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WEDI 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…

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WEDI 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)…

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WEDI 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…

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WEDI 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…

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WEDI 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…

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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…

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WEDI’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).

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WEDI 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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