WEDI Newsletters

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective July 1, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Update WEDI Submits Recommendations to NCVHS Bipartisan Gun Bill Signed into Law with Telehealth Provisions President Biden Signs Two Cybersecurity Bills into Law GAO Seeks HITAC Nominations ONC Conducting Survey on State of Interoperability…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective June 16, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates WEDI, CAQH CORE, HL7, NCPDP and X12 Send Joint Letter to HHS WEDI Testifies at NCVHS Listening Session WEDI Submits Comments to OCR Bipartisan, Bicameral Draft Privacy Legislation Introduced, Hearing Planning Congressional Task…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective This edition includes: CMS Opens Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Process ONC Highlights STAR HIE Program Accomplishments Department of State Offers $10M Ransomware Reward Mayo Clinic Study Finds AI Predicts Heart and Cognitive Issues Inclusion of SDOH Data Improves Sepsis Readmission Prediction…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective This edition includes: WEDI Submits Comments in Response to NIST RFI CMS Includes SDOH Requirements in CY23 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule CMS Encourages Providers to Upload Missing Digital Contact Information CMS Announces Series of Cross-Cutting Initiatives CMS OMH…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective This edition includes: HHS Extends PHE for Additional 90 Days NSA Payer-Provider IDR Portal Now Open CMS Releases SNF PPS Proposed Rule ONC Announces 100% of HIT Developers Submit to Real World Testing CISA Issues Guidance on Cyber Incident Sharing FDA…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective April 7, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates OCR Announces New Enforcement Actions Senators Introduce Legislation to Bolster America’s Cybersecurity Posture White House Releases FY 2023 Budget OIG Reports 2 in 5 Medicare Beneficiaries used Telehealth During First Pandemic Year CMS…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective March 24, 2022 This edition includes: CMS Guidance on Covered Entities’ Responsibility for Ensuring a BAs HIPAA Compliance Congress Again Prohibits HHS from National Patient Identifier Work Legislation Requiring 72 Hour Cyber Incident Notification Passed ePHI Breaches Skyrocket According to OCR…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective March 9, 2022 This edition includes: CMS now accepting applications for the ACO Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model Progress made on meeting EHR certification requirements Memorandum in response to federal court surprise billing ruling Cybersecurity priorities, guidance…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective February 24, 2022 This edition includes: National Coordinator Micky Tripathi, Ph.D. Presents Three Keys to a Transformative 2022 Overview of Federal Updates CMS Open Door Forum on Surprise Billing Protections Bipartisan Telehealth Legislation CISA Alert on Increased Global Threat of Ransomware…

Knowledge Center Episode 152: (Part 1) Health Equity Data Efforts from a Federal Perspective This edition includes: Overview of Federal Updates New guidance for providers from OCR Update on the Medicare Shared Savings Program CAQH 2021 Index summary DYK: There’s a Conformance Review Process for Certified Health IT Millenial Medicine Join WEDI at HIMSS22 RFI…