News & Updates July 8, 2021

Events How to Build Better Processes with Electronic Transactions  Knowledge Center WEDI Member Regulatory Alert: Biden Administration releases first No Surprises Act Regulation & NCVHS Issues Request for Public Comment on Healthcare Standards Development, Adoption and Implementation. In the News HHS Announces Rule to Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills Fixing the Health Care Knowledge Supply Chain This year, each day of the Summer Forum will focus on a particular element that is transforming the industry: Automation in Healthcare, from the Point of Care and the Back Office Patient Data Liberation  Federal Legislation and Regulatory Updates Register Today!

Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Award Amount: up to $250,000 Application Due Date: July 28, 2021, 6:00 PM ET Learn More

Podcast Episode 43: Health Disparities in Oncology and Beyond with Dr. Tiffany Avery, Chief Medical Officer, NantHealth

Public Health Data Systems Hearing: Ensuring a Data-Driven Response to COVID-19 Forthcoming recommendations from the Public Health Data Systems Task Force will identify and prioritize policy and technical gaps to be addressed in order to help ensure a more effective response to future public health threats. These recommendations are expected to be issued later this summer.

National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is observed each July to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minority communities face regarding mental illness in the United States.

HHS Releases Project US@ Draft Technical Specification Version 1.0 for Comment Project US@ was created to develop a unified, cross-standards, healthcare industry-wide specification for representing patient addresses to improve patient matching.The comment period for the draft specification will be open from July 1 through July 31, 2021, and will be released by NCPDP, X12, and HL7. The final version 1.0 of the Project US@ Technical Specification is expected to be released later in 2021. Learn More

Free Webinar Evolution of Telehealth in the Changing Healthcare Landscape

HHS Announces Awardees of $250 Million to Fight COVID-19 and Improve Health Literacy Among Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities Over the next two years, awardee projects will demonstrate the effectiveness of working with local community-based organizations to develop health literacy plans to increase the availability, acceptability, and use of COVID-19 public health information and services by racial and ethnic minority populations. Learn More

Resources for You Fact Sheet: Privacy and Security in Telehealth, Security Risk Assessments Fact Sheet: Privacy & Security in Telehealth, Business Associates Agreements Provider Adjustments (PLB) in the Electronic Remittance Advice (835) Podcast Episode 42: Beyond HIPAA; Privacy & Security in a Consumer Driven Healthcare Space

Interoperability Proving Ground

Hot Headlines: Healthcare data sharing: How to improve patient care in the future Cloud computing proves key enabler for improved health outcomes Dollar General hires chief medical officer as it looks to become a health-care destination in rural areas Olive Debuts Products Aimed at Transforming Healthcare Through Automation

Privacy & Security Workgroup The next Privacy & security Workgroup meeting will be July 14th from 2-3ET. Contact sholvey@wedi.org to get involved

WEDI workgroups provide thoughtful leadership and common-sense approaches that enhance the exchange of clinical and administrative healthcare information. They collect input, exchange ideas, and make recommendations that inspire impactful and far-reaching change in our industry. Learn more & join today!

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