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The Weekly

12/2/2024

Federal Update

Events

Knowledge Center

Wednesday December 11th, 2:00PM ET

Join WEDI leadership, volunteers, and your fellow members to review the accomplishments of 2024, highlighting membership, education, communication, and workgroups, plus a look forward into key topics and thoughts for 2025.

Federal Updates

CMS Proposal Includes Changes to MA Plan HIT Policy.

OCR Settles with Hospital Over Disclosure of Patient’s PHI.

Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in the Senate to Strengthen Health Care Cybersecurity.

DEA and HHS Extend Telehealth Flexibilities Until 2026.

ASTP ONC Releases New Health IT Certification Program Fact sheet.

ASTP ONC Releases TEFCA Common Agreement Version 2.1.

Reminder: ASTP Annual Meeting Takes Place Dec. 4-5 in Washington, DC.

Download

From WEDI's Value-Based Care Spotlight in November, Part 2 of a 2 part series looking at how payers and providers are transforming healthcare through value-based care partnerships.

The moderator was Denny Brennan, WEDI Board Chair-Elect for 2025, Co-Chair of the WEDI Education Committee, and Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium.

The panel:

Anna Taylor, AVP, Population Health & Value Based Care, Multi Care Connected Care speaker
Ben Pollock, PhD, Senior Associate Consultant II, Division of Health Care Delivery Research, Mayo Clinic
Brian Wallace, Vice President, Data Analytics and Reporting, Centene Corporation
Semira Singh, Director Population Health, Providence

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

Upcoming Virtual Events

Tuesday December 10th, 12:00PM ET

As the CMS interoperability rules’ compliance deadline nears, we’re seeing a variety of approaches towards meeting the new requirements. Forward-thinking plans are using the mandate to implement innovative approaches to UM and prior authorization. In this webinar, the Cohere Health team will share how health plans are progressing towards the deadline–and how some are taking the opportunity to leverage AI/ML and clinical intelligence to transform UM and prior authorization.

A WEDI Member Benefit Event!

Wednesday December 11th, 12:30PM ET

As interoperability in healthcare increases, patient data is moving from organization to organization without direct patient consent and knowledge. This includes more sensitive demographic and social needs data that many patients may not want to be widely shared.

Monday 11AM

Agenda: The Remittance Advice & Payment SWG will complete its final review of the Overpayment Recovery and Forward Balance Fact Sheet. Time permitting, we will begin work on our next fact sheet – Reporting Card Payments in the 835.

Thursday 2PM

Agenda: Exciting things are happening in the Property and Casualty space! Join us at the upcoming Property and Casualty SWG meeting, where we’ll be updating the WEDI PNC Summary of E-Bill State Regulations and gathering input for our 2025 work products.”

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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