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9/9/2024

Federal Update

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Check out the speakers at the WEDI National Conference!

The 2024 WEDI National Conference in DC (with a virtual option) features critical updates from federal health care agencies (CMS, ONC, OCR, FDA), the latest on prior authorization implementation by payers and providers, and the evolving landscape of data exchange and security threats. Gain insights into the standards development process, implementation of best practices, and emerging trends in health IT.

UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS

WEDNESDAY Sept. 11, from 2-3 pm ET

Today’s cybersecurity landscape can be a frightening place. Ransomware attacks seem to occur daily and are having tangible impacts on our daily lives. What many people don’t know is there are individuals out there with the high-stakes role of negotiating with threat actors on behalf of organizations impacted by ransomware. Join us for a discussion led by a former ransomware negotiator to learn about how ransomware impacts an organization, the ransomware negotiation process, risk awareness and mitigation, and how to best prepare your organization for this eventuality. Presented by Andrew Carr, Senior Director of Business Development for Booz Allen’s Commercial Incident Response team.

Free for WEDI members.

THURSDAY Sept. 12, from 1-3 pm ET

FREE TO WEDI MEMBERS. SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVES on HTI-2

WEDI encourages members to offer their perspectives and insight on ASTP/ONC's HTI-2 proposed rule. Issues to be discussed include updates to the certification process to include interoperability/prior authorization, information blocking, USCDI, TEFCA, and more. Member feedback is key as WEDI develops its comment letter to ASTP/ONC.

This is a companion episode to Episode 156, a conversation with CMS' National Standards Group Director Michael Cimmino on Administrative Simplification.

Michael welcomes Paul Anderson (Health Insurance Specialist) and Jamie Lookabill (Technical Advisor, Enforcement Division) with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to offer an introductory look at the administrative simplification enforcement process. Paul and Jamie offer information on the different types of HIPAA enforcement, how CMS communicates with the industry about enforcement, and the overall enforcement process, from filing a complaint, the use of ASETT (Administrative Simplification Enforcement and Testing Tool), corrective action plans and civil monetary penalties.

Click HERE to listen, or subscribe to the WEDI podcast on your favorite streaming service!

Join the MHDC team for this free webinar as they introduce and share the latest progress about NEHE N 3.0, a cost-effective, collaborative, open standards-based exchange of clinical and administrative data, implementing priority use cases to move toward automation for prior authorization and quality measurements.

WEDI submitted a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra on the No Surprises Act issue of including diagnosis codes on Good Faith Estimations and Advanced Explanations of Benefits for insured individuals. The letter was developed by the WEDI No Surprises Act Task Group.

Read the Letter

New WEDI Workgroup Product

Developed by the WEDI Remittance Advice and Payment SWG: The new Corrected Payer Name Loop in Version 8020 X12 TR3s is designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of reporting multiple insurance payers. It offers clear benefits by reducing manual rework, improving member and provider satisfaction, and incentivizing the use of the 835 transaction. However, it also requires updates across various systems and processes, necessitating thorough stakeholder education and system modifications.

Monday 3PM

Agenda: The Dental SWG will meet this week to discuss the impacts of the ASTP/ONC HTI-2 Rule on the dental industry ahead of the Member Position Advisory Panel later in the week. We will also move to publish our Standards Used in Dentistry guidance document. See you there!

Wednesday 2PM

Agenda: This month we will be hosting a presentation by Ransomware Negotiator Andrew Carr. This is not an event you are going to want to miss! Please be advised you will need to sign up for this event, but it is free to all WEDI members so please be sure to share with your co-workers! Above is a little snippet of information for the meeting as well as the link to register.

Thursday 11AM

Agenda: The Claims SWG will be discussing new topics of interest for the group as well as CMS proposal for Diagnosis on Dental Claims. Our next work product will be Claims 101.

RESCHEDULED to September 26^th at 1pm ET

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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