WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- MARCH 13, 2026: The 2026 WEDI Spring Conference is a 3.5-day virtual spotlight on best practices, lessons learned, and emerging trends shaping the future of health care IT. Bringing together leaders from across the health care ecosystem—payers, providers, vendors, standards organizations, and government—WEDI continues its mission of driving strong public-private collaboration to advance administrative automation and health information exchange.

CMS-0057-F is accelerating interoperability from policy aspiration to operational reality. EHRs are driving automated prior authorization, improved payer-provider workflows, and meaningful patient access. In this session, leaders from major EHR platforms will share what's live at scale versus still in pilots, where interoperability is breaking down in real clinical workflows, and the biggest opportunities to moving from point integrations to broad payer coverage without increasing burden.

The session will also examine ecosystem readiness, including how providers can effectively assess payer and vendor performance. The panel of industry experts will explore which governance models are most effective in driving improved outcomes, and where established standards, metrics, and practical playbooks can help move the market forward.

This fireside chat will explore the vision behind the CMS Health Tech Ecosystem and its potential to transform how health data is accessed and used across the health care system. The conversation will examine the value this approach can deliver for patients, providers, and innovators, and discuss how industry stakeholders can participate in building a more connected and consumer-centered digital health landscape.