WASHINGTON DC USA -- HEALTHCARE UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- APRIL 27, 2026: The 2026 WEDI Spring Conference is a 4-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.

This session features updates from X12, NCPDP, and HL7, highlighting the latest developments in health care standards and interoperability. Speakers will cover organizational priorities, recent industry news, and new tools and resources designed to support more efficient and connected data exchange across the healthcare system.

• Cathy Sheppard, CEO, X12
• Margaret Weiker, Vice President of Standards Development, NCPDP
• Dan Vreeman, Chief Standards Development Officer, and Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, HL7