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WEDI Federal Update 1.5.26
ASTP/ONC Releases HTI-5 Proposed Rule. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) released the Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) Proposed Rule for a 60-day comment period. The HTI-5 Proposed Rule includes deregulatory actions to update the ONC Health IT Certification…
Read MoreEnd of Year Flurry of Regulatory Action Brought to You by HHS, ASTP/ONC, and CMS
End of Year Flurry of Regulatory Action Released by HHS Nancy Spector, MSC, WEDI Senior Director, Federal Affairs As people were rushing around with final shopping, baking, and parties, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies released proposed rules, requests for information, and new models. The following is a cheat sheet…
Read MoreWEDI Weekly 2025
January 2025 1.6.2025 1.13.2025 1.20.2025 1.27.2025 April 2025 4.7.2025 4.14.2025 4.21.2025 4.28.2025 July 2025 7.7.2025 7.14.2025 7.20.2025 7.28.2025 October 2025 10.6.2025 10.14.2025 10.20.2025 10.27.2025 February 2025 2.3.2025 2.10.2025 2.17.2025 2.24.2025 May 2025 5.5.2025 5.12.2025 5.19.2025 5.27.2025 August 2025 8.4.2025 8.11.2025 8.18.2025 8.25.2025 November 2025 11.3.2025 11.10.2025 11.17.2025 11.24.2025 March 2025 3.3.2025…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 12.22.25
CMS Releases Price Transparency Proposed Rule with 60-Day Comment Period. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in partnership with the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury, have published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) updating the 2020 Transparency in Coverage regulations. The proposals aim to improve price transparency by reducing…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: WEDI Survey Finds Payers and Providers Continue Facing Challenges to Meet CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Regulatory Deadline
WEDI Surveys Industry Readiness for CMS-0057-F: What Is the Current State? Nancy Spector, MSC, WEDI Senior Director, Federal Affairs In February 2024 when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule, 0057-F as we now know it, was published, the compliance deadline of January 1, 2027, seemed…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 12.15.25
WEDI Presents at CMS Listening Session on FHIR Prior Authorization Standard. WEDI presented at a hearing conducted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) National Standards Group on the issue of the use of a FHIR® Standard for conducting prior authorization transactions. WEDI was invited to present along with the Designated Standards Maintenance…
Read MoreWEDI Interoperability Survey Update 2025
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…
Read MoreWEDI Response to December 2025 CMS Listening Session
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Read MoreEpisode 229: Bridging Payers and Providers: Policy, Innovation, and Collaboration for the Future of Care
Knowledge Center Episode 229: Bridging Payers and Providers: Policy, Innovation, and Collaboration for the Future of Care December 15, 2025 This episode, from our November National Conference, explores one of health care’s most persistent challenges: how hospitals and health plans can move from operating at cross-purposes to truly rowing in the same direction. Our guests…
Read MoreWEDI Announces Winners of the Organization’s 2025 Awards
WEDI Announces Winners of the Organization’s 2025 Awards CMS’ Michael Cimmino Awarded Top Honor WASHINGTON, D.C., December 11, 2025 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) is pleased to announce the winners of Its Annual Awards Recognizing Excellence in Health IT. The organization’s annual awards were presented earlier this week during the 2025 WEDI…
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