The Weekly

1/21/2025

WEDI is conducting a survey to determine how the health care industry is implementing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule (CMS-0057-F). The survey seeks to determine how the industry is implementing the CMS Final Rule one year after the regulation was finalized. The survey will close on Feb. 5 and results from the survey will be used to make recommendations to CMS, inform stakeholders, and assist WEDI in the development of industry guidance and education.

Thank you in advance for participating in this important survey!

Free to the Industry!

Join us for an in-depth spotlight designed for payers, providers, vendors, government, HIEs, SDOs, and more—focused on the latest developments in implementing the Payer-to-Payer API, Provider Access API, and Patient Access API from the CMS-0057-F Final Rule. As the health care landscape evolves toward greater interoperability, these APIs will be critical to facilitate seamless information exchange, improve patient care coordination, and support value-based care.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the HIPAA Security Rule to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information. The NPRM includes complex and potentially challenging requirements as it seeks to strengthen cybersecurity by updating the current Security Rule and address ever-increasing cybersecurity threats to the health care sector. 

Receive additional information about the NPRM and join fellow WEDI members to share your thoughts and insight on this proposed rule as WEDI develops comments for OCR.

Exclusively for WEDI Members!

*Please register using the email address linked to your member account. Contact us at wedi@wedi.org with any support questions.

Winter Forum Discount Ends FRIDAY Jan 24th!

Join us for an engaging and informative Virtual Spotlight exploring how health care stakeholders—payers, providers, and innovators—are leveraging data and technology to bridge gaps in health care accessibility for under-resourced communities.

Use code "WINTERWEDI" for a 25% discount until FRIDAY January 24th, 2025

Registration Now Open!

Thursday February 20th, 1:00PM - 4:00PM ET

Join the Conversation and Learn about the Future of Cybersecurity



In an era of rapid technological advancements and increasing digital connectivity, the health care industry faces an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity challenges. Join us for an insightful Virtual Spotlight as we explore the latest trends, threats, and solutions shaping the future of health care cybersecurity. 

THURSDAY, February 13th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET

The next WEDI Genomics workgroup session will focus on interoperability in genomic data and will feature key members of GenomeX. 

GenomeX is a sub community under the CodeX FHIR Accelerator with a focus on strengthening and enhancing FHIR Genomics through development of a FHIR Clinical Genomics Implementation Guide and scalable pilots that will demonstrate the value of FHIR in genomics through multiple use cases. Join us as we discuss HL7 and FHIR and the increased interoperability of genomic EHR data and its applicability to clinical decision support tools. Come gain insight into the use of FHIR in this growing industry at the Genomics workgroup session.

Exclusively for WEDI Members-Only

New Fact Sheet from the Privacy & Security Workgroup!

Brought to you by the WEDI Privacy & Security WG: Cybersecurity protection is for everyone! Sometimes it's easy to get caught up in which regulations impact what kinds or organizations... the WEDI Privacy and Security Workgroup has prepared this short reference document specifically targeted to smaller healthcare organizations. But it can be used by all to make sure your organization is on track to implement important controls to best prevent an issue!

This fact sheet outlines health equity and other sensitive patient data included in each version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI), a baseline data set meant to set the floor for data exchange efforts in the United States. USCDI is an official government standard and is used to set requirements in various regulations related to health data and health data exchange.

WEDI, a national membership association since 1991, advises on health IT policy and implementation, focusing on enhancing health care through efficient data sharing and education across all stakeholders. Learn more about becoming a member here!

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