I have a long history in proper IT, and I'm very legally/regulationally knowledgeable, and in my two healthcare gigs I've made friends of the medical staff for improving responsiveness in IT and making things easier to use, while also reducing security problems by having both of those worlds of knowledge. Usually top IT management isn't technically knowledgeable, and frequently they're not even that good with regulatory knowledge. That makes it hard on the rank and file to be efficient. Not to pay my own back too much, but being well versed in both regs and tech helps a LOT in user satisfaction.
