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Share your Eligibility & Claim Status Operating Rules success story
Health IT SmartBrief | May 29, 2012
Already down the road with your adoption of Eligibility & Claim Status Operating Rules? Have best practices to share with the health care industry? WEDI is seeking Eligibility & Claim Status Operating Rules case studies. Work with us to develop and share your success story. Your organization's case study will be viewed by thousands of health IT professionals across the nation in a "WEDI News" Health IT SmartBrief e-newsletter article and featured on WEDI's website. Contact Ann Marie Railing to learn how to get started.
WEDI Summer Forum: Strategies for ICD-10 Implementation Success
Health IT SmartBrief | May 29, 2012
Join us at WEDI's Implementation Strategies Forum: Real Topics, Real Strategies, Real Results, and learn how to help physicians recognize the value of ICD-10, support providers through training and solution sharing, achieve successful compliance through a provider/payer alignment and much more. The forum provides multiple ICD-10-related sessions facilitated by members of the industry who have been involved with ICD-10 since the beginning.
General sessions include:
• Engaging Clinicians and Making the Case for Moving Forward with ICD-10
• Jumping the Chasm to Achieve ICD-10 Compliance
Registration is open! Learn more about the Summer Forum, other topics covered and registration.
Countdown to operating rules implementation – get involved today
Health IT SmartBrief | May 25, 2012
Industry adoption efforts are under way for the Jan. 1, 2013, implementation of CAQH CORE Eligibility & Claim Status Operating Rules. WEDI, working alongside industry partners, is bringing together organizations to evaluate challenges and identify best practices for the adoption of the new Affordable Care Act operating rules.
We are looking for volunteers who either have implemented or are in the process of implementing the Eligibility & Claim Status Operating Rules to offer input and feedback through participation in the WEDI Transactions sub-workgroups. Get involved — help shape the industry's transition to these new operating rules. Contact Ann Marie Railing to learn how to participate.
Update your knowledge base with WEDI University
Health IT SmartBrief | May 23, 2012
WEDI announces the launch of WEDI University, health IT's new library of pre-recorded industry webcasts. Available to members and nonmembers, WEDI University is home to the organization's most popular and timely online presentations. All purchased programs include video, audio and Q&A, allowing virtual attendees to experience the session exactly as it occurred. New webcasts are added to WEDI University on a regular basis -- several at a reduced price. Visit WEDI University and access recorded presentations that cover the industry's hottest topics.
WEDI online 5010 Issue Reporting System
Health IT SmartBrief | May 23, 2012
WEDI has launched its online 5010 Issue Reporting System in collaboration with the CMS to support the health care industry's upgrade to ASC X12 5010. The reporting system allows all affected parties, including providers, payers, clearinghouses and vendors, to easily submit their issues associated with implementing ASC X12 5010 and search through a database of current documented problems. This Web-based system offers an easy-to-use interface with multiple sorting categories and sub-categories, including the option to view previously submitted issues and responses to those posted issues. Visit the online WEDI 5010 Issue Reporting System.
Save the date: WEDI Summer Forum
Health IT SmartBrief | May 22, 2012
July 24-26
Fairfax, Va.
Join WEDI for our "Implementation Strategies Forum: Real Topics, Real Strategies, Real Results," as we address a number of emerging health IT topics, including operating rules, ACO and health plan ID. We will also follow up on 5010 implementation and ICD-10 readiness. Learn more.
WEDI CAQH audiocast: Is Your Organization Prepared to Adopt Mandated Healthcare Operating Rules?
Health IT SmartBrief | May 21, 2012
Thursday, May 24
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Prepare attendees to assist their organizations in meeting the first federally mandated operating rule requirements for eligibility for a health plan and health care claims status transactions with this WEDI CAQH audiocast. This session will address the important role that both data content and infrastructure operating rules play in facilitating interoperability between health plans and providers, and will feature speakers from Xerox, CAQH CORE and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Learn more and register.
WEDI webinars now available online
Health IT SmartBrief | May 21, 2012
Did you miss a WEDI webinar due to a scheduling conflict? Several key webinars from 2012, 2011 and 2010 are now available for purchase on the WEDI website. Visit the WEDI website to view the various resources available to you. Purchase the webinar now and have access to it within minutes. All future WEDI webinars will be made available online for those who cannot attend the live events.
ASC X12 5010 Implementation and Problem Solving Webinar
Health IT SmartBrief | May 17, 2012
May 23, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET
Free (Registration required)
WEDI and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are collaborating with ASC X12 and other industry representatives to host the next online presentation in the ASC X12 5010 implementation webinar series. These online presentations are designed to gather feedback, track challenges and provide guidance to correcting ASC X12 5010 implementation-related issues.
May 23 session topics include:
- Acknowledgments
- Extra data
- Resolving interpretation discrepancies
Audiocast: Is Your Organization Prepared to Adopt Mandated Healthcare Operating Rules?
Health IT SmartBrief | May 09, 2012
WEDI and CAQH Audiocast Education Session
May 24, 2012 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
This session will address the first federally mandated operating rule requirements that become effective Jan. 1, 2013. Learn from the experience of Xerox and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, both early adopters of the CAQH CORE Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claims Status transactions. This session will address both data content and infrastructure operating rules with a special emphasis on the role of connectivity and security. Get more information and register.
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