Recognized and trusted as a formal advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), WEDI is the leading authority on the use of health IT to efficiently improve health information exchange, enhance care quality, and reduce costs. With a focus on advancing standards for electronic administrative transactions, promoting data privacy and security, WEDI has been instrumental in aligning the industry in an effort to harmonize administrative and clinical data.

WEDI has taken on the task of tracking industry progress toward compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule, also known as CMS-0057-F, as we have done for the implementation of X12 Versions 4010 & 5010, and ICD-10. In January/February of 2025 and October of 2025 we surveyed payer, provider, clearinghouse, and health IT vendors to assess readiness.