The Future Of Healthcare Regulation Denise Fandel, CAE Chair, National Commission for Certifying Agencies

Issues and Opportunities Economic considerations Aversion to create new regulation Sunrise & Sunset requirements Continued Competence v Continuing Education Quality Assurance

Economics Avoidance of overregulation Lack of familiarity with outsourcing Independence from national programs New pressures to think out of the box

Sunrise & Sunset Economic considerations Recognition of overlapping scopes Importance of outcome data

Competence Increased pressure to “prove” competence Consumer assumption that regulation equals competence Changing tide for re-certification by exam

Quality Assurance Benchmarking to establish quality thresholds for consumer protection Regulators and Legislators are looking to National Accreditation Standards NCCA ISO Recognition of non-state exam programs

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