Hosted by: HITECH Answers
Presentation by: Wedi
Sponsored by: ZirMed, don’t miss this educational webinar.
When: July 15, 1:00 pm ET/10 am PT
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The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange. As an advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), WEDI brings to the attention of HHS issues that it believes warrant review and consideration, and continually reports the results of periodic ICD-10 readiness surveys to HHS.
Join WEDI and HITECH Answers on an informative webinar looking at readiness challenges, best practices and case studies as the industry prepares for the October 1, 2015 transition to ICD-10.The webinar is complimentary and appropriate for providers in both ambulatory and hospital settings, as well as billers, coders and other stakeholders.
Our presenter for this webinar will be Jim Daley, Director of IT BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Past Chair, WEDI.
Learning Objectives:
- Overview of the industry’s preparedness
- Debunking Myths and Misconceptions
- Review preliminary findings from WEDI’s latest ICD-10 Readiness Survey
- Best practices for transitioning to ICD-10
- Q&A
The Presenter
Jim Daley, Director of IT for BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina: Jim is immediate Past-Chair of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) Board of Directors and co-chairs the WEDI ICD-10 workgroup. He also served on the leadership team that oversaw creation of the 2013 WEDI report. He has co-chaired WEDI national events on topics such as HIPAA implementation concerns, use of transaction acknowledgements, and issues associated with migration to ICD-10 codes.
About Wedi
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve healthcare information exchange in order to enhance the quality of care, improve efficiency, and reduce costs of our nation’s healthcare system. WEDI was formed in 1991 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and was designated in the 1996 HIPAA legislation as an advisor to HHS.
About ZirMed
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