Regulatory Updates
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Tapped by President Biden to Lead CMS
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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…
Read MoreWEDI 2020 Annual Report
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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…
Read MoreMember Advisory: CMS Puts Patients Over Paperwork with New Rule that Addresses the Prior Authorization Process
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F 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…
Read MoreSay “Hey!” to Project US@ – a Unified Specification for Address in Health Care
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F December 7, 2020 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in collaboration with Health Level 7 (HL7), the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), and X12 (along with the other standards…
Read MoreONC Announces Interim Final Rule with Comment Period
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F October 29, 2020 WEDI applauds the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) for releasing today an interim final rule extending by six months the compliance deadline for the information blocking provisions of…
Read MoreNCVHS Meeting June 17-18, 2020
Knowledge Center Episode 252: Part 2 of 2- The State of Interoperability Today: How EHRs are Enabling CMS 0057F June 22, 2020 The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Virtual Meeting was held June 17-18, 2020. The agenda can be seen here. The meeting notes have been added to the Resources in the WEDI Member…
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