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“But what I’m seeing now is if an organization is truly
moving towards innovative thinking around their
healthcare structure, they’re actually looking for people
outside of the healthcare industry.”
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A Broader Professional Search Is Beginning for Healthcare Compliance
Healthcare organizations are beginning to look for
employees outside of the industry, a significant
transition from the past. Vacca reports that
organizations that want to move to a more
creative state are beginning to look for employees
who can restructure their organization in a way
that will propel them forward.
“Traditionally, if you were bringing in someone
new, they needed to understand healthcare.
They needed at least a few years of healthcare
background, a sense of what the regulatory
aspects were, and an understanding of how the
government pays,” says Vacca. “But what I’m
seeing now is if an organization is truly moving
towards innovative thinking around their
healthcare structure, they’re actually looking for
people outside of the healthcare industry.”
Vacca suggests that a healthcare background is
still very helpful, but the value of having another
skillset is increasing. “Now we’re seeing
healthcare systems talking to Apple or Amazon
or CVS Health, and these companies are looking
at wholesale pharmaceuticals in 12 states. The
professional demands are naturally shifting as
healthcare is evolving. Health systems are not
necessarily looking for the traditional healthcare
or hospital-oriented compliance officer
anymore,” Vacca predicts. “They might look for
someone with a pharmaceutical background, but
a wholesale and retail background is going to
become very important. Organizations are going
to look for people who have worked in other
environments, yet understand the basics of
compliance and can apply them, and then they
will surround them with subject matter experts.”