Posts Tagged ‘healthcare data’
WEDI Interoperability and Prior Authorization Survey
New WEDI Interoperability and Prior Authorization Survey is Now Live! WEDI is conducting a survey to determine how the health care industry is implementing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. Compliance with the Final Rule is required by Jan. 1, 2026, for the prior authorization metrics reporting and Jan.1,…
Read MoreEp 184: How Artificial Intelligence is Ushering in an Age of Proactive, Preventative, and Personalized Healthcare.
Michael welcomes Kent Dicks, founder, CEO, and award-winning entrepreneur of Life365, a digital health platform that connects patients with their doctors at home. The two discussed how artificial intelligence creates an environment that allows patients to receive affordable and efficient care earlier in the care cycle, thus preventing costly readmissions and improve overall healthcare accessibility.
Read MoreEpisode 178: Pitfalls But Promise. The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity with Scott Mattila, COO & Chief Security Officer, Intraprise Health
Knowledge Center Episode 178: Pitfalls But Promise. The State of Healthcare Cybersecurity with Scott Mattila, COO & Chief Security Officer, Intraprise Health November 15, 2024 Michael welcomes Scott Mattila with Intraprise Health to discuss why it seems with all the regulatory and technological advancement health care is experiencing, why does it feel we’re moving backwards…
Read MoreEpisode 174: A Community of Practice, A Community of Value. Sequoia Projects Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup
Michael discusses the Sequoia Project’s Payer to Payer FHIR API Implementation Workgroup with its co-chairs, Nancy Beavin from Medica, Bob Oakley from Evernorth and the Project Lead, David Pyke with Sequoia.
The workgroup was created to identify practical, implementation-level implications from a business and governance perspective. The guests discussed the workgroup makeup, their mission, what they’ve heard so far and why a payer, small, medium or large, should join their community of practice.
Read MoreEpisode 173: FHIR, Opening Doors to a Bigger, Better Health Care Future. Virtual Health’s Huthaifa Khan
Michael welcomes Huthaifa Khan, Director, Solutions Architecture with Virtual Health. Huthaifa, a veteran health care professional, discusses the emergence and rapid adoption of the FHIR standard in healthcare data exchange, along with implementation stories, and its potential future in the industry.
Read MoreWEDI’s Comment Letter to ASTP/ONC on HTI-2
WEDI submitted comments on the proposed rule titled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability” (HTI-2). The proposed rule was released by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Read MoreEpisode 172: From Paper to Pixels. A Doctor’s Perilous Journey through the Digital Healthcare Revolution
Join Dr. John Harris as he takes you on a deeply personal journey through the highs and lows of transitioning from traditional paper billing to modern electronic systems. With several decades of experience in healthcare, Dr. Harris shares invaluable insights into the benefits of digital billing—streamlined processes, faster payments, and improved patient care. But this story isn’t just about the smooth road; it’s also about the bumps along the way and an ending you might not have seen coming.
Read MoreEpisode 166: Fortifying Healthcare Cybersecurity Measures with Nametag’s Aaron Painter
Michael chats with Nametag CEO Aaron Painter on how emerging technology, patient-centric data policies and even remote working is affecting the cybersecurity infrastructure in healthcare. The two discuss the “old school” nature of social engineering attacks and steps that the industry can take to combat threat actors.
Read MoreWhat Do You Need To Know?
The history and evolution of the eligibility & benefit verification process –
pre-HIPAA era to post-Admin Simp
Episode 163: Being Curious About Artificial Intelligence with Google’s Shweta Maniar
Michael welcomes back Shweta Maniar, Global Director, Life Sciences Solutions and Strategy for Google Cloud. The two discuss the continued emergence of artificial intelligence in health care, the need for standards or a framework in health care regarding AI, and how people new to AI can brush off misconceptions and dive in feet first and learn how they can access and leverage this growing technology.
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