Rules and regulations are put into place in order to keep people safe, on both the administrator end and the user end. This is especially important in the field of healthcare, where we are talking about people’s health and lives. But are all policies and regulations made by people with knowledge and experience in the field? Are these rules made with everyone’s best interest in mind? Or are there updates that need to be made in order to best fit the needs of our patients and our organizations? Has the environment changed in such a way that new policies or regulations are needed?
In search of an answer, we chatted with a few of our smart Healthcare IT Today Community at the recent HLTH Conference. We asked each of them if there was one policy or regulation they could change, what would it be and why? We have compiled their answers in the video down below!
Kat McDavitt, President at Innsena – I wouldn’t change one, I would accelerate the enforcement of the information blocking rule. I think it’s an awesome rule, I think it’s very complimentary to the great free markets, and I think if there was solid enforcement already in place we would see a lot more data sharing and a lot more people getting the information they need on the patient side.
Susan Pasley, Chief Nursing Officer at CareRev – If I could change one healthcare policy or regulation, it would be how nurses are reimbursed. Currently, nurses are not a billable charge for hospitals and health systems. And I think when we look at the staffing crisis that we have, it actually hurts our ability to elevate the nursing profession and recognize it for the value that it brings to the patients as well as the hospitals and health systems that it serves.
Dave Ross, Chief Technology Officer at Health Catalyst – I would expand the 21st Century Cures Act to more workflow standardization and open that up to vendors to really move the needle on improving care, reducing costs, and increasing quality.
Huge thank you to Kat McDavitt, President at Innsena, Susan Pasley, Chief Nursing Officer at CareRev, and Dave Ross, Chief Technology Officer at Health Catalyst for taking the time out of your day to come and speak with us! And thank you to all of you for reading this article and watching this video! We could not do this without all of your support. What policy or regulation would you change and why? Let us know your answer in the comments down below or over on social media. We’d love to hear from all of you!
