Regulatory Updates
No Surprises Act National Summit
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) November 17, 2021 WEDI convened industry stakeholders to discuss the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) requirements of the 2020 No Surprises Act. The goal for the Summit was to not only identify challenges,…
Read MoreTEFCA! Healthcare Stakeholder Panels
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) September 1, 2021 A follow up to our August 26 TEFCA web event with ONC and the Sequoia Project, WEDI welcomed an all-star faculty to discuss TEFCA; what will it mean for payers, providers, vendors and more? 11:00am-…
Read MoreTEFCA! Live in 2022- What You Need to Know
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) August 27, 2021 To assist members and the industry better understand the Technical Framework, WEDI invited ONC and Sequoia Project leaders to walk through both the Technical Framework and TEFCA timeline. This is a free on-demand recording of…
Read MoreWEDI Testifies at the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards Listening Session
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) August 25, 2021 The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards Subcommittee held a listening session on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation. Nancy Spector, WEDI Board Chair, presented the WEDI testimony to NCVHS on the “Information exchange…
Read MoreWEDI Comment Letter to NCVHS on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) July 30, 2021 WEDI is pleased to submit the following letter in response to the Request for Public Comment (RPC) from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards Subcommittee entitled “Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and…
Read MoreSneak Peek: Emerging Technologies Subworkgroup Meeting
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) July 15, 2021 Here is your chance to check out one of our workgroup meetings! On this Emerging Technologies SWG call, we discussed Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) that is expressed within the No Surprises Act. We quickly reviewed…
Read MoreWEDI Member Regulatory Alert
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) July 6, 2021 Biden Administration releases first No Surprises Act Regulation: The first of potentially several regulations seeking to implement the requirements of the No Surprises Act passed by Congress in late 2020 has been released. The Interim…
Read MoreONC releases draft of address standardization specification
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) June 17, 2021 The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has partnered with standards development organizations and other experts to release the Project US@ Draft Technical Specification Version 1.0 for public comment. The draft…
Read MoreNew ONC Standards Bulletin Issue Available!
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) May 20, 2021 The ONC Standards Bulletin is a periodically published communication for healthcare stakeholders that includes updates about ONC health IT standards initiatives. It is part of an ongoing effort to communicate, coordinate, and promote the adoption and use of interoperability standards to facilitate the access, exchange, and…
Read MoreHelp ONC Define Health Interoperability Outcomes for the Next Decade
Knowledge Center Episode 238, Access APIs in Motion: Data Access & Patient Empowerment (Part 1 of 2) May 20, 2021 What health interoperability outcomes would you like to see before/by 2030? ONC is looking for your input for “Health Interoperability Outcomes 2030” which we kicked off last week. You can submit your interoperability outcomes by…
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