Based in the Boston area, Yasemin Dalgali has a leadership role in Augmenix, Inc., as the director of health economics and reimbursement. As a result, Yasemin Dalgali has a strong interest in patient access issues and stays current on the latest trends and policy developments in the field. Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey recently signed a new patient access law for his state. Focused on optometry, it prevents health insurance companies from making conditional requirements that force optometrists to take part in vision care plans in order to merit inclusion in the panel of carrier providers. The president of the New Jersey Society of Optometric Physicians said this bill will help ensure the “delivery of quality health care” statewide. Given the expanding role of optometry within healthcare, the Dental and Optometric Care Access Act (HR 1606) will provide doctors with greater discretion in how they interact with vision plans. A related goal is to tie this in with the national level HR 1606 Dental and Optometric Care Access Act, which is up for legislative consideration in Washington D.C.
A graduate of the MBA program at Rutgers University, Yasemin Dalgali currently serves as the director at Augmenix Inc. in Bedford, Massachusetts. Outside of her professional work, Yasemin Dalgali is active with nonprofit organizations that include the Medical Device Manufacturer's Association (MDMA) and the World Future Society.Founded in 1966, the World Future Society is a futurist community that works to shape the collective purpose and future of humanity. The organization utilizes global summits, publications, and expert advice to drive its efforts and guide the future.Society members are known as futurists, people who recognize the complexity of the future as well as their ability to change it. There are several kinds of futurists, such as the citizen futurist who implements a futuristic mindset into their daily life. Individuals with this mindset live with a passion to understand humanity's place in the universe, and also challenge existing assumptions and take steps to thrive in a future world. Alternatively, a professional futurist takes a more active approach to influencing the future through creating scientific studies and collaborating with others, whereas a subject matter futurist applies the futuristic mindset in a specific profession.
