Edifecs Leads Discussions on Strategic Interoperability and Value-Based Care at WEDI National Conference 2024

Attendees will understand the current state of the industry, how technology is supporting advancement, and explore a how to build a fully interoperable healthcare future

Edifecs Leads Discussions on Strategic Interoperability and Value-Based Care at WEDI National Conference 2024

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Edifecs, Inc., a global health information technology solutions company, is participating in multiple sessions at the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) 2024 National Conference, October 15-17 in Washington, DC. Matthew Spielman, senior director, product management, and Anirban Mukherjee, director, solution consulting, both with Edifecs, are hosting sessions to discuss the impacts and opportunities of various mandates and how they are shaping the future of healthcare data sharing and interoperability.

Michael Pattwell, principal business advisor at Edifecs, WEDI Board of Directors, and co-chair of the WEDI Payment Models Workgroup, is moderating a panel discussion on value-based care, featuring payer and provider representatives from MultiCare Connected Care, Providence, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

The WEDI National Conference gathers industry leaders and policymakers to discuss the future of healthcare technology. Attendees will learn from presentations and panels covering the standards development process, implementation of best practices, and emerging trends in interoperability and transactions.

Edifecs’ 2024 WEDI National Conference Engagement:

Technology Showcase: A Unified Gateway for FHIR and EDI for CMS-0057-F and Beyond

WHAT: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) has further established a need for interoperability standards to be truly interoperable. Attendees will see first-hand how the Edifecs Unified Gateway solution creates interoperability between FHIR and EDI standards to comply with CMS-0057-F and beyond.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 15, 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. ET
SPEAKER:
- Anirban Mukherjee, Director, Solution Consulting, Edifecs

Educational Session: Strategic Interoperability: How did we get here and where are we going?

WHAT: As an interoperability leader in healthcare for more than 25 years, we know that there is more to interoperability than simply meeting the mandates set forward by CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Requirements for programs such as CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule (CMS-9115-F) and the 21^st Century Cures Act establish a baseline for interoperability – but that isn’t the whole story. Edifecs believes in “strategic interoperability” as the means to pivot the regulatory burden of compliance into a strategic driver of improvement within healthcare. This means taking a holistic and realistic approach to interoperability as it exists today but also positioning organizations for success in the evolving world of value-based care. This session will review how interoperability has evolved to where we are now and discuss where we think things are headed in the future as rules and use cases evolve.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 16, 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET
SPEAKER:
- Matthew Spielman, Senior Director, Product Management, Edifecs

Panel Discussion: Mission 2030: A Discussion on Value-Based Care, the Present and the Future

WHAT: An all-star, multi-stakeholder lineup of healthcare professionals discuss the evolution of value-based care, the pivotal role of data and standards, the importance of collaboration, and the how artificial intelligence is shaping how we move from fee for service.
WHEN: Thursday, October 17, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. ET
SPEAKERS:
- Moderator: Michael Pattwell, Principal Business Advisor, Edifecs, Co-Chair, WEDI Payment Models Workgroup
- Anna Taylor, Vice President of Population Health and Value Based Care, MultiCare Connected Care
- Semira Singh, Director, Population Health Informatics, Providence
- Mark Friedberg, MD, Senior Vice President, Performance Measurement and Improvement, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Steve Berkow, Senior Advisor, Value-Based Markets, InterSystems

You can access the full agenda for the WEDI National Conference here.

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About Edifecs

Edifecs provides market-leading technology to its payer and health system customers, which serve nearly 300 million people in the U.S. healthcare market. For over 25 years, Edifecs has enabled customers to unlock greater value with their healthcare data management platform which includes its Best in KLAS healthcare interoperability cloud solution. Edifecs’ healthcare SaaS solutions, available on both public and private clouds, serve as the foundation that eliminates stakeholder friction to overcome healthcare’s biggest challenges, including accelerating value-based payment adoption and obtaining more complete and accurate care funding for alternative payment models. Edifecs’ solutions are powered by AI that incorporates generative AI and LLMs, natural language processing, and machine learning, to provide deeper insights into patients, populations, and business processes. As new standards and regulations continually emerge from government agencies, Edifecs is a proven partner to support its customers road to “evergreen” compliance. Edifecs customers include 24 of the 25 top commercial health plans in the country, 29 of the 52 Medicaid programs, and 6 out of 10 of the largest health systems.