Comments & Letters
WEDI Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F June 1, 2021 On behalf of our members, we offer our best wishes for great success as CMS Administrator and, as the collective voice of the health care industry on health IT issues, WEDI looks forward…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F May 6, 2021 WEDI is pleased to submit the following comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) entitled, “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: No Surprises Act
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F April 20, 2021 WEDI has submitted the letter linked below to HHS Secretary Becerra. The letter describes the level of WEDI support for the No Surprises Act as an important step towards increased transparency and removing…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to The Honorable Xavier Becerra
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F April 6, 2021 As the collective voice of the health care industry on health IT issues, we offer you our best wishes for great success as HHS Secretary and look forward to continuing our important partnership.…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to CMS on Prior Authorization/Interoperability Regulation
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F February 26, 2021 Nancy Spector, as WEDI Board Chair, sent this letter to Elizabeth Richter, Acting CMS Administrator. As the agency is currently reviewing the Prior Authorization and Interoperability regulation, this communication outlined our strong support for adoption…
Read MoreWEDI 2020 Annual Report
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F January 27, 2021 A message from WEDI’s CEO, Charles Stellar 2020 has met the criteria for being a challenge to our health care delivery system and unfortunately for the loss of lives that the pandemic has…
Read MoreComment Letter: CMS Rules to Reduce Administrative Burden and Improve the Prior Authorization Process
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F January 4, 2021 Submitted via the Federal Regulations Web Portal, www.regulations.gov RE: Medicaid Program; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Reducing Provider and Patient Burden by Improving Prior Authorization Processes, and Promoting Patients’ Electronic Access to…
Read MoreWEDI Welcomes the Biden Administration
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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. As you…
Read MoreWEDI Comments: New Rules to Address Prior Authorization and Reduce Burden on Patients and Providers
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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 commenter on…
Read MoreComment Letter: Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN 0991- AC24)
Knowledge Center Episode 251: Part 1 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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 commenter on…
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