Posts by lcanaley

The Collective Blog of Health IT, a Podcast Episode Companion Episode 256- Clinical Decision Support at the Point of Care: Advancing Value-Based Care Through Smarter Laboratory Testing By: Michael McNutt As healthcare organizations continue their journey toward value-based care, clinicians face a growing challenge: making increasingly complex laboratory and genomic testing decisions while navigating fragmented…

The WEDI Genomics Workgroup: Latest Fact Sheet on Genetic Counselors Sandra Rolfe, PhD, Optum, WEDI Genomics Workgroup Chair As chair of WEDI’s Genomics Workgroup, a position I volunteered for and took on a couple of years ago, I have the opportunity to better educate the health IT community on issues related to genomics. The topic…

WEDI No Surprises Act Provider Survey Results The No Surprises Act was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260). The requirements for providers to issue Good Faith Estimates (GFEs) to uninsured and self-pay patients were put into place on Jan 1, 2023. Considering that…

My Experience at the June X12 Meeting Nancy Spector, WEDI Senior Director, Federal Affairs In my 20 years of involvement in X12 and attending meetings, I have had on multiple occasions to explain what an X12 meeting is and what happens at one. These explanations have been for bosses, colleagues, and newcomers who have either…

Collective Voice Insights From EDI to APIs: Lessons from a Career Shaping Health care Interoperability Michael McNutt, WEDI VP, Education & Events July 21, 2026   Health care interoperability is often discussed in terms of today’s innovations—FHIR APIs, digital health ecosystems, artificial intelligence, and real-time data exchange. Yet every advancement builds upon decades of policy…