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WEDI Federal Update 6.30.25
Health Plans Commit to Improving Prior Authorization. Following a roundtable meeting hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approximately 50 health plans nationwide announced their commitment to six key actions to improve the prior authorization (PA) process for commercial plans, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care, and Health Insurance Marketplace. The participating…
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CMS Introduces WISeR PA Model Aimed at Cutting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new model within the CMS Innovation Center called Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR). CMS will partner with companies and employ new technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to address fraud, waste, and abuse…
Read MoreEpisode 210: Guardrails for AI – Preventing Hallucinations in Healthcare
Knowledge Center Episode 210: Guardrails for AI – Preventing Hallucinations in Healthcare July 13, 2025 Michael welcomes Dr. Jay Anders, Chief Medical Officer at Medicomp Systems to discuss AI hallucinations and their effect on patient safety and clinician trust. Episode 210: Guardrails for AI – Preventing Hallucinations in Healthcare Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments…
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Industry groups offer feedback on CMS and ASTP health tech ecosystem request Industry leaders speak out on health tech policies, CMS’ digital health priorities Commenting on the CMS, ASTP, ONC RFI for Health Information Ecosystem
Read MoreWEDI Applauds Commitment by Health Plans to Improve Prior Authorization
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Read MoreWEDI Federal Updated 6.23.25
WEDI Submits Comments to HHS on the CMS and ASTP/ONC Health Technology Ecosystem RFI. WEDI submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) (collectively, ASTP/ONC) “Health Technology…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: WEDI Responds to CMS & ASTP/ONC RFI
WEDI Responds to CMS & ASTP/ONC RFI The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking input from the public regarding the digital health environment, leveraging technology to improve Medicare beneficiary access to…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 6.16.25
WEDI Submits Comments to CMS on Deregulation RFI. WEDI submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to its “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation of the Medicare Program Request for Information” (RFI). The RFI called for feedback from the industry on streamlining regulatory requirements, reducing administrative burden of reporting and documentation,…
Read MoreWEDI submitted comments in response to the RFI entitled “Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information”
WEDI submitted comments in response to the RFI entitled “Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information” released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services. Download the Letter
Read MoreWEDI Blog: WEDI Captures Provider and EHR Perspectives on CMS 0057-F
WEDI Captures Provider and EHR Perspectives on CMS 0057-F The third session of the WEDI Spotlight Series: CMS 0057 Implementation Update discussed how health care providers and EHR vendors are implementing this complex set of new requirements. With previous sessions covering Access APIs (Payer to Payer, Provider Access & Patient Access) and Payers & Prior…
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