Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 and Emerging
Healthcare Job Trends
Jennifer A. Vander Meer MSN/MBA RN
July 23, 2014
CO-HPD Faculty Advisors Conference
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The supposed impact…
• It’s estimated that, under the law, 32 million
more Americans may have health coverage by
2014 -- about 15 million of those under the
individual mandate and the rest under the
Medicaid expansion, depending on the number
of states that implement that provision of the
law. (Boerner, 2014).
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Pyrillis, R. (2014, January 30). Affordable care act brings differing prognoses on what it means for jobs.
Retrieved July 22, 2014, from http://www.workforce.com/articles/20219-affordable-care-act-bringsdiffering-prognoses-on-what-it-means-for-jobs
Boerner, H. (2014). Hiring ahead. The affordable care act and 32 million new patients. Retrieved July 22,
2014, from http://hiring.monster.com/hr/hr-best-practices/recruiting-hiring-advice/strategic-workforceplanning/hiring-affordable-care-act.aspx
…we don’t really know
What we do know….
• ACA quite specifically enumerates several
wellness and prevention programs that will be
supported under reform,
– weight management
– heart disease prevention
– diabetes prevention
– stress management
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http://medcitynews.com/2012/07/the-affordable-care-act-implications-for-emerging-med-techcompanies/#ixzz38EqiIvbt
What we do know…
• The Association of American Medical Colleges
predict a 45,000 physician shortage
over the next decade, a trend that will be
worse in rural areas that already lack doctors.
– Nursing as one solution…
Nursing demand
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Nurse practitioners
Clinical nurse specialists
Nurse midwives
Nurse anesthetists –
• Master’s degrees or doctorates in nursing
• Some experts expect demand for nurse
practitioners to grow by 94 percent in
the next decade.
Beyond the doctor gap…
• Workforce planning for the Affordable Care Act
should also include a range of providers who can
back-fill the new collaborative care model of the
law.
– RNs and Social Workers visiting newly discharged
patients’ homes to insure treatment compliance
– PAs
– MAs, with expanding
new skills mix training
– CHW
What is an emerging career?
• An occupation that currently has small numbers but that is expected to
grow much larger in the future; many healthcare careers fall into this
category.
• The following healthcare careers are some cutting-edge occupational
options available now that will rapidly grow in the future:
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Wellness coaches
Patient advocates
Health informatics specialists
Fitness nurses
Holistic nurses
Gerontological nurses
http://degreedirectory.org/articles/What_are_Some_Emerging_Careers_in_Healthcare.html
Emerging roles
• Wellness coaches go beyond personal trainers to focus
not just on exercise, but the entire concept of wellness.
They help their clients eat more nutritiously, stop
smoking, limit alcohol, and manage stress.
• Patient advocates help patients navigate through the
healthcare system. For instance, they may help make
sure a patient's insurance company correctly processes
and pays claims. Patient advocates may be consultants
hired directly by patients or they may be employees of
hospitals and insurance companies.
Emerging Roles
• Health informatics specialists help develop
expert systems that nurses and doctors use to
make diagnoses and determine the best
treatments. Health informatics combines
healthcare, computer science, and
information systems.
Emerging Roles
• Fitness nurses work with patients recovering
from surgery or dealing with illness to help
restore strength through nutrition and
exercise.
Emerging Roles
• Holistic nurses, who may work in hospitals,
doctors' offices, or wellness centers, help
patients achieve health and wellness through
holistic healing methods such as nutrition,
herbs, meditation, yoga, and Reiki.
Emerging Roles
• Gerontological nurses work in nursing homes,
assisted living facilities, and patients' homes.
These healthcare practitioners focus on taking
care of the elderly, one of the fastest growing
segments of our population
Emerging Jobs
• Community Health Workers (CHWs)
– Provide care coordination and health coaching
– Certificate program
• OJC
• CCA fall 2015
• www.h-cap.org/files/2012/06/EmergingHealthcare-Jobs.pdf
Top 5 Emerging Careers in HC
• 1 Biomedical Engineer
– $42/hour or $87,000 annually
– 62% projected job growth
• 2 Dental Hygienist
– $79,000 annually
– 38% projected job growth
• 3 Occupational Therapist
– 33% projected job growth
• 4 Optometrist
– $98,000
– 33% projected job growth
• 5Physical Therapist
– $79,860 per year
– 39% projected job growth
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http://www.good.co/blog/2014/02/21/top-5-emerging-careers-healthcare/
http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2010/03/15/3-emerging-jobs-within-the-growing-healthcare-industry/
Other Trending Careers
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Perianesthesia Nurses
Speech Pathology
Pharmacy Technician
Medical Coding and Billing Administrator
Occupational Therapy Assistant
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Emerging Career Trends
• Personalized and Regenerative Medicine –
This burgeoning field focuses on customized
treatments and gene therapy for more
individualized and effective disease
management and treatment.
• Robotics – This hot career involves the
invention, marketing and use of advanced
instrumentation devices to assist in
diagnosis, surgery, treatment and care.
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http://www.franklin.edu/blog/five-trends-in-healthcare-and-how-to-stay-in-front-of-them/
Emerging Career Trends
• e-Health and Telecare – This growing segment
of healthcare includes monitoring, measuring
and maintaining medical care via computerbased technologies to provide better patient
care and prevent re-hospitalization.
• Medical Management – This fast-growing
healthcare career involves planning,
directing and coordinating the
business of healthcare delivery.
Emerging Career Trends
• Integrative Healthcare – This trending career
opportunity involves working with treatment
protocols that combine both traditional and
alternative medical practices.
• http://www.beyond.com/articles/threeemerging-entry-level-healthcare-jobs-in-201414384-article.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIF1z__
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