Now Available: 2022 Eligible Professionals/Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Hospitals/Critical Access Hospitals Electronic Clinical Quality Measure Flows
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TEFCA! Healthcare Stakeholder Panels
WEDI welcomed an all-star faculty to discuss TEFCA; what will it mean for payers, providers, vendors and more?
Panel:
- Paul Oates, Head, IT M&A Practice, Evernorth, Chief Architect, ONC FAST
- Stephen Konya, Senior Advisor to the Deputy National Coordinator for Health IT, Innovation Portfolio Lead, ONC
- Hans B Buitendijk, Director, Interoperability Strategy, Cerner
- Tim Pletcher, Executive Director, MiHIN
- Danielle Lloyd, Senior VP, Private Market Innovations & Quality Initiatives, AHIP
- Patrick Murta, Solutions Architecture Fellow, Humana
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The summer of 2020 saw WEDI launch a new venture-- a podcast series called “The Collective Voice of Health IT”. The weekly program, hosted by Matthew Albright, WEDI Board Member, Communications Committee Chair, and Chief Legislative Affairs Officer at Zelis Payments and produced by our own Michael McNutt, WEDI Director of Education and Events, welcomes healthcare IT thought leaders for a half-hour discussion on the most pressing and relevant topics that affect the industry.
Download numbers have steadily climbed since the first episode on July 23, 2020 featuring Ferris Taylor, Executive Director of the HealthCare Executive Group (HCEG). August 2020, the first full month of the program, garnered 147 downloads. A year later, in August 2021, The Collective Voice of Health IT received nearly 550 monthly downloads, the highest number to date. As we enter the 4th quarter of 2021, the podcast is closing in on another special milestone; 5000 total downloads.
Click here to see our top 5 most downloaded episodes!
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American Rescue Plan Provides States Additional Funding to Lower Health Coverage Costs, Increase Affordability for Americans
The Biden-Harris Administration is distributing an additional $452 million in federal funding through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to support 13 states’ efforts to improve access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance coverage through section 1332 state-based reinsurance waivers. As a result of changes made in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP), residents in states implementing reinsurance waivers may have access to more affordable health insurance coverage.
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CMS Announces Director of Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO); First-Ever Chief Dental Officer; and Director of the Center for Program Integrity (CPI)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Dr. Ellen Montz as Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO); Dr. Natalia Chalmers as its first-ever Chief Dental Officer in the Office of the Administrator; and Dara Corrigan as Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Program Integrity (CPI). With decades of expertise in the clinic, government, and community, these leaders will lead across the agency’s portfolio of programs, which connect millions of people to high-quality, affordable, and accessible health coverage.
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The Biden administration is considering a new, year-round special enrollment period that could extend affordable marketplace coverage to an estimated 1.3 million people with low incomes.
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Get to know the WEDI Board: |
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WEDI Board Chair, Nancy Spector (American Medical Association) said she would love to cash in everything, buy a sailboat, and just follow the horizon. |
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WEDI Board Chair-Elect, Ed Hafner (Change Healthcare) said one of his favorites places is Old Cleveland League Park – home of the 1889-1899 Cleveland Spiders, where he had the pleasure of shagging balls and batting a few balls. |
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Telehealth Workgroup
The next Telehealth meeting will be September 15th from 4-5ET.
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WEDI Workgroups
WEDI workgroups provide thoughtful leadership and common-sense approaches that enhance the exchange of clinical and administrative healthcare information. They collect input, exchange ideas, and make recommendations that inspire impactful and far-reaching change in our industry.
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