Comments & Letters
WEDI Welcomes the Biden Administration
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health December 23, 2020 On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), I would like to take this opportunity to extend our congratulations on your election victory and introduce you to our organization.…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health December 15, 2020 WEDI a named advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), is a frequent…
Read MoreComment Letter: Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN 0991- AC24)
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health December 7, 2020 WEDI is a named advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), a frequent…
Read MorePatient Identity & Matching comment letter to ONC
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health September 4, 2020 WEDI’s comment letter to Dr. Rucker, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS regarding the technical and operational methods to improve patient identity and matching. Our comments based, on membership…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: Health Breach Notification Rule
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health August 20, 2020 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), appreciates the opportunity to submit comments in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) regulatory review and request for public comment concerning the 2009…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health March 9, 2020 WEDI has reviewed the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) 2020-2025 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) released in January 2020. Overall, we support the high-level…
Read MoreComment Letter: NIST Privacy Framework
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health October 25, 2019 On behalf of the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of information technology to create efficiencies in health care information exchange. We appreciate…
Read MoreComment Letter: Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health October 25, 2019 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) appreciates the opportunity to comment on (SAMHSA’s) Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder-Patient Records Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule). We applaud SAMHSA for continuing…
Read MoreTrusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health June 17, 2019 As ONC further develops their approach to advancing interoperability, we encourage the collaboration with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as industry stakeholders such as WEDI. As…
Read MorePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Knowledge Center Episode 221- From Compliance to Intelligence: CMS-0057-F Progress and the Future of AI in Healthcare: Sponsored by MCG Health May 28, 2019 As an advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a multi‐stakeholder organization comprised of health plans, providers, vendors and SDOs, WEDI offers the structure…
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