Regulatory Updates
CMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule
Knowledge Center CMS Releases Interoperability and Prior Authorization Proposed Rule December 7, 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule. With this rule, the Agency seeks to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization. The rule…
Read MoreSpeaking With One Voice: SDOs, CORE and WEDI Send Joint Letter to HHS on Administrative Standards
Knowledge Center Speaking With One Voice: SDOs, CORE and WEDI Send Joint Letter to HHS on Administrative Standards June 22, 2022 Written by Charles Stellar, WEDI President & CEO As we know all too well, the health care standards and operating rules development process can be highly siloed. However, this mold was cast aside by…
Read MoreWEDI Member Alert: CMS Issues new Guidance on ePayments and ERA
Knowledge Center WEDI Member Alert: CMS Issues new Guidance on ePayments and ERA March 23, 2022 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued guidance to clarify requirements for covered entities conducting transactions using Virtual Credit Cards (VCCs), electronic funds transfer (EFT) and electronic remittance advice (ERA). In the guidance, CMS addresses three specific questions:…
Read MoreTEFCA – What You Need to Know
Knowledge Center TEFCA – What You Need to Know January 19, 2022 To assist members and the industry better understand the Technical Framework, WEDI invited ONC and Sequoia Project leaders to walk through both the Technical Framework and TEFCA timeline. Back to Knowledge Center Categories Comments & Letters Podcasts Press Releases Regulatory Updates SDOs &…
Read MoreNo Surprises Act National Summit
Knowledge Center No Surprises Act National Summit November 17, 2021 WEDI convened industry stakeholders to discuss the Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) requirements of the 2020 No Surprises Act. The goal for the Summit was to not only identify challenges, but develop consensus recommendations on how best to implement the…
Read MoreTEFCA! Healthcare Stakeholder Panels
Knowledge Center TEFCA! Healthcare Stakeholder Panels September 1, 2021 A follow up to our August 26 TEFCA web event with ONC and the Sequoia Project, WEDI welcomed an all-star faculty to discuss TEFCA; what will it mean for payers, providers, vendors and more? 11:00am- 11:45am, ONC FAST update with Paul Oates and Stephen Konya 12:00pm-…
Read MoreTEFCA! Live in 2022- What You Need to Know
Knowledge Center TEFCA! Live in 2022- What You Need to Know August 27, 2021 To assist members and the industry better understand the Technical Framework, WEDI invited ONC and Sequoia Project leaders to walk through both the Technical Framework and TEFCA timeline. This is a free on-demand recording of that event & the slide deck. Presenters:…
Read MoreWEDI Testifies at the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards Listening Session
Knowledge Center WEDI Testifies at the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards Listening Session August 25, 2021 The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards Subcommittee held a listening session on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation. Nancy Spector, WEDI Board Chair, presented the WEDI testimony to NCVHS on the “Information exchange and HIPAA present day challenges…
Read MoreWEDI Comment Letter to NCVHS on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation
Knowledge Center WEDI Comment Letter to NCVHS on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation July 30, 2021 WEDI is pleased to submit the following letter in response to the Request for Public Comment (RPC) from the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) Standards Subcommittee entitled “Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation” published on…
Read MoreSneak Peek: Emerging Technologies Subworkgroup Meeting
Knowledge Center Sneak Peek: Emerging Technologies Subworkgroup Meeting July 15, 2021 Here is your chance to check out one of our workgroup meetings! On this Emerging Technologies SWG call, we discussed Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEOB) that is expressed within the No Surprises Act. We quickly reviewed the concept then proceeded to discuss: Plans on pursuing…
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