How Data and Evidence Can (and Should!) Inform Scope of Practice
Product type: presentation to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Health Policy Fellows on December 9th, 2019
Author: Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, Julie Spero, MSPH, Shikira THomas, MSPH, Evan Galloway, MPS, Heather Wilson, BA
Summary:
- Scope of practice (SOP) battles are emerging with increased frequency
- Health professional regulation is state function result is significant variation between states
- Strong stakeholder groups are involved in SOP battles, often focused on professional self interest, not patients’ interests
- Lack of evidence about SOP changes makes evaluation difficult
- Health care is changing quickly, regulation needs to adapt
- The way forward for North Carolina is more evidence based SOP and regulation