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2021 WEDI Industry Survey
Knowledge Center 2021 WEDI Industry Survey July 16, 2021 WEDI is conducting this survey to gather feedback on critical industry topics and learn how WEDI can be of better service to our constituents. The survey will remain open until July 30th. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. No individual identifiable information is…
Read MoreWEDI Letter to The Honorable Meena Seshamani, MD, Ph.D.
Knowledge Center WEDI Letter to The Honorable Meena Seshamani, MD, Ph.D. July 15, 2021 WEDI, the nation’s leading authority on health information technology (IT), extends our warmest congratulations on your being named Deputy CMS Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare. With your background as vice president of clinical care transformation at MedStar Health,…
Read MoreWEDI Statement on Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Confirmation as CMS Administrator
Knowledge Center WEDI Statement on Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Confirmation as CMS Administrator May 26, 2021 “WEDI congratulates Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for her confirmation as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Administrator Brooks-LaSure is now in a position to lead the nation’s COVID-19 relief efforts and reform of the Medicare and Medicaid programs to…
Read MoreRead the WEDI statement congratulating Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th HHS Secretary
Knowledge Center Read the WEDI statement congratulating Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th HHS Secretary March 19, 2021 WEDI, as the leading authority on the use of health IT to improve health care information exchange, extends our congratulations to Xavier Becerra on becoming the 25th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Read MoreSurvey on Fees for Remittance Advice and Electronic Funds Transfer Transactions
Knowledge Center Survey on Fees for Remittance Advice and Electronic Funds Transfer Transactions March 15, 2021 WEDI is conducting a survey to gather information on enhanced services and additional fees charged for receiving the electronic remittance advice (ERA) via the X12 835 transaction (subsequently referred to as “835”) and/or payment made via the electronic funds…
Read MoreChiquita Brooks-LaSure Tapped by President Biden to Lead CMS
Knowledge Center Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Tapped by President Biden to Lead CMS 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 critical time-with the nation combating COVID-19 and the…
Read MoreWEDI Appoints Robert Tennant as Vice President, Federal Affairs
Knowledge Center WEDI Appoints Robert Tennant as Vice President, Federal Affairs Expansion of executive team to bolster work on regulatory and legislative matters with a focus on health information technology (HIT) WASHINGTON, D.C. — February 16, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care…
Read MoreWEDI 2020 Annual Report
Knowledge Center WEDI 2020 Annual Report 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 created. Amid so many crises, we have seen our health care community rise…
Read MoreWEDI Announces Agenda for “The Quest for Health Equity”
Knowledge Center WEDI Announces Agenda for “The Quest for Health Equity” Virtual event to explore data inoperability in solving health inequalities in the U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. — January 13, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in health care information exchange and a statutory advisor to the…
Read MoreWEDI Provides Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization and Attachments
Knowledge Center WEDI Provides Comments on CMS Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization and Attachments HHS advisor offers leadership and support for proposed rule that expands upon the 2020 CMS Interoperability and Patient Access final rule WASHINGTON, DC — January 11, 2021 — WEDI, the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to…
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