Comments & Letters
WEDI sent a letter of welcome to the new CMS Administrator, Dr. Mehmet Oz.
April 14, 2025 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Administrator Oz: On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on health information technology (IT), I extend my…
Read MoreWEDI’s Comment Letter to ASTP/ONC on HTI-2
WEDI submitted comments on the proposed rule titled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability” (HTI-2). The proposed rule was released by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Read MoreWEDI Letter on the No Surprises Act
WEDI submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra on the No Surprises Act issue of including diagnosis codes on Good Faith Estimations and Advanced Explanations of Benefits for insured individuals.
Read MoreWEDI Letter to CISA July 3rd 2024
WEDI submitted comments in response to the publication of an NPRM entitled “Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements” released by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Read MoreWEDI submitted the following letter in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) proposed 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan.
WEDI submitted the following letter in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) proposed 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan. WEDI Letter to ONC on Strategic Plan 5.28.24 Final
Read MoreWEDI Letter to HHS on Cyberattacks
WEDI Letter to HHS on Cyberattacks WEDI submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra offering recommendations for maintaining data exchange processes following a cyberattack. The recommendations were developed through the WEDI Member Position Advisory Process. WEDI Letter to HHS on Cyber 5.16.24 Final Become a WEDI Insider to receive the latest news and regulatory…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to CMS on NSA Convening Provider/Facility Issues
WEDI Letter to CMS on NSA Convening Provider/Facility Issues WEDI sent a letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, on issues related to the Convening Provider/Facility provisions of the No Surprises Act View the Letter
Read MoreWEDI Addresses NCVHS’s RFI on ICD-11 Adoption
Knowledge Center WEDI Addresses NCVHS’s RFI on ICD-11 Adoption January 12, 2024 WEDI has recently responded to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS). This RFI, titled “Request for Information addressing the potential use of ICD-11 for morbidity coding in the U.S.,” was published in the…
Read MoreWEDI Responds to NIST’s Proposed Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
Knowledge Center WEDI Responds to NIST’s Proposed Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 November 3, 2023 WEDI submitted comments in response to the publication of the National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (CSF 2.0). Full Comment Letter Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs & Operating Rules…
Read MoreWEDI Submits Comments to Senate HELP Committee on Improving Americans’ Health Data Privacy
Knowledge Center WEDI Submits Comments to Senate HELP Committee on Improving Americans’ Health Data Privacy September 27, 2023 WEDI submitted comments to Senator Bill Cassidy, MD, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in response to his Request for Information entitled: “Improving Americans’ Health Data Privacy. Click to Download Back…
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