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WEDI provides a full suite of resources designed to help organizations better understand and manage health IT.  The Resources section provides access to WEDI’s various tools and library of health IT information.

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Resources

Episode 173: FHIR, Opening Doors to a Bigger, Better Health Care Future. Virtual Health’s Huthaifa Khan

October 18, 2024

Michael welcomes Huthaifa Khan, Director, Solutions Architecture with Virtual Health. Huthaifa, a veteran health care professional, discusses the emergence and rapid adoption of the FHIR standard in healthcare data exchange, along with implementation stories, and its potential future in the industry.

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WEDI Federal Update 10/15/24

October 16, 2024

ASTP ONC Finalizes Federal Health IT Strategy. The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP ONC) published the final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan in accordance with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH Act.) The Strategic Plan presents federal health information technology (health IT)…

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WEDI Federal Update 8/26/24

October 9, 2024

HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Technology Adoption.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register entitled “HHS Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information Technology.” The regulation proposes to amend and update the Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR) to implement requirements to…

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WEDI Federal Update 9.2.24

October 8, 2024

CMS Releases Data on No Surprises Act Complaints. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new report that details the total complaints related to the No Surprises Act and Affordable Care Act compliance. CMS notes that, as of June 2024, it had received more than 16,000 complaints, with providers and consumers receiving…

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WEDI Federal Update 9.9.24

October 8, 2024

WEDI Makes Recommendations to HHS on Key No Surprises Act Issue. WEDI sent a letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the issue of including diagnosis codes on Good Faith Estimations (GFEs) for insured individuals. GFEs are required under the No Surprises Act. WEDI’s recommendations included urging…

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WEDI Federal Update 9.16.24

October 8, 2024

OCR Takes Enforcement Action Against Puerto Rican Hospital. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of violation to a psychiatric hospital located in Puerto Rico for failure to comply with federal civil rights laws on disability. Following an investigation, OCR found that the hospital violated disability civil rights laws when it failed…

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