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WEDI Interoperability and Prior Authorization Survey
New WEDI Interoperability and Prior Authorization Survey is Now Live! WEDI is conducting a survey to determine how the health care industry is implementing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule. Compliance with the Final Rule is required by Jan. 1, 2026, for the prior authorization metrics reporting and Jan.1,…
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 1.6.2025
OCR Releases New HIPAA Proposed Rule Focused on Cybersecurity. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released a proposed rule that seeks to improve cybersecurity and better protect the health care system from cyberattacks. The proposed rule would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to require HIPAA covered…
Read MoreEP185: From Innovation to Integration: The Past, Present, and Future of Value- Based Purchasing with Andréa Caballero from Catalyst for Payment Reform.
From a recent WEDI Virtual Spotlight, a presentation by Andrea Caballero, VP of Policy with Catalyst for Payment Reform.
Read MoreWEDI President & CEO to Retire
I shared with the WEDI board that I would be retiring in early 2025, after nine incredible years as President and CEO of WEDI and more than four decades in the health care industry. It is a bittersweet decision to retire from an organization that I so admire and from the industry that I’ve committed so…
Read MoreEp 184: How Artificial Intelligence is Ushering in an Age of Proactive, Preventative, and Personalized Healthcare.
Michael welcomes Kent Dicks, founder, CEO, and award-winning entrepreneur of Life365, a digital health platform that connects patients with their doctors at home. The two discussed how artificial intelligence creates an environment that allows patients to receive affordable and efficient care earlier in the care cycle, thus preventing costly readmissions and improve overall healthcare accessibility.
Read MoreWEDI 2024 Recap
As 2024 comes to a close, we’d like to share the highlights from our work in 2024 as presented at our Annual Member meeting held earlier this month. These include: Three successful conferences (Spring, Summer and National) and each event smashed previous registration records! Convened two Member Position Advisory (MPAs) Sessions and multiple CMS Listening Sessions. …
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 12.23.24
ASTP/ONC Publishes HTI-3 Final Rule on Reproductive Rights. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health It (ASTP/ONC) has published a final rule titled Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access (HTI-3). The rule: (i) Finalized the addition of a definition of “reproductive health care” to the defined terms…
Read MoreEpisode 182: The Road to Better Outcomes: Embracing Value-Based Care with Intersystems’ Steven Berkow
Michael welcomes back Steven Berkow from InterSystems to discuss and review HCPLAN’s 2024 Value-Based Care report and WEDI’s special Value-Based Care virtual spotlight. How is the industry doing and how can CLEAN data and technology like AI help the industry evolve quicker.
Read MoreWEDI Federal Update 12.16.24
ASTP Publishes HTI-2 TEFCA Final Rule. The Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy (ASTP) published its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability (HTI-2) Final Rule on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). ASTP states that HTI-2 Final Rule finalizes certain proposals related to TEFCA) from the HTI-2 Proposed Rule and seeks to advance interoperability and…
Read MoreDecember 2024 Newsletters
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