The Future of Dental EDI: What Plans, Providers, and Vendors Need to Know
Tuesday, September 29
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM (ET)
The dental industry is entering a period of significant change as new EDI standards, interoperability initiatives, and regulatory requirements continue to evolve. This session will provide dental plans, providers, vendors, and clearinghouses with a forward-looking perspective on the developments expected to shape administrative and clinical data exchange over the coming years.
Attendees will gain insight into key topics, including:
- X12 Version 8060 and CMS evaluation of updated HIPAA transaction standards
- Claims attachments and the 275-attachment rule
- Prior authorization and interoperability initiatives
- Operational and implementation considerations for plans and providers
- Practical guidance on preparing for upcoming changes
Speakers
- Arna Meyer, Stedi
- Tom Mort, Vyne
Tom Mort is a dental interoperability strategist and industry architect with more than 25 years of experience identifying complex challenges in provider-payer interactions, engineering solutions, and driving industry-wide adoption.
As Principal Product Manager at Vyne Dental, Tom continues to shape the evolution of electronic dental transactions — from claims and eligibility to attachments and payments. His fingerprints are on nearly every electronic dental claim processed in the U.S. today, a reflection of two decades spent building the infrastructure that keeps dental interoperability running — including through the industry's most significant period of market disruption in recent history.
Tom serves as Chairperson of the Board of NDEDIC and leads its AI Opportunities workgroup, sits on the advisory board of the Oral Healthcare Interoperability Alliance, and participates in the EDI and Operations workgroups at NADP, X12, and the ADA. He is a sought-after partner for organizations working on hard problems in dental interoperability, AI's intersection with healthcare transactions, and the future of provider-payer connectivity.
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