Comments & Letters
WEDI submits Letter to HHS Raising No Surprises Act Implementation Concerns
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Read MoreWEDI sent a letter of welcome to the new CDC Director, Dr. Susan Monarez
August 1, 2025 Susan Monarez, PhD Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd Atlanta, GA 30329 Dear Director Monarez: On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on health information technology (IT), I extend my warmest congratulations on your confirmation as Director of the Centers for…
Read MoreWEDI Applauds Technology Leaders’ Pledge to Improve Interoperability and User-Friendly Apps
WASHINGTON, DC, July 30, 2025 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) applauds the pledge made today by more than 60 major health care and information technology organizations. Early adopters include well-known data networks, health systems and providers, and patient facing application (app) vendors. At the event, 21 data networks, 7 electronic health record (EHR)…
Read MoreWEDI submitted comments in response to the RFI entitled “Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information”
WEDI submitted comments in response to the RFI entitled “Health Technology Ecosystem Request for Information” released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services. Download the Letter
Read MoreWEDI sent a letter of welcome to the new Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Dr. Thomas Keane.
June 12, 2025 Thomas Keane, MD, MBA Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy National Coordinator for Health Information Technology U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW, 7th Floor Washington, DC 20024 Dear Assistant Secretary Keane: On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on health…
Read MoreWEDI sent a letter of welcome to the new OCR director, Paula Stannard.
June 12, 2025 Paula Stannard, JD Director Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Director Stannard: On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading authority on health information technology (IT), I extend my warmest congratulations on your…
Read MoreWEDI Submits CMS Medicare Deregulation RFI Response
CMS Medicare Deregulation RFI Response Submitted June 10, 2025 Topic 1: Streamline Regulatory Requirements 1A. Are there existing regulatory requirements (including those issued through regulations but also rules, memoranda, administrative orders, guidance documents, or policy statements), that could be waived, modified, or streamlined to reduce administrative burdens without compromising patient safety or the integrity…
Read MoreWEDI 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.
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