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WEDI President & CEO to Retire

January 6, 2025

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

December 31, 2024

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

November 4, 2024

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: APIs, AI, and the Art of Health Care Data

February 22, 2024

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 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

February 15, 2024

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 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…

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

February 7, 2024

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 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…

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Insight into the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule

January 29, 2024

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 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…

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HHS Issues Final HTI-1 Rule

December 13, 2023

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 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…

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Spotlight on Excellence: The 2023 WEDI Awards

October 30, 2023

Knowledge Center Episode 235: The Evolution & Challenges of Information Blocking. Part 2 of 2 October 30, 2023 Nominate Today! It’s that time of year again, when we celebrate the brightest stars and unsung heroes in the realm of health care. The WEDI Awards, a revered tradition since 2001, shines a light on those who’ve…

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