--- title: The Wilshire Group Blog | News Updates description: News Updates | Welcome to The Wilshire Group's Blog! This is where you'll find our thoughts, analysis, and advice on a number of health and EMR topics. --- [![The Wilshire Group](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Full%20TWG%20Black.png?width=500&height=223&name=Full%20TWG%20Black.png "The Wilshire Group")](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) - ![phone_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-phone.png)  (310) 699-2017 [![mail_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-email15.png)  info@thewilshiregroup.net](mailto:info@thewilshiregroup.net) - - - - Receive Updates - ![phone_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-phone.png)  (310) 699-2017 [![mail_icon](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/Images/TWG-email15.png)  info@thewilshiregroup.net](mailto:info@thewilshiregroup.net) - - - - Receive Updates # news-updates # The Wilshire Group Blog [Home](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) | The Wilshire Group Blog [Home](https://thewilshiregroup.net/) | Archive by Category "news-updates" ## [Newsletter March 2019](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/newsletter-jan-2019-0) by [The Wilshire Group](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/the-wilshire-group) March 28, 2019 [Insider](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/insider) [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Clinicals](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/clinicals) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [HIM](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/him) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [Consulting Strategy](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/consulting-strategy) [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/newsletter-jan-2019-0) ## [Happy Health Information Professionals Week!](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/health-information-professionals-week-2019) by [Daisy Roberts](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/daisy-roberts) March 26, 2019 [HIM](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/him) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) Happy Health Information Professionals Week! [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/health-information-professionals-week-2019) ## [Thank You Women Everywhere!](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/thank-you-women-everywhere) by [Rebecca Haymaker](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/rebecca-haymaker) March 08, 2019 [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) In recognition of [**International Women’s Day**](https://www.internationalwomensday.com/), The Wilshire Group would like to say thank you to all of the women leaders who are paving the way within healthcare operations and IT. This year’s theme [‘Balance for Better’](https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme) gets to the underlying idea that we [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/thank-you-women-everywhere) ## [HIMSS Takeaways: Part III](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part-iii) by [Ryan Sommers](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/ryan-sommers) February 26, 2019 [Insider](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/insider) [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/epic) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) [Consulting Strategy](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/consulting-strategy) We wrap up our recap of #HIMSS19 with this third installment, covering the final topics of major interest.To read our previous installments, click [here for Part I](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part1) and [here for Part II](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part-ii). [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part-iii) ## [HIMSS Takeaways: Part II](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part-ii) by [Ryan Sommers](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/ryan-sommers) February 22, 2019 [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Case Studies](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/case-studies) [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/epic) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) Continuing our [recap](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part1) of #HIMSS19, today we dive into another couple of the high-priority topics. [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part-ii) ## [HIMSS Takeaways: Part I](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part1) by [Ryan Sommers](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/ryan-sommers) February 20, 2019 [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [Clinicals](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/clinicals) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [Epic](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/epic) [HIM](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/him) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [Consulting Strategy](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/consulting-strategy) Last week, some 45,000 healthcare workers spanning every major organization, domain, and role, congregated for #HIMSS19 at Disney World, err, well, the Convention Center, in Orlando, FL. Conversations centered around all of the hot topics you’d [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/himss-part1) ## [Newsletter Jan 2019](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/newsletter-jan-2019) by [Ryan Sommers](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/ryan-sommers) January 24, 2019 [Insider](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/insider) [News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news) [Clinicals](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/clinicals) [Company News](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/company-news) [HIM](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/him) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) [Revenue Integrity](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-integrity) [Patient Access Services](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/patient-access-services) [Consulting Strategy](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/consulting-strategy) [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/newsletter-jan-2019) ## [A New Years’ Resolution You Can Keep…Clarity Around OPPS Impact!](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/new-years-resolution-can-keepclarity-around-opps-impact) ![April Vogel](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/hubfs/AprilVogelTWG2-594x325.jpg) by [April Vogel](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/april-vogel) January 03, 2018 [Thought Leadership](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/thought-leadership) [HIM](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/him) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Regulatory Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/regulatory-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) Every year we make a plan to ensure our preparedness for the Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) impact…unfortunately, daily operations and multiple intersecting priorities replace good intent!  And each year January 1st quickly approaches, and [...] [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/new-years-resolution-can-keepclarity-around-opps-impact) ## [Make Haste on Drug Waste with Modifier JW!](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/make-haste-on-drug-waste-with-modifier-jw) by [Gretchen Case](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/author/gretchen-case) June 07, 2016 [Build Guides](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/build-guides) [News Updates](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/news-updates) [Revenue Cycle](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/tag/revenue-cycle) **JW Modifier: Drug Amount Discarded/Not Administered to any Patient** [Read More](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/make-haste-on-drug-waste-with-modifier-jw) [All posts](https://info.thewilshiregroup.net/blog/all) ### Archives - 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