Last week, our class spent the entire session together reflecting about the election of the night before and its implications for us moving forward. It's safe to say that we do not yet know what will happen- the future is still uncertain with regards to policy (health and otherwise). I must say that the entire experience of classmates sharing their fears and personal thoughts to be very enlightening and emotional. During the discussion, I had expressed myself that the power of vulnerability and personal story-telling should not be undervalued. Instead of attacking others, we must look forward and do our best with the people we love and will work with to make this world a better place.
With regards to health informatics and health IT, we may see some changes if the ACA (or parts of it) is repealed. However, MACRA received bipartisan support in Congress when it was passed just last year and the need for physician and physician groups to utilize interoperable health IT and data analytics will continue to play a large role in determining how clinicians are reimbursed. I just learned last week that the meaningful use program will sunset in a matter of years as MACRA is implemented in steps. At any rate, health informatics management will indisputably remain relevant to our work moving forward.
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