WEDI Newsletters

Knowledge Center August 11, 2022 Newsletter August 12, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates Electronic Attachments Rule Sent to OMB. Feds Issue Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth. Senate FY23 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill Removes UPI Funding Ban. Congress Includes Digital Identity Provision in Semiconductor Bill. CMS Hospital Final Rule Increases Payments for Acute Care Hospitals and…

Knowledge Center July 28, 2022 Newsletter July 29, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates PHE Extended for Additional 90 Days CMS Releases New Payment and Remittance FAQs ONC Publishes USCDI Version 3 ONC to Host EHI Sharing Workshop CMS Announced Updated eCQM DERep for CY2023 Reporting and Performance Periods CMS Releases 2023 CMS QRDA III…

Knowledge Center July 14, 2022 Newsletter July 15, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes Telehealth Expansion Federal Government Warns Health Care Sector of New Ransomware Threat GAO calls on HHS to Improve Data Breach Reporting Process CMMI Identifies Implicit Bias in APMs ONC Launches HITAC Adopted Standards Task Force…

Knowledge Center June 30, 2022 Newsletter July 1, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Update WEDI Submits Recommendations to NCVHS Bipartisan Gun Bill Signed into Law with Telehealth Provisions President Biden Signs Two Cybersecurity Bills into Law GAO Seeks HITAC Nominations ONC Conducting Survey on State of Interoperability of SNFs and Hospice ONC to Host Health…

Knowledge Center June 16, 2022 Newsletter June 16, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates WEDI, CAQH CORE, HL7, NCPDP and X12 Send Joint Letter to HHS WEDI Testifies at NCVHS Listening Session WEDI Submits Comments to OCR Bipartisan, Bicameral Draft Privacy Legislation Introduced, Hearing Planning Congressional Task Force Releases Tech Proposals to Modernize Health Care…

Knowledge Center May 19, 2022 Newsletter This edition includes: CMS Opens Promoting Interoperability Hardship Exception Process ONC Highlights STAR HIE Program Accomplishments Department of State Offers $10M Ransomware Reward Mayo Clinic Study Finds AI Predicts Heart and Cognitive Issues Inclusion of SDOH Data Improves Sepsis Readmission Prediction Models DirectTrust Reports Reaching 3 Billion Secure Message…

Knowledge Center May 5, 2022 Newsletter This edition includes: WEDI Submits Comments in Response to NIST RFI CMS Includes SDOH Requirements in CY23 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule CMS Encourages Providers to Upload Missing Digital Contact Information CMS Announces Series of Cross-Cutting Initiatives CMS OMH Releases MA Enrollees Disparities Report CMS Seeks to…

Knowledge Center April 21, 2022 Newsletter This edition includes: HHS Extends PHE for Additional 90 Days NSA Payer-Provider IDR Portal Now Open CMS Releases SNF PPS Proposed Rule ONC Announces 100% of HIT Developers Submit to Real World Testing CISA Issues Guidance on Cyber Incident Sharing FDA Releases Premarket Guidance on Medical Devices & Cybersecurity…

Knowledge Center April 7, 2022 Newsletter April 7, 2022 This edition includes: Federal Updates OCR Announces New Enforcement Actions Senators Introduce Legislation to Bolster America’s Cybersecurity Posture White House Releases FY 2023 Budget OIG Reports 2 in 5 Medicare Beneficiaries used Telehealth During First Pandemic Year CMS Issues Proposed Rules for Inpatient Rehabilitation and Psychiatric…

Knowledge Center March 24, 2022 Newsletter March 24, 2022 This edition includes: CMS Guidance on Covered Entities’ Responsibility for Ensuring a BAs HIPAA Compliance Congress Again Prohibits HHS from National Patient Identifier Work Legislation Requiring 72 Hour Cyber Incident Notification Passed ePHI Breaches Skyrocket According to OCR and more March 24, 2022 Newsletter Back to…