Workforce for 21st Century Health and Health Care: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care

Read the discussion paper “Workforce for 21st Century Health and Health Care: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care” from the National Academy of Medicine.

Due to the speed at which health care occupations, technology, policies, and regulations evolve, how is it possible to reasonably anticipate workforce needs and implement those changes?

As the industry transitions from the traditional fee-for-service approach toward value-based models of care delivery, what policy and regulatory changes would need to be enacted to allow the workforce to adapt more fluidly?