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WEDI 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…

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WEDI 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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WEDI President & CEO to Retire

I shared with the WEDI board that I would be retiring in early 2025, after nine incredible years as President and CEO of WEDI and more than four decades in the health care industry. It is a bittersweet decision to retire from an organization that I so admire and from the industry that I’ve committed so…

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WEDI 2024 Recap

As 2024 comes to a close, we’d like to share the highlights from our work in 2024 as presented at our Annual Member meeting held earlier this month. These include:  Three successful conferences (Spring, Summer and National) and each event smashed previous registration records!  Convened two Member Position Advisory (MPAs) Sessions and multiple CMS Listening Sessions. …

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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 Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: Navigating the Maze of Modern Health Care Regulations

Knowledge Center WEDI Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: Navigating the Maze of Modern Health Care Regulations February 29, 2024 In the ever-evolving world of health care, keeping up with regulations can be very complex. The recent CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule is a case in point, sparking discussions across the health care spectrum—from large EMR…

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WEDI Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: APIs, AI, and the Art of Health Care Data

Knowledge Center WEDI Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: APIs, AI, and the Art of Health Care Data February 22, 2024 In the fast-evolving landscape of health care data management, the WEDI Emerging Technology Subworkgroup identified critical issues raised on the recent WEDI webinar “The Road to Interoperability Series: Patient Access API & Provider Access API.” The SWG…

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Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: Navigating the Complexity of Payer-to-Payer Systems

Knowledge Center Emerging Technology Subworkgroup: Navigating the Complexity of Payer-to-Payer Systems February 15, 2024 In a recent discussion by the WEDI Emerging Technology Subworkgroup, professionals discussed the challenges and opportunities associated with the new payer-to-payer data exchange requirements included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule. The…

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Coding for Care: CMS’s GitHub Repository is Modernizing Health Care Transparency

Knowledge Center Coding for Care: CMS’s GitHub Repository is Modernizing Health Care Transparency February 7, 2024 Written by Samantha Holvey, Director of Workgroups & Communication In the evolving landscape of health care information technology, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has embraced an innovative approach to enhancing transparency and collaboration. By leveraging the…

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