Press Releases

Knowledge Center WEDI Provides Comment on Federal Trade Commission’s Health Breach Notification Rule August 31, 2020 2009 rule requires vendors of personal health records to notify consumers following a breach involving unsecured information WASHINGTON, DC — August 31, 2020 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in…

Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Agenda for Virtual Forum 2020 June 18, 2020 Event to take a deep dive into USCDI, OAuth 2.0, HL7 Accelerators, FHIR integration, CORE updates, privacy and security during COVID-19, and more WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 18, 2020 — WEDI, the preeminent national membership association for health IT guidance and collaboration, today…

Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Presenters and Session Details for WEDI 2020 Virtual Conference April 17, 2020 Industry Luminaries George Halvorson and Alexandra Mugge Headline the Online Slate WASHINGTON, D.C. — April 17, 2020 — WEDI, the preeminent national membership association for health IT guidance and collaboration, today announced the presenters and session details of the…

Knowledge Center WEDI Provides Comments on CMS and ONC Implementing Final Provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act March 9, 2020 WEDI commends the work undertaken to advance interoperability; pledges to ensure implementation enhances care coordination, safety, efficiency and value in a way that protects patient privacy WASHINGTON, DC — March 9, 2020 — WEDI,…

Knowledge Center WEDI Shares Results of Prior Authorization Survey in Testimony to NCVHS January 23, 2020 Technology limitations, lack of stakeholder adoption and lack of mandated standards identified by health care providers, payers and vendors WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 23, 2020 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to…

Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Slate of New 2020 Board of Directors December 9, 2019 New member appointed to multi-stakeholder board to lead industry efforts in advancing use of health IT WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 9, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care…

Knowledge Center WEDI Honors Health IT Industry Leaders at the WEDI Winter Conference through Annual Awards December 4, 2019 Industry leaders recognized for contributions to further association and health IT industry initiatives WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 4, 2019 —  WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in…

Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Additional Details for Winter Conference November 15, 2019 Dec. 2-5 event features industry experts, providing in-depth, actionable discussions focused on critical issues impacting health IT and policy WASHINGTON, DC — November 15, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health…

Knowledge Center WEDI Applauds Rescinding of Health Plan Identifier (HPID) by CMS November 6, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nov. 6, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange, today applauded the rescinding by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

Knowledge Center WEDI Supports Key JAMA Findings on Waste in US Health Care System October 29, 2019 Advisor to HHS calls for continued push for efficient and effective sharing of billing and clinical data in order to achieve administrative simplification WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 29, 2019 — Earlier this month, the Journal of the American…