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
Three Reasons Tougher FTC Breach Notification Rules Make Sense
Knowledge Center By: Charles Stellar, WEDI CEO Much can change in a decade, which is why the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this year put out a request for comments regarding the Health Breach Notification Rule. Not many people outside health care likely are aware of the FTC breach notification rule, which sets parameters for data…
Read MorePodcast Episode 10: WEDI Workgroup Showcase: The Opportunities and Challenges of Genomics and Genetics Testing
Knowledge Center We welcome Grant Wood, Senior IT Strategist for Intermountain Healthcare’s Clinical Genetics Institute and the chair of WEDI’s Genomics Workgroup and Marilyn Zigmund Luke, Vice President at America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) for a in-depth presentation looking at the significant obstacles and tremendous future of genomics and genetics work in Health IT. How…
Read MorePodcast Episode 9: Conversation with an HIE Triple Threat, Tim Pletcher of MiHIN
Knowledge Center Matthew chats this week with Tim Pletcher, the Executive Director for the Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (@MiHIN), the President and CEO for Velatura LLC and the CEO of the Interoperability Institute. Tim discusses his three hats and how they all work in unison, how ONC helped create MiHIN over a decade…
Read MorePodcast Episode 8: The Ultimate Telehealth Policy Primer with WEDI Telehealth Workgroup Co-Chairs Nancy Spector (AMA) and Alison Armstrong (Anthem)
Knowledge Center Matthew has a great, in-depth discussion about telehealth policy with Nancy Spector of the AMA and Alison Armstrong of Anthem- the WEDI Telehealth Workgroup Co-Chairs. How did COVID-19 accelerate Telehealth policy, what should we expect or hope for in the near future and how did the Telehealth Workgroup get its start as far…
Read MorePodcast Episode 7: Connected Care: Placing the Patient at the Center of the Equation, Rick Krohn, HealthSense
Knowledge Center Matthew speaks with healthcare innovator and prolific author and writer Rick Krohn (@RickKrohn) President of HealthSense. Find out how Rick’s idea of a Connected Health Ecosystem could improve healthcare efficiency and experiences by creating knowledge and operating alliances and extending engagement beyond the patient-provider encounter. Rick also discusses the huge opportunity social determinants…
Read MoreHelp Us Guide Health Care’s Future Leaders
Knowledge Center Over the years, many of you have grown your own network, knowledge and skillset by participating in WEDI workgroups, conferences, webinars and more. Next year is WEDI’s 30-year anniversary, prompting us to re-examine our accomplishments, consider the challenges before us, and uncover ways to overcome the systemic roadblocks in interoperability as we approach…
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