The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange named the recipients of its annual awards program at WEDI-Con 2017 in Reston, Va., Dec. 6.
Here are the award winners:
• Andrew H. Melczer Leadership in Volunteerism Award: Jay Eisenstock, WEDI's chair-elect
• Chair's Award: Jay Eisenstock and Debbi Meisner of Change Healthcare
• Corporate Leadership Award: American Medical Association
• Excellence in Health IT Award: Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare
• HIT Government Champion Award: Madhusudhan Annadata of CMS' division of national standards
• Louis W. Sullivan Award: Jean Narcisi of the American Dental Association and WEDI's past chair
• Outstanding Corporate Sponsor Award: TIBCO
• Volunteer Service Award: Penny Probst of Highmark and Sean Whitney of Anthem
WEDI gave Outstanding Leadership Awards to the following individuals:
• Laurie Burckhardt of WPS Health Solutions
• Pam Grosze of PNC Bank
• Heather McComas of AMA
• Debbi Meisner of Change Healthcare
• Kathryn Jonzzon of Delta Dental
• Susan Langford of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
• Nancy Spector of AMA
• Grant Wood of Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Genetics Institute
WEDI named the following winners of its Distinguished Service Award:
• Janice Bakos of Aetna
• Patrick Cannady of American Dental Association
• Lorraine Doo of CMS
• Gail Kocher of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
• Heather McComas of AMA
• Debbi Meisner of Change Healthcare