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From WEDI's 2025 Spring Conference, a panel featuring health care cybersecurity subject matter experts Erik Decker, VP, CISO, Intermountain Health, and Scott Ruthe, VP, Waystar. Moderated by WEDI's Privacy & Security Workgroup Co-Chair Lesley Berkeyheiser (DirectTrust), the panel discusses cyber resilience business processes, strategies, collaboration, and resources for both public and private health care entities

From WEDI's Spring Conference, Michael crashed the Provider Information Workgroup meeting and chatted with workgroup co-chairs Martin Cody, Senior VP of Sales, Madaket Health, and Michelle Barry, Director, Expert Health Plans, Provider Data Management with Availity. They discuss the definition of provider directories, the current issues concerning accuracy, and the incorporation of artificial intelligence with provider information, and is there hope for a national directory of healthcare providers.

Mae Joe Angell yn filfeddyg o Ogledd Cymru sydd â dull rhagweithiol o wella iechyd a pherfformiad da byw. Dyma gyfle i glywed am y cysyniad 'TST' a pham mae'n ddull pwysig o rheoli parasitiaid mewn defaid.

From WEDI's Winter Forum earlier this year, a fireside chat about Health Equity's progress and future. The guests are LaShawn McIver, MD, SVP, Chief Health Equity Officer with AHIP, and Joy Lewis, SVP, Health Equity Strategies and Executive Director,  Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, American Hospital Association. The moderator is Nancy Spector, formerly of the American Medical Association and currently WEDI's Senior Director, Federal Affairs. 

Michael recently welcomed retired WEDI President and CEO Charles Stellar for the podcast's 200th episode. Charles updates his post-WEDI activities, including travel and reuniting with old friends and colleagues. He reflected on WEDI's growth and accomplishments during his nearly 10 years with the association, and stressed collaboration, leadership development, and mentorship as the secret to organizational success.  

Rhodri Davies sy'n clywed ymateb Llywydd NFU Cymru, Aled Jones i'r ffigurau diweddar.

Wendi Peters is starring as Florence Foster Jenkins in the revival of Glorious! at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester.Glorious! was nominated for Best New Comedy at the 2006 Olivier Awards and tells the true story of American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins, dubbed ‘the worst singer in the world', who was known for her flamboyant costumes, enigmatic performances and decidedly off-key voice. The revival is directed by Kirk Jameson. Wendi is an icon of stage and screen. Most recently she played Mother Superior in the UK tour of Sister Act. Just a few of her other theatre credits include Big The Musical, White Christmas, Oh What A Lovely War and many more. Wendi received huge acclaim for creating the role of Diana in the UK premiere of You Are Here at Southwark Playhouse, with her performance featuring in West End Frame's Top 5 Performances of 2021. On screen Wendy is beloved for her iconic performance as Cilla Battersby-Brown in Coronation Street (ITV), a role she played from 2003 to 2007 and again in 2014. Wedi has worked extensively on screen, most recently she played Nina Bulsara for a year in Doctors (BBC). In this episode Wendi discusses all-things Glorious! and also reflects on the path of her career, including some of the non-performing jobs she did early on, how Coronation Street changed things, what makes her say yes or no… and lots more along the way.Glorious! runs at the Hope Mill theatre in Manchester until 30th March 2025. Visit www.hopemilltheatre.co.uk for info and tickets. This podcast is hosted by Andrew Tomlins @AndrewTomlins32 Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rhodri Davies sy'n sgwrsio am y prisiau gyda Ffion Evans o gwmni'r Brodyr Evans.

Yr arlunydd o Flaenau Ffestiniog, Gareth Parry, yw gwestai Beti George. Magwyd yn y tŷ lle ganwyd ei Fam a'i Nain yn Manod, Blaenau Ffestiniog. Cawn hanesion difyr ei fagwraeth yn ogystal â'i hanes yn denig o Blaenau ar drên gyda'i ffrind ysgol am "fywyd gwell" yn Llundain a hynny yn ei arddegau. Wedi gadael ysgol, fe aeth i'r coleg celf ym Manceinion, cyfnod y mods a'r rocers a'r gerddoriaeth soul. O fewn dim amser, mi roedd y teimlad o gaethiwed yn ôl, rhyw deimlad fod o yn y carchar eto (fel roedd yn teimlo adre efo Dad) . Daeth y rebel allan ynddo ac wedyn daeth y dylanwadau o'r tu allan i'r coleg. Gadawodd y coleg a dod 'nôl i weithio yn y chwarel yn Blaenau. Dylanwadodd y naturiaethwr Ted Breeze arno, a bu'n gwerthu lluniau i'r cylchgrawn Country Life. Mae bellach yn gwerthu ei waith mewn orielau celf yn Llundain ac yng Nghymru.

EXPERT Topic:How US funding cuts will impact climate change goals in Africa Guest: Dr Okito Wedi: Co-Founder and CEO, Crtve Development

Michael welcomes Sandy Rolfe, Chair of the WEDI Genomics Workgroup and Clinical Lead for the InterQual Molecular Diagnostics and Durable Medical Equipment at Optum. The two discuss the ever evolving state of Genomics research, data privacy and security, and how data interoperability and standards can aid in care and patient satisfaction. WEDI members are invited to attend a special Genomics workgroup event, Exploring Genomic Data Exchange: A Deep Dive into FHIR Integration and Interoperability, Feb 27 on Zoom, exclusive for WEDI members. Visit www.wedi.org to sign up.

From a recent WEDI conference, Anna Hyde from the Arthritis Foundation and Michael Phillips with AARP discussed the role technology is playing and will play in improving patient's health care experience. Moderating this conversation is Denny Brennan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, member of the WEDI board and co-chair of its Education Committee. 

Megan Williams sy'n trafod y gofid gyda'r milfeddyg Ifan Lloyd, ac Aled Jones o NFU Cymru

Saesnes yw Judi a gafodd ei magu yn Lloegr. Cwrdd â Chymro di-Gymraeg a'i denodd hi i ymgartrefu yn Aberdâr. Wedi iddi ymddeol yn gynnar o'i swydd fel athrawes, penderfynodd ymuno â Chwrs Dwys, Prifysgol De Cymru er mwyn dysgu'r Gymraeg. Erbyn hyn, mae hi'n fam-gu ac yn defnyddio'r Gymraeg gyda'r wyrion ac yn gwirfoddoli gyda maes Cymraeg i Oedolion. Mae hi'n aelod o gangen leol Merched y Wawr ac yn gwirfoddoli fel siaradwr rhugl ar gynllun partnera'r Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol. Mae ei brwdfryddedd a'i hangerdd dros y Gymraeg yn heintus.

Yr actores Lisabeth Miles sy'n actio Megan Harris ar Pobol y Cwm yw gwestai Beti George. Mae hi'n flwyddyn fawr i'r opera sebon eleni wrth iddi ddathlu'r 50! Mae'n wreiddiol o Waunfawr ger Caernarfon, a cafodd ei haddysg yn Ysgol Ramadeg Caernarfon. Aeth ymlaen wedyn i'r Coleg Cerdd a Drama yng Nghaerdydd. Wedi gadael y coleg, cychwynodd ei gyrfa efo'r Welsh Theatr Company, ac efo adain Gymraeg y cwmni sef Cwmni Theatr Cymru. Roedd Lisabeth ym mysg actorion Cymraeg cyntaf y cwmni, ynghŷd â Gaynor Morgan Rees a Iona Banks. Bu'n gweithio'n gyson mewn cynhyrchiadau i'r BBC hefyd, gan gynnwys “Esther”, “Y Stafell Ddirgel”, “Lleifior” a “Branwen” yn ystod diwedd y 1960au a dechrau'r 70au.

Michael welcomes back Steven Berkow from InterSystems to discuss and review HCPLAN's 2024 Value-Based Care report and WEDI's special Value-Based Care virtual spotlight. How is the industry doing and how can CLEAN data and technology like AI help the industry evolve quicker. 

Angharad Lewis sy'n sgwrsio gyda siaradwr Cymraeg newydd, sef Kierion Lloyd.Cafodd Kierion Lloyd ei eni yn Aberhonddu ond oherwydd gwaith y teulu treuliodd ei blentynod yn byw dramor. Dychwelodd i ardal Wrecsam yn ddeunaw oed. Wedi cyfnod yn teithio yn Seland Newydd, roedd yn benderfynol o fynd ati i ddysgu'r Gymraeg ac i ailgydio yng ngwreiddiau'r teulu. Erbyn hyn, mae'n byw yn Rhosllanerchrugog. Mae ei hoffter a'i ddiddordeb mewn cerddoriaeth Gymraeg wedi bod yn allweddol yn ei daith iaith.

Rhodri Davies sy'n trafod ymateb ffermwyr i'r storm gyda'r amaethwr Alun Elidyr.

Owain Gwynfryn yw gwestai Beti George.Fe gafodd Owain ei fagu yng Nghaerdydd, ac yna ym Mhrestatyn.Wedi sefydlu gyrfa lwyddiannus iddo'i hun fel ceiropractydd, fe benderfynodd Owain newid cyfeiriad a mynd i astudio'r llais yng Ngholeg y Guildhall yn Llundain. Graddiodd y llynedd, ac yntau yn ddeugain oed.Mae'n parhau gyda'i yrfa fel ceiropractydd yn ei glinig yn Llundain, pan fo amser yn caniatáu, ond ei nod yw cyrraedd y brig o ran ei yrfa fel canwr - ym myd opera a thu hwnt.

Wedi buddugoliaeth hanesyddol i Gymru yn rownd derfynol y gemau ail-gyfle i gyradd Ewro 2025 yn y Swistir, Gwennan Harries sy'n ymuno i drafod pwysigrwydd y canlyniad - y tro cynta i dîm menywod Cymru gyrradd prif dwrnament. After a historic victory for Wales in the play-offs to qualify for Euro 2025 in Switzerland, Gwennan Harries joins the Pod to discuss the importance of the result - the first time for the Welsh women's team to qualify for a major tournament.

Angharad Lewis sy'n sgwrsio gyda siaradwr Cymraeg newydd, sef Naomi Hughes. Merch a fagwyd yng Nghaerdydd yn ardal Llaneirwg yw Naomi Hughes. Mae hi o dras cymysg, ei mam o dras Tsieineaidd a'i thad yn Gymro di-Gymraeg o Gaerdydd. Er iddi gael ei magu yng Nghaerdydd yn yr wythdegau a'r nawdegau prin oedd ei hymwybyddiaeth a'i chysylltiad â'r Gymraeg. Wedi cyfnod yn teithio'r byd yn ei hugeiniau, dychwelodd i Gymru yn benderfynol o ddysgu'r Gymraeg. Cymhwysodd fel athrawes ac erbyn hyn mae'n dysgu ei phwnc drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg mewn Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg. Mae'n gadeirydd Menter Iaith Merthyr Tudful ac yn gyfrifol am ddatblygiad y Gymraeg yn ei hardal. Mae hefyd yn is-gadeirydd Yes Cymru.

Michael welcomes Michelle Barry (Availity) and Martin Cody (Madaket Health), WEDI's Provider Information Subworkgorup Co-Chairs. The three discuss the mission of the subworkgroup, which includes identifying business issues impacting the transmission and receipt of provider directory data. An extensive and complicated issue, Martin and Michelle reflect on an outstanding provider directory data panel at last week's WEDI national conference and offer a preview of the topics that will addressed at their special virtual spotlight on November 7 as they and WEDI's No Surprises Act Taskgroup discuss the critical issues with provider directory data and the impact of the act on healthcare stakeholders including patients.  The November 7 event is free and open to all healthcare professionals. Register at wedi.org and select Events. 

Angharad Lewis sy'n sgwrsio gyda siaradwr Cymraeg newydd, sef Joseff Gnagbo.Ffoadur a wnaeth ffoi o'r Arfordir Ifori yng Ngorllewin Affrica yn 2010 yw Joseff. Yn dilyn rhyddhau cân rap yn annog ei gydwladwyr i wrthsefyll y chwyldro yn ei wlad, daeth yn darged milwrol a bu rhaid iddo ffoi o'r wlad. Bu'n byw ym Morocco am gyfnod cyn ymgeisio am loches ym Mhrydain yn 2017. Wedi iddo gyrraedd Cymru aeth ati'n syth i ddysgu'r Gymraeg. Erbyn hyn, mae'n gweithio trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg fel athro cyflenwi yng Nghaerdydd. Wedi cyfnod yn gwirfoddoli gyda Chymdeithas yr Iaith, cafodd Joseff ei ethol yn Gadeirydd y Gymdeithas, ac mae'n newydd gael ei ail-ethol yn Gadeirydd am dymor arall. Eleni yn y Brifwyl ym Mhontypridd cafodd Joseff ei urddo i'r orsedd am ei gyfraniad i'r Gymraeg.

Ar ddechrau Mis Cenedlaethol Gwlân, Megan Williams sy'n holi Gareth Jones, Gwlân Prydain.

Megan Williams sy'n trafod gyda'r Dr Cennydd Jones, darlithydd ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth.

Megan Williams sy'n trafod mwy gyda Glesni Phillips o Hybu Cig Cymru.

This episode is sponsored by InterSystems, the leading provider of AI-enabled data management solutions for industries with complex challenges, including healthcare, financial services, and supply chain and logistics. Michael welcomes Steven Berkow, Senior Advisor, Value-Based Care with InterSystems. The two discuss Steve's involvement at WEDI's Summer Forum in Chicago, where he served as a moderator for the payer panel on the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Rule. The two discussed the challenges and potential solutions for improving interoperability within healthcare data, and the importance of standardizing APIs for healthcare providers.  Be sure to read InterSystems' latest white paper The APIs Are the Easy Part: Maximizing Your ROI While Meeting CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Requirements  Health plans should be able to harness the investment in IT infrastructure mandated by the latest CMS rule on interoperability and prior authorization to create the data liquidity needed drive top strategic goals, such as reducing provider abrasion, improving member experience, increasing productivity, and supporting value-based care. The scope of CMS-0057-F, however, is wide ranging. This white paper: Summarizes new requirements for the four types of information sharing addressed, namely payer-to-payer, payer-to-provider, payer-to-member, and prior authorization submission and determination. Analyzes processes and workflows impacted by the regulation and resulting opportunities for performance improvement. Provides key “Questions to Consider” that should inform plan investment decisions. Designed to be shared with IT, clinical, and operational leaders, the paper will help your leadership team achieve larger strategic returns on mandated plan investment while meeting regulatory requirements.   

Rhodri Davies sy'n trafod y galw gyda Liz Rees o elusen RABI Cymru.

rWotD Episode 2642: Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia’s vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 28 July 2024 is Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange.WEDI, pronounced "wee dee", is a not-for-profit user group in the United States for users of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in public and private healthcare. It is sometimes referred to by other names including some or all of the words Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange. By: HipaasuiteIt was established to provide leadership and guidance to the healthcare industry on how to use and leverage its collective knowledge, expertise and information resources to improve the quality, affordability and availability of healthcare, via forums, conferences and online resources, especially in matters of conformance to EDI standards required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA which was enacted by the U. S. Congress in 1996.WEDI has regional affiliates in 27 US States and the Virgin Islands.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:12 UTC on Sunday, 28 July 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Geraint.

Michael welcomes 3 of the 4 co-chairs of WEDI's Prior Authorization Subworkgroup: Heather McComas, Director, Administrative Simplification Initiatives, American Medical Association David Delano, Senior Director of Services, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium Raj Godavarthi, Associate VP of Technology and Interoperability, MCG Health The 3 discuss the changes in the workgroup and the industry since the January 2024 release of the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule, the exciting role of artificial intelligence in PA, and how their unique stakeholder roles offer a full, detailed dialogue during their monthly meetings.  Tons of Prior Authorization-related education coming to you courtesy of WEDI. Visit wedi.org and click CALENDAR for more information

Michael welcomes Donna Campbell (HCSC) and Amanda Abbott (BCBS of Kansas), WEDI's Eligibility and Benefits Workgroup Co-Chairs. The co-chairs discuss the workgroup's missions and the latest discussion topics that workgroup is undertaking, including improving efficiencies in the E&B process through standards and emerging technology. If you are interested in joining the workgroup, contact Ariana Poole at apoole@wedi.org. You must be a WEDI member to join. To become a WEDI member, contact Bill Allder at ballder@wedi.org

The threat from cyberattacks is growing exponentially and health care organizations are particularly vulnerable. Michael chats with WEDI's Privacy and Security Workgroup Co-Chairs, Lesley Berkeyheiser of DirectTrust and Thanh-Thien Nguyen of Kaiser Permanente on suggested actions that health care organizations big and small can adopt, customize, and implement as they seek to establish good cyber hygiene.   The top 10 list will be available soon on wedi.org

Rhodri Davies sy'n clywed mwy gan Glesni Phillips, Dadansoddydd Data Hybu Cig Cymru.

In April 2024, WEDI held a member position advisory (MPA) event on the critical topic of maintaining business continuity within healthcare organizations in the wake of cyber-attacks. The event, entitled, From Crisis to Continuity: Maintaining Health Care Data Exchange Following a Cyber Attack, offered best practices, suggestions, and key steps that stakeholders from HHS and the private sector can consider when exchanging data, processing information, and maintaining lines of communication. From WEDI's recently concluded Spring conference, a debrief of the MPA event presented by WEDI's privacy & security workgroup co-chairs, Lesley Berkeyheiser with DirectTrust and Thanh Thien Nguyen from Kaiser Permanente.

In January of this year, to coincide with the release of CMS' Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule, WEDI launched an ambitious 7-part education series examining the rule for the healthcare industry.  Michael sits down with 3 of the moderators of the series, Ferris Taylor, Executive Director of the Healthcare Executive Group, Denny Brennan, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium, and Robert Tennant, Vice President of Federal Affairs for WEDI to get their thoughts on the program and what it means for the industry moving forward.    The entire Road to Interoperability and Prior Authorization series can be found on WEDI's Youtube Page, https://www.youtube.com/@wedionline

Yr Arglwydd Dafydd Wigley yw gwestai Beti George, a hynny 50 mlynedd ers ei ethol i San Steffan eleni. Mae'n trafod hanesion ei fywyd prysur ac yn dewis ambell gân.Wedi 50 mlynedd mewn gwleidyddiaeth mae'r Arglwydd Dafydd Wigley wedi penderfynu ymddeol o Dŷ'r Arglwyddi eleni. Mae'n dal record o ran Aelod Seneddol i gynyddu'r bleidlais a chynyddu canran y bleidlais a hynny mewn 5 etholiad yn olynol. Mae e wedi cynrychioli Arfon yn Senedd San Steffan am 27 mlynedd. Fe gafodd Mr Wigley ei ethol yn gynghorydd Plaid Cymru ym Merthyr yn 1972, cyn cynrychioli Caernarfon yn Nhŷ'r Cyffredin rhwng 1974 a 2001.Roedd yn Aelod Cynulliad i Gaernarfon rhwng 1999 a 2003 ac mae wedi bod yn aelod o Dŷ'r Arglwyddi ers 2011."Pan ddes i Dŷ'r Arglwyddi gyntaf ddeng mlynedd yn ôl, doedd aelodau fan hyn ddim yn cael ymddeol, mi oeddan nhw'n mynd allan pan oeddan nhw'n marw. Ond wrth gwrs mae hawl i ymddeol wedi dod i fewn."Cawn stori'r Gangster, Murray the Hump - Llewellyn Morris Humphreys, fyddai wedi bod yn drydydd cefnder i Dafydd Wigley, ef wnaeth greu Las Vegas , cafodd ei recriwtio gan Al Capone ac a oedd ganddo ran yn llofruddiaeth JFK?

WEDI's Director of Events and Education Michael McNutt chats with Kim Perry, Chief Growth Officer at emtelligent, about the adoption of clinical AI and its potential to transform business processes in the healthcare market. The benefits of AI are discussed as well as the challenges that come with the technology.    Read Kim's article on how NLP can aid payers and providers when exchanging patient information through continuity-of-care documents. https://www.ajmc.com/view/contributor-unlocking-the-value-of-unstructured-data-from-continuity-of-care-documents-using-medical-grade-nlp

Guest host and WEDI board member Mike Kottmer chats with Dr. Luigi Vacca and Aaron Holloway, the founders of tallywell, a digital health app that utilizes AI and ML to create a FICO-like "health score" for the user.  

Today we are answering you questions about taxes. We talk about how investing can impact taxes, how to manage estimated payments for your taxes and qualified dividends and even answer a question about tax breaks from investing in oil and gas. We also answer a few questions about asset allocation. Before we get into all of that Dr. Dahle gives his opinion on what advice Dave Ramsey should have, but didn't, give to an unmatched doc in a mountain of debt. Listen to the Dave Ramsey call here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx3Bntau-Au/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D  Today's episode is brought to us by SoFi, the folks who help you get your money right. They've got exclusive rates and offers to help medical professionals like you when it comes to refinancing your student loans—and that could end up saving you thousands of dollars. Still in residency? SoFi offers competitive rates and the ability to whittle down your payments to just $100 a month* while you're still in residency. 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Main Website: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com  YouTube: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/youtube  Student Loan Advice: https://studentloanadvice.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewhitecoatinvestor  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WCInvestor  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewhitecoatinvestor  Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/whitecoatinvestor  Online Courses: https://whitecoatinvestor.teachable.com  Newsletter: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/free-monthly-newsletter  Email from Reader: Dear Dr. Dahle, Thank you for all you do.  In your recent podcast with Dr. Shteynshlyuger, I wanted to correct his statement that the AMA "will not do anything to help" regarding unfair fees for EFT payments. I am an alternate delegate to the AMA for my state. Twice a year, delegations from all 50 states, national specialty societies, and the federal health services take time away from our busy practices and families to set policy and priorities for the AMA.  It is never accurate to say that the AMA "will not do anything to help" because the House of Delegates dictate what the AMA does. If an individual physician wants to advocate for stronger positions or a change in direction, they can bring resolutions to their state medical society or specialty society to ask their delegation to advocate their position and seek the support of other delegations. That being said, the AMA has been fighting against these unfair practices for several years. In 2021, the AMA along with the 50 state medical associations and 40 specialty societies, sent a letter to CMS asking the Biden administration to take action on these unfair practices.  https://searchlf.ama-assn.org/letter/documentDownload?uri=%2Funstructured%2Fbinary%2Fletter%2FLETTERS%2F2021-10-14-Sign-on-Letter-re-EFT-Fees.pdf Furthermore, the AMA has a multitude of resources and guides on their website so that physicians and practices know their rights and how to navigate the system.  When physicians face challenges like these, it is important for us to stick together with a unified voice. Making inaccurate remarks about our own professional organizations does not move the needle.    ALEX RESPONSE Hi XXXX, I greatly appreciate the fact that you listened to the podcast + found a point of disagreement.  I also appreciate the time + effort delegates like you commit to running the AMA.  As you can imagine, I have put quite a few hours (and $$$) into advocacy on behalf of physicians. I'm an AMA member as well + introduced many of the resolutions that you are alluding to.   I'm in solo private practice, and it appears that you are part of a small private practice as well.  Our interests should align. You are correct to some extent that members write resolutions that are supposed to set policy.  In reality, things work a little differently.  Perhaps that's one of the reasons that the AMA has a 15-20% approval rating (based on membership data).  In fact, many AMA policies are set without resolutions. So why should one have to write a resolution to reverse such policies?   For example, the AMA decided to call virtual credit cards a “valid” payment method.  Whose bright idea is that? Valid means "legal".  Nowhere does the law say that VCCs are "legal" to use as a payment from insurance to doctors; in fact, it's the opposite. I have been fighting to get that language changed for years now -the AMA Board of Directors are well aware- nothing has been done. But here is a resolution (which should not be needed). https://drive.google.com/file/d/123olaPrMy1yA65IG_uoC5HlIv6OjA3nE/view?usp=sharing While the AMA management keeps writing letters, it fully knows that letters will not achieve anything. Talking to elected representatives will not achieve anything either since they have already spoken. In fact, most recently, the AMA refused to confront the insurance lobby's attempt to “normalize” virtual credit cards.  Do you know who confronted the insurance lobby? The American Hospital Association, whose policy team is run by a former AMA employee. I got 500 physicians to write letters to counter the AMA's complicity with UnitedHealthcare/Zelis/etc.   I hope you would be enraged if you found out what the AMA wrote:  "Need a full understanding of the financial and administrative burden impacts to physicians prior to recommending adoption" referring to the proposal of adding virtual credit cards information to a standard 835 remittance advice. See the last point on page 9 of the AMA's presentation: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GG-Presentation-Panel-2-AMA_Spector.pdf    I asked the AMA to come out swinging against this proposal - instead it did the opposite; fortunately >500 physicians spoke out to "neuter' the AMA's anti-physician 'advocacy".   If AMA representatives want to have a public discussion + defend what they do - I'm open to the idea.   Unfortunately, I know too much and have seen how the AMA operates. I used to be a WEDI member + sat in meetings with the AMA policy VPs.    I had to fight insurance companies + the AMA.  Pretty insane - right? An AMA VP said in a meeting (siding with insurance lobby) that insurances have a "right" to impose costs on physicians" - apparently, it's a free country! In summary, you were fed "inaccurate" and 'false' information by the AMA management (who knows who is behind it?).   Did the AMA leadership mention to you that AMA Insurance (offers Medicare secondary plan to retired doctors) joined with EchoHealth, which imposes fees on EFTs + sends virtual credit cards to doctors?  I had to file a complaint with CMS against AMA Insurance.  I recently heard that it's still happening.    I propose that the AMA starts sticking together with doctor's interests and does what I asked it to do: (1) send a letter to CMS/UHC/Cigna/BCBSA/AHIP saying that VCCs and EFT fees are "ILLEGAL" and that the AMA is revoking its prior statement that they are 'valid".  Insurance companies use the AMA's unhelpful published statements to support their "position" to extract >$10 billion / year from doctors.  "Don't look at us - AMA says it's legal."  (2) file a lawsuit against CMS for APA violations. They know what I am talking about.  I hope I swayed your opinion a bit about the legitimacy of my criticism of the AMA's actions. Hopefully, you + the IOWA delegation will help me REFORM the AMA. When the AMA does not perform to expectations, it's time to do a root-cause analysis of the AMA's failures to serve the interests of physicians. Alex

Mike Pattwell, principal business advisor at Edifecs and Chair of the WEDI payment models work group, emphasizes the pandemic's impact on moving away from the fee-for-service model towards a value-based care model. Improving the administration of healthcare requires automation, new workflow solutions, and better data exchange to improve patient health.  He mentions three organizations, including CMMI, WEDI, and CAQH, working towards creating interoperability and seamless communication between payers and providers.   Mike explains, "We've been around for 26 years, and we've been developing solutions to help our clients, mostly payers and providers, and health systems, to operationalize and automate workflows to improve the administration side of healthcare so that they can focus on doing what they do well, which is taking care of members and patients." "Starting at the top, it would be The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS) and the innovation center called CMMI. They're paving the future of healthcare for both payers and providers. They're supported by many other organizations. I'll briefly discuss three that I'm directly involved with and I believe are helping to develop and evolve healthcare. I call these three organizations “silent superheroes.” They are the invisible organizations doing the hard work of creating interoperability and seamless automation between payers and providers. For decades, they've been enabling the future of healthcare." #Edifecs #HealthInnovation #DIgitalTransformation #DigitalHealth #SDOH #Equity #HealthcareIT edifecs.com Download the transcript here

Mike Pattwell, principal business advisor at Edifecs and Chair of the WEDI payment models work group, emphasizes the pandemic's impact on moving away from the fee-for-service model towards a value-based care model. Improving the administration of healthcare requires automation, new workflow solutions, and better data exchange to improve patient health.  He mentions three organizations, including CMMI, WEDI, and CAQH, working towards creating interoperability and seamless communication between payers and providers.   Mike explains, "We've been around for 26 years, and we've been developing solutions to help our clients, mostly payers and providers, and health systems, to operationalize and automate workflows to improve the administration side of healthcare so that they can focus on doing what they do well, which is taking care of members and patients." "Starting at the top, it would be The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS) and the innovation center called CMMI. They're paving the future of healthcare for both payers and providers. They're supported by many other organizations. I'll briefly discuss three that I'm directly involved with and I believe are helping to develop and evolve healthcare. I call these three organizations “silent superheroes.” They are the invisible organizations doing the hard work of creating interoperability and seamless automation between payers and providers. For decades, they've been enabling the future of healthcare." #Edifecs #HealthInnovation #DIgitalTransformation #DigitalHealth #SDOH #Equity #HealthcareIT edifecs.com Listen to the podcast here

Erin Kelly of WEDI on the reopening of the West Side Bazaar

From WEDI's 2023 May Conference, updates on standards, the 2023 roadmap and ICD-11 from Tammy Banks, NCVHS Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Standards and Jamie Ferguson, Co-Chair, ICD-11 Policy Workgroups. Tammy and Jamie will be presenting at WEDI's 2023 National Conference November 6-9 offering updates on a variety of NCVHS activities. Register to attend at wedi.org

From WEDI's 2023 Spring Conference, WEDI's Payment Models Workgroup Co-Chair Michael Pattwell (Edifecs) speaks with Dr. James Dom Dera (Physicians Network) and Rick Foerster (Privia Health) about their successes and challenges with value based care. 

From a recent WEDI health equity workgroup meeting, a chat with Mark Megerian, Technology Fellow with Optum. Visit United Health Foundation's comprehensive data and SDOH tool, America's Health Rankings (https://www.americashealthrankings.org/) to see some of the work United and Optum are doing to leverage data to address health disparities in the country. 

From WEDI's 2023 Spring Conference. The Health Care Payment and Learning and Action Network (HCPLAN) established the Health Equity Advisory Team (HEAT) to help identify and prioritize opportunities to advance health equity through alternative payment models (APMs). The HEAT's goal is person-centered and focuses on leveraging APMs to help make needed care more accessible, drive better patient outcomes, and reduce disparities.  We welcomed HEAT's co-chairs, Dr Marshall Chin from the University of Chicago and Karen Dales from Amerihealth Caritas to discuss the group's work and their mission to address and eliminate health disparities while identifying payment models that aid communities. The session was moderated by Michael Pattwell from Edifecs who also serves as WEDI's Payment Model Workgroup Co-Chair.  

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As one of the most influential programs in the city, WEDi has been instrumental in offering critical assistance to small businesses and young students who would otherwise be lost in a foreign city, unable to even understand the language. In this episode of OFF ROAD, Erin Kelly, its Director of Internal Relations, explains WEDi's mission and its undeniable importance.

Third-party health apps can help patients manage chronic diseases, log vital signs, and take charge of their health. But these apps often fall outside of HIPAA's purview, leaving them in a regulatory gray area. Tina Grande, executive vice president for policy at the Healthcare Leadership Council and chair of the Confidentiality Coalition, Robert Tennant, vice president of federal affairs at the WEDI, and Marilyn Zigmund Luke, vice president at AHIP, discuss third-party health app privacy and security risks.

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