Member Newsletter

October 6, 2022

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Federal Updates

GAO Issues Report on Medicare Telehealth Utilization.
FDA Issues Guidance on CDS, MMAs and Medical Devices.
Cybersecurity Companion Bill Introduced in House.
CMS to Host Webinar on No Surprises Act IDR Process.
HRSA Partnering with NCI to Improve Equity in Cancer Screening.
FBI Issues Cybersecurity Warning to the Health Care Sector.
CISA Announces $1 Billion in Cyber Grants to State, Local and Territorial Governments.
FDA Warns Potential Cybersecurity Risk with Insulin Pump System.
EHNAC Releases New Accreditation Program Criteria for Review.

Download the Federal Update curated by WEDI Federal Affairs staff

Request for Information: National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services

This request for information from CMS solicits public comments on establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH) that could serve as a “centralized data hub” for healthcare provider, facility, and entity directory information nationwide.

Please contact sholvey@wedi.org to join the Provider Information Subworkgroup, which will assist in developing WEDI's comments to this RFI.

Download the Request for Information

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Best Practices for Health Plans that Sub-Contract Creation of the Remittance Advice

Providers are experiencing challenges in situations where they have a relationship / contract with a specific health plan (and submit their claims to that health plan), but that health plan then sub- contracts some or all services to a business associate - another health plan or vendor.

This paper discusses the challenges related to remittance advice information related to this situation and specifically addresses issues occurring with in-network providers.

Integrating Telehealth Data from Standalone Platforms into EHRs

This paper provides an overview of the need to integrate telehealth data into EHRs and explore the existing issues and barriers to this integration, especially for patients and providers in rural areas.

Upcoming Events

Virtual Spotlight Series: Operating Rules Updates with CAQH CORE

Free for WEDI Members

October 6

CAQH CORE requested a review from NCVHS of a set of new and updated operating rules for federal adoption. Register to learn from CAQH CORE about their recommendations, what it means moving forward for health care administrative transactions, and share your perspectives regarding these new proposals.

Virtual Spotlight - Healthy Mothers: Addressing Algorithmic Bias (and More) in Maternal Health

Free for WEDI Members

October 7

The U.S. has the worst maternal health rating among all developed countries and data confirms significantly higher pregnancy-related mortality ratios among Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native women. Part of the problem is that scientifically inaccurate stereotypes are perpetuated in tools currently used in obstetric clinical decision making (i.e.VBAC calculator). Register for this webinar to learn about the intricacies of the maternal health crisis, insights from AI, new technologies and solutions.

Virtual Spotlight Series: Standards Updates with X12

Free for WEDI Members

October 11

X12 submitted the first in a series of recommendations for advancing the HIPAA version of currently mandated transactions to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS). Register to learn more about these recommendations and provide feedback.

Virtual Spotlight Series: Standards Updates with HL7

Free for WEDI Members

October 18th

HL7's Chief Standards Implementation Officer, Dr. Viet Nguyen will provide deep dives on Da Vinci and updates from HL7 FHIR's other accelerators. WEDI members register for free!

Virtual Spotlight Series: Standards Updates with NCPDP

Free for WEDI Members

October 20

The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is an ANSI-accredited, standards development organization providing healthcare solutions. Register to provide feedback and learn more about the standards updates from the past year and their 2023 forecast.

WEDI 2022 National Conference

October 25-27

To be held at The American University Washington College of Law

This is a hybrid event, so you will have the opportunity to engage in-person or virtually. If you want to learn about upcoming regulations, standards implementation, and collaborate with colleagues to develop the future of health care data exchange, then register today!

Contact ballder@wedi.org for sponsorship information.

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