Leadership Committee. Comment letters and WEDI policies must be approved by the Policy Committee.
Resources
A Framework for Implementing Telehealth
Knowledge Center Providers need to determine which telehealth capabilities are right for their practice and patients by defining the population(s) with whom they can be most successful when delivering care virtually.
Read MoreWEDI Welcomes the Biden Administration
Knowledge Center On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), I would like to take this opportunity to extend our congratulations on your election victory and introduce you to our organization. As you begin to develop the new Administration’s health care priorities, we offer our expertise on a wide variety of health information…
Read MorePodcast Episode 17: WEDI Chair Jay Eisenstock
Knowledge Center Matthew closes 2020 with a great conversation with outgoing WEDI Chair Jay Eisenstock, principal of JE Consulting. Jay discusses the year in healthcare, his time leading WEDI’s board and how the association will help lead the industry through COVID, new interoperability rules and more.
Read More2020 WEDI Awards
Knowledge Center Named in honor of the late Andrew Melczer who committed his career to healthcare and devoted his life to helping, teaching, and sharing with others. This award recognizes an individual who has provided exemplary service by giving their time to WEDI and the health care IT industry on a national basis. Andrew Melczer…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers
Knowledge Center WEDI a named advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is a frequent commenter on administrative simplification regulations. As a multi-stakeholder organization comprised of health plans, providers, vendors, standards development organizations, and government representatives, WEDI…
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Comment Letter: CMS Rules to Reduce Administrative Burden and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
Knowledge Center Submitted via the Federal Regulations Web Portal, www.regulations.gov RE: Medicaid Program; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, and Promoting Patients’ Electronic Access to Health Information for Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, CHIP Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of…
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