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WEDI Blog: Results from WEDI’s Industry Survey on Progress made on the CMS 0057-F Final Rule
Results from WEDI’s Industry Survey on Progress made on the CMS 0057-F Final Rule Robert M. Tennant WEDI Executive Director WEDI has taken on the task of tracking industry progress toward compliance with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Final Rule, also known as CMS-0057-F, as…
Read MoreWEDI 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…
Read MoreWEDI 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. …
Read MoreWEDI 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…
Read MoreWEDI 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…
Read MoreWEDI 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…
Read MoreEmerging 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…
Read MoreCoding 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…
Read MoreInsight into the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule
Knowledge Center Insight into the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule January 29, 2024 Written by Robert Tennant, VP Federal Affairs, WEDI WEDI was pleased to have Alexandra Mugge, the Chief Health Informatics Officer and Director at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, provide an in-depth walkthrough of the recently finalized CMS Interoperability…
Read MoreHHS Issues Final HTI-1 Rule
Knowledge Center HHS Issues Final HTI-1 Rule December 13, 2023 Written by Robert Tennant, VP Federal Affairs, WEDI On the eve of its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finalized its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule. Key…
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