Regulatory Updates
WEDI Federal Update 11.18.24
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Tapped to Head HHS. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been named by President-Elect Donald Trump to be Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Kennedy would oversee the nation’s health policy, including Medicare and Medicaid, Health IT, and other areas of health…
Read MoreHHS Issues Final HTI-1 Rule
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage December 13, 2023 Written by Robert Tennant, VP Federal Affairs, WEDI On the eve of its annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finalized its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability:…
Read MoreCMS MA and Prescription Drug Coverage Proposed Rule Includes Prior Authorization Requirement
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage November 7, 2023 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule in an effort to strengthen Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program (Part D). The proposed rule includes provisions seeking…
Read MoreInformation Blocking Enforcement Proposed Rule: ONC Call October 30, 2023
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage October 30, 2023 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a proposed rule for public comment that would establish disincentives for health care providers found by the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) to have committed…
Read MoreIndustry Survey: Feedback on Prior Authorization & Attachments Proposed Rules
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage February 8, 2023 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a non-profit multistakeholder association representing providers, health plans, vendors, standards organizations, and government, is conducting the survey below to obtain  information and perspectives on two Centers for Medicare…
Read MoreJanuary 5th: Raining Regs Newsletter
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage January 6, 2023 Check out WEDI’s Raining Regs email for everything you need to know about 2023 health IT regulations! Only WEDI members can subscribe. Please contact Bill Allder to learn more about becoming a member. January 5th:…
Read MoreOn-Demand: Insight on the Prior Authorization & Attachments Proposed Rules
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage December 22, 2022 Featured Speakers: Alexandra Mugge, CMS Viet Nguyen, MD, HL7 Lynda Rowe, InterSystems Daniel Kalwa, CMS Subscribe to WEDI YouTube Channel Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs &…
Read MoreCMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage December 7, 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule. With this rule, the Agency seeks to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline…
Read MoreSpeaking With One Voice: SDOs, CORE and WEDI Send Joint Letter to HHS on Administrative Standards
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage June 22, 2022 Written by Charles Stellar, WEDI President & CEO As we know all too well, the health care standards and operating rules development process can be highly siloed. However, this mold was cast aside by the…
Read MoreWEDI Member Alert: CMS Issues new Guidance on ePayments and ERA
Knowledge Center Episode 247: The CMS Health Tech Ecosystem: Vision, Value, and How the Industry Can Engage March 23, 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued guidance to clarify requirements for covered entities conducting transactions using Virtual Credit Cards (VCCs), electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA). In the guidance, CMS…
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