Regulatory Updates
ONC releases draft of address standardization specification
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry 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 specification is aimed at standardizing patient…
Read MoreNew ONC Standards Bulletin Issue Available!
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry 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 use of electronic health information. This issue focuses…
Read MoreHelp ONC Define Health Interoperability Outcomes for the Next Decade
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry 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 July 30, 2021 by visiting HealthIT.gov…
Read MoreFree Virtual Event On-Demand: Ready, Set, Comply; Meeting the Information Blocking Challenge
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry April 29, 2021 WEDI hosted a day-long examination of the Information Blocking Regulations. Watch on-demand sessions assessing your program, listen to patient advocacy groups on how information blocking will address their day to day healthcare concerns, learn more about the information blocking exceptions and…
Read MoreRead the WEDI statement congratulating Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th HHS Secretary
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry March 19, 2021 WEDI, as the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve health care information exchange, extends our congratulations to Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Becerra will…
Read MoreSurvey on Fees for Remittance Advice and Electronic Funds Transfer Transactions
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry March 15, 2021 WEDI is conducting a survey to gather information on enhanced services and additional fees charged for receiving the electronic remittance advice (ERA) via the X12 835 transaction (subsequently referred to as “835”) and/or payment made via the electronic funds transfer (EFT)…
Read MoreKey Healthcare and Health IT Components of HR 1319
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry March 12, 2021 Click below for a description of the key healthcare and health IT provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Key Healthcare and Health IT Components of HR 1319 Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases…
Read MoreChiquita Brooks-LaSure Tapped by President Biden to Lead CMS
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry February 18, 2021 WEDI applauds President Joe Biden for his selection of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Once confirmed, Brooks-LaSure will take on the role of Administrator at a critical time-with the nation combating COVID-19 and the…
Read MoreWEDI 2020 Annual Report
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry January 27, 2021 A message from WEDI’s CEO, Charles Stellar 2020 has met the criteria for being a challenge to our health care delivery system and unfortunately for the loss of lives that the pandemic has created. Amid so many crises, we have seen…
Read MoreMember Advisory: CMS Puts Patients Over Paperwork with New Rule that Addresses the Prior Authorization Process
Knowledge Center Episode 242: CMS-0057F Roundtable: Testing Progress Across the Industry January 15, 2021 WEDI believes the Final Rule issued by CMS is an important step towards improving administrative transactions such as prior authorization and effective and secure data flow between patients, providers, and payers. As we have done with other federal administrative simplification initiatives,…
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