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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
Root of Some Health Disparities May be Buried in Technology
Knowledge Center As the coronavirus pandemic revealed significant disparities in health equity, executives at the University of California San Francisco turned to an interesting place to address this issue: technology. And what they discovered was fascinating. Bias built into algorithms, predictive models, and processes could be the root of some problems. As other organizations seek…
Read MoreUpdated Telehealth Resource Guide
Knowledge Center The scope of this document is to provide telehealth resources and the goals are to: Provide a convenient place to access various telehealth resources; Identify telehealth resources that are relevant, up-to-date, and represent a diversity of views on the topic; and Provide relevant federal and state regulations and policies.
Read MorePodcast Episode 25: APIs-Unlocking the Data to Transform Care Delivery and Quality. Ben Moscovitch, Pew Charitable Trusts
Knowledge Center Matthew welcomes Ben Moscovitch, Project Director, Health Information Technology with the Pew Charitable Trusts. The two discuss APIs at length; what their inclusion in healthcare will mean for patients, payers, providers and regulators.
Read MoreUsing data to improve communities’ well-being
Knowledge Center The work of advancing health equity isn’t new – but more seamless data sharing has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest for Health Equity event on Wednesday noted that it’s important to reinforce the relationship between public health and…
Read MoreData sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential
Knowledge Center Data sharing in healthcare has unlocked more potential to use information and analytics to work toward addressing disparities and achieving health equity in care. Panelists at the WEDI Quest for Health Equity event recently noted it’s important to reinforce the relationship between public health and medicine, according to a report. To read the…
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WEDI Letter to CMS on Prior Authorization/Interoperability Regulation
Knowledge Center Nancy Spector, as WEDI Board Chair, sent this letter to Elizabeth Richter, Acting CMS Administrator. As the agency is currently reviewing the Prior Authorization and Interoperability regulation, this communication outlined our strong support for adoption of standards that will improve critical communications between payers, providers, and the patients they serve and offered WEDI’s continued support…
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