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WEDI Federal Update 11.18.24

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Tapped to Head HHS. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been named by President-Elect Donald Trump to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kennedy would oversee the nation’s health policy, including Medicare and Medicaid, Health IT, and other areas of health…

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WEDI Federal Update 11.12.24

OCR Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $90,000. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a provider of emergency medical services in Oklahoma for a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. The settlement resolves an investigation concerning a ransomware attack on the provider’s…

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WEDI Federal Update 11.4.2024

OCR Settles Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation for $500,000. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with a plastic surgery practice in South Dakota for several potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule, following an investigation into a ransomware attack breach. OCR initiated an investigation following the receipt of a breach report filed by the…

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WEDI Announces 2024 Officers

WEDI is pleased to announce its Board of Directors Officers for 2025. WEDI Officers for next year come from a wide range of health care organizations, including insurance companies, provider associations, industry collaboratives, and large health vendors. WEDI’s new board chair will be Merri-Lee Stine, from Aetna, a CVS Health Company. Merri-Lee will take over from Ed…

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WEDI Federal Update 10.28.24

OCR Imposes $70k CMP for HIPAA Right to Access Violation. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $70,000 civil monetary penalty (CMP) against a solo dental practice in Maryland that provides family dental care, as a result of an investigation based on a complaint that the dental practice failed to provide a patient with…

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WEDI Federal Update 10/21/24

Assistant Secretary Tripathi Details Challenges with API Data Exchange. Micky Tripathi, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Health Technology, National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for Health It (ASTP ONC) detailed several challenges ASTP ONC has encountered in the nation’s drive toward leveraging application programming interfaces (APIs) to exchange health information, including: (i) Publicly accessible API…

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WEDI Awards Nominations Open

Each year WEDI recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations through our annual awards program.  Health IT Champion – The Louis Sullivan Award Named in honor of the former HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan, MD who was instrumental in the creation of WEDI and initiating the healthcare industry’s ongoing commitment to improving healthcare through the development of standards for…

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WEDI Federal Update 10/15/24

ASTP ONC Finalizes Federal Health IT Strategy. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP ONC) published the final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan in accordance with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act.) The Strategic Plan presents federal health information technology (health IT)…

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