Posts Tagged ‘CMS’
WEDI Survey Finds Payers and Providers Facing Significant Challenges in Meeting CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Requirements
Lack of Financial Resources, Determining a Cohesive Enterprise Strategy Cited as Top Implementation Concerns WASHINGTON, DC, April 9, 2025 — The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) released results of its baseline survey conducted earlier this year on the industry’s readiness to meet requirements of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advancing Interoperability…
Read MoreWEDI’s Comment Letter to ASTP/ONC on HTI-2
WEDI submitted comments on the proposed rule titled “Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability” (HTI-2). The proposed rule was released by the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Read MoreEpisode 162: Workgroup Voices, The Inner Workings of Prior Authorization
Michael welcomes 3 of the 4 co-chairs of WEDI’s Prior Authorization Subworkgroup:
Heather McComas, Director, Administrative Simplification Initiatives, American Medical Association
David Delano, Senior Director of Services, Massachusetts Health Data Consortium
Raj Godavarthi, Associate VP of Technology and Interoperability, MCG Health
The 3 discuss the changes in the workgroup and the industry since the January 2024 release of the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization rule, the exciting role of artificial intelligence in PA, and how their unique stakeholder roles offer a full, detailed dialogue during their monthly meetings.
Tons of Prior Authorization-related education coming to you courtesy of WEDI. Visit wedi.org and click CALENDAR for more information
Read MoreWEDI Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Knowledge Center WEDI Letter to The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure June 1, 2021 On behalf of our members, we offer our best wishes for great success as CMS Administrator and, as the collective voice of the health care industry on health IT issues, WEDI looks forward to continuing our important partnership with your agency. To read…
Read MoreChiquita Brooks-LaSure confirmed to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Knowledge Center Chiquita Brooks-LaSure confirmed to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services May 26, 2021 Providers and others applaud Brooks-LaSure’s work on the ACA and her advocacy on health equity issues and for the underserved. Charles Stellar, president and CEO of WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, said, “Administrator Brooks-LaSure is now in…
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