SDOs & Operating Rules Updates

HHS and CMS Announce New Healthcare Advisory Committee. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the members of the newly-formed Healthcare Advisory Committee, a federal advisory body focused on improving the delivery of care across Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and…

WEDI’s Federal Policy Consultation Process and X12 Version 008060 3/30/2026 As an advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), as named in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), WEDI is no stranger to convening cross-industry, multi-stakeholder groups to work through the critical issues health care faces. Most of this work…

Knowledge Center Episode 240: From Local Exchange to Statewide Impact: The SCHIO–Manifest MedEx Model for Whole-Person Data Sharing March 20, 2026 From the recently concluded Winter Forum, Michael is joined by Adam Harrison, Chief Business Development Officer at Manifest MedEx, and Dan Chavez, Executive Director of the Serving Communities Health Information Organization (SCHIO), to discuss…

WEDI Submits Comments on HTI-5 Proposed Rule and AI RFI. WEDI submitted comments to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on both the “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity” (HTI-5) proposed rule and “Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial…

OCR Announces Civil Enforcement Program for Confidentiality of SUD Records. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a new program to implement and enforce statutory and regulatory requirements that protect the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records beginning February 16, 2026. The program puts in…

Attachments Final Rule at OMB. A final rule, titled “Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Attachment Transactions and Electronic Signatures (CMS-0053)” is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This regulation, developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is expected to finalize new standards for health…

ASTP/ONC Leader Speaks to WEDI Members, Hints at HTI-6 Regulation. Thomas Keane, MD, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, spoke at the recent WEDI Town Hall, a WEDI member-only event. Dr. Keane outlined his agencies priorities and answered questions from members on topics including the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common…

WEDI to Participate in CMS Listening Session on Prior Authorization Standard, Holding MPA TODAY-November 17. WEDI has been invited to participate in a listening session on prior authorization being held by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) National Standards Group on December 10, 2025. The listening session will focus on benefits and challenges…

WEDI Holds MPA on Prior Authorization Standard. WEDI held a Member Position Advisory (MPA) facilitated discussion to review questions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its December 10 listening session on evaluating the Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) prior authorization standard. WEDI, along with the six Designated Standards Maintenance Organizations, was…