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Episode 241: Turning Data Into Action in Healthcare
Knowledge Center Epidode 241: Turning Data Into Action in Healthcare March 29, 2026 In this episode, Brian Robertson, Founder and CEO of VisiQuate, discusses why many healthcare organizations struggle to turn data into meaningful action and how to bridge the gap between analytics and real-world impact. He also shares insights on revenue cycle optimization, the…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: WEDI’s Federal Policy Consultation Process and X12 Version 008060
WEDI’s Federal Policy Consultation Process and X12 Version 008060 3/30/2026 As an advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), as named in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), WEDI is no stranger to convening cross-industry, multi-stakeholder groups to work through the critical issues health care faces. Most of this work…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 3.23.26
CMS Releases Claims Attachments Final Rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the “Adoption of Standards for Health Care Claims Attachments Transactions and Electronic Signatures (CMS-0053-F)” Final Rule via display on March 20 and will publish in the Federal Register on March 24. Compliance with the regulation will be 24 months from the effective date of…
Read MoreEpisode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing
Knowledge Center Episode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing March 20, 2026 From the recently concluded Winter Forum, Michael is joined by Adam Harrison, Chief Business Development Officer at Manifest MedEx, and Dan Chavez, Executive Director of the Serving Communities Health Information Organization (SCHIO), to discuss…
Read MoreWEDI Survey Shows Progress in Implementing CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule
WEDI Survey Finds Payers and Providers Making Progress Complying with Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule Industry Continues to Face Challenges in Meeting 1.1.27 Deadline WASHINGTON, DC, March 10th, 2026 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) released results of its recent survey assessing industry readiness to meet the requirements of the Centers for…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 3.9.26
OCR Settles HIPAA Security Rule Investigation with Software Company Business Associate. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a Maryland software company for a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. As a business…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 3.2.26
WEDI Submits Comments on HTI-5 Proposed Rule and AI RFI. WEDI submitted comments to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on both the “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule and “Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial…
Read MoreA Report on the WEDI and CMS Conferences: Two Events, Overlapping Themes
A Report on the WEDI and CMS Conferences: Two Events, Overlapping Themes 3/4/2026 I attended two conferences with similar themes: burden reduction and empowering patients through improved data exchange. The first was the WEDI Winter Forum: The Promise and Reality of Health IT in Improving the Patient Journey and the second was the Centers…
Read MoreWEDI Responds to the ASTP/ONC HTI-5 Proposed Rule and AI RFI
WEDI Responds to the ASTP/ONC HTI-5 Proposed Rule and AI RFI 3/2/26 As an advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, WEDI provides comments and recommendations to the Department and relevant agencies on a regular basis when opportunities are presented. Two recent actions by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to ASTP 2/26/26
February 27, 2026 Thomas Keane, MD, MBA Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20024 Re: RIN 0955-AA09 Submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov Dear Assistant Secretary Keane: The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) writes today in…
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