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WEDI Federal Update 2.23.26
OCR Announces Civil Enforcement Program for Confidentiality of SUD Records. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new program to implement and enforce statutory and regulatory requirements that protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records beginning February 16, 2026. The program puts in…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to ASTP 2.23.26
Download the Letter February 23, 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–AA13 Submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov Dear Assistant Secretary Keane: The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 2.16.26
Attachments Final Rule at OMB. A final rule, titled “Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachment Transactions and Electronic Signatures (CMS-0053)” is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This regulation, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is expected to finalize new standards for health…
Read MoreCMS-0057-F WEDI Resources
Past Events (recorded) [9.25.25] Spotlight on State Medicaid: Strategies for CMS-0057-F Implementation [9.10.25] Beyond 0057 Compliance: Translating Mandated APIs into Impact. Sponsored by InterSystems [8.21.25] CMS-0057: Streamlining Prior Authorization and Delegated Vendor Collaboration (Part 1 of 2) Sponsored by Itiliti Health [6.11.25] WEDI Spotlight: CMS 0057 Implementation Update- Provider and EHR Perspective [4.9.25] WEDI Survey Insights: The State of Interoperability &…
Read MoreWEDI Testing Directory
CMS-0057-F Testing Directory Questionnaire for Organizations WEDI is creating a public directory of industry readiness for organizations that are interested in testing prior authorization and interoperability APIs in preparation for the January 1, 2027, compliance deadline for CMS-0057-F. The intent of the directory is to facilitate testing between organizations, gauge industry readiness for the compliance…
Read MoreIntro to Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F) on January 17, 2024. This final rule emphasizes the need to improve health information exchange to achieve appropriate and necessary access to health records for patients, healthcare providers, and payers. This final rule also focuses on efforts…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 2.9.26
ASTP/ONC Leader Speaks to WEDI Members, Hints at HTI-6 Regulation. Thomas Keane, MD, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, spoke at the recent WEDI Town Hall, a WEDI member-only event. Dr. Keane outlined his agencies priorities and answered questions from members on topics including the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common…
Read MoreWEDI testified Feb. 4, 2026 before the HHS Office for Civil Rights
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Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 2.2.26
CMS Announces $600 Million in Support from Health Technology Companies for States’ Medicaid Systems. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 10 health technology companies with Medicaid eligibility and enrollment contracts have voluntarily pledged $600 million to help states implement the Medicaid community engagement requirements enacted under the Working Families Tax Cut…
Read MoreWEDI Blog: Partial Government Shutdown: Update as of Monday Morning 2/2/26
Partial Government Shutdown: Update as of Monday Morning 2/2/26 A partial federal government shutdown, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), began at 12:01 am on Saturday, January 31, 2026, due to the lack of passage of the remaining Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills. While this partial shutdown is expected to be short,…
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