Press Releases

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…

Knowledge Center WEDI Releases Industry White Paper, “Understanding the Models and Definitions of Encounters” October 10, 2019 Document outlines models and definitions of health care encounter transactions and provides clarification for future work addressing the health care industry’s needs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oct. 10, 2019— WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of…

Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Winter Conference 2019: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate October 1, 2019 December 2-5 event to connect payers, providers, government regulators and vendors for high-level discussions on best practices and critical issues impacting the ever-evolving health care environment WASHINGTON, DC — October 1, 2019 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s…

Knowledge Center WEDI Releases Issue Brief on Common Acknowledgement Misunderstandings July 22, 2019 Educational resource clarifies basic misunderstandings related to acknowledgements within HIPAA transaction exchange using the ASC X12 Version 005010 (5010) WASHINGTON, DC — July 22, 2019 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare…