The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is a non-profit organization established in 1991 by Health and Human Services (HHS). WEDI’s mission is to improve the use of health information technology and reduce healthcare system costs. WEDI is conducting a survey to measure the value and return-on-investment of health information exchange (HIE).
The survey is in response to the interoperability roadmap recently released by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC), and is intended to “take the pulse of current electronic information exchange efforts among health plan, provider, and vendor organizations.”
Industry stakeholders are invited to participate to assist WEDI in identifying obstacles to interoperability and developing recommendations to improve the flow of data. According to WEDI, the survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. WEDI asks that only one survey be submitted per company or organization.
Click Here to complete the survey.
Deadline for submission is March 23, 2015. Survey results will be evaluated and compiled into a report for the industry.
WEDI National Conference
In other news, WEDI’s National Conference is coming up in May in my home town area of Scottsdale, AZ. The conference is a key gathering for healthcare providers, payers, and industry vendors looking to discuss, strategize and make recommendations that can have a direct impact on Health IT regulations.
Date: May 18 – 21
Where: Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
For more information about the conference, visit the conference website.
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