#521 - Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health

Join us on the latest episode, hosted by Jared S. Taylor!

Our Guest: Leigh Burchell, Vice President of Policy and Government Affairs at Altera Digital Health.

What you’ll get out of this episode:

• Policy Veteran Insight: Leigh Burchell shares her experience navigating U.S. health IT policy since 2008, from the Obama era to today.

• Federal vs. State Chaos: Fragmented state-level regulations complicate compliance for health tech companies like Altera.

• Shift Toward Voluntary Action: CMS is leading current health IT policy with a lighter regulatory touch, favoring pledges over mandates.

• User-Centered Innovation Needed: Overregulation often ignores the actual needs of clinicians and patients using health IT.

• Hope for Standards-Based Progress: Burchell urges for thoughtful federal frameworks to replace inconsistent state initiatives.

To learn more about Altera Digital Health:Website http://www.alterahealth.com Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/altera-health/ 

Our sponsors for this episode are:Sage Growth Partners https://www.sage-growth.com/Quantum Health https://www.quantum-health.com/

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Jared S TaylorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/

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