NATE, WEDI Collaborate To Further Virtual Clipboard Initiative
By Christine Kern, contributing writer
It is hoped the partnership will promote healthcare interoperability.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange, and the National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority in consumer-mediated electronic health information exchange, have established a partnership to work together on Phase II of the Virtual Clipboard Initiative and to advance research concerning healthcare interoperability.
The Virtual Clipboard Initiative was developed by The Sullivan Institute for Healthcare Innovation, in collaboration with WEDI, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), to leverage advanced technologies to dramatically enhance the patient experience while improving patient safety. It was the result of recommendations presented in the 2013 WEDI Report.
The application is designed to streamline the patient intake process, including the automation of the collection of demographic and health insurance data. It is intended to leverage advanced technologies to enhance the patient experience while improving patient safety.
“Our collaboration with NATE is instrumental to our mission as we work to broaden interoperability in healthcare technology in a consistent manner across all stakeholders in the industry,” said Devin Jopp, Ed.D., president and CEO of WEDI. “The expertise of NATE’s leaders, membership and partnering stakeholders will be invaluable as we further the Virtual Clipboard Initiative into the next phase of the program.”
“This is an important partnership for our industry, and one that will afford tremendous advantages to the members of both organizations,” said Aaron Seib, NATE CEO. “We are confident that the synergies of our organizations will produce amazing returns as we look to enhance the use of additional interoperable technologies that include the consumer, bringing about a new era in healthcare.”
There are currently more than 40 representatives from major health plans, providers, health IT vendors and government entities participating in the Virtual Clipboard Initiative.