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HIT Workforce Training

Training needs. 17% of US doctors have EHRs (1M MDs in US)50,000 HIT workers needed20% growth in medical records and health information technology jobs. Informatics Training and Education, 2010. . Indiana University Stanford UC Davis University of Illinois at ChicagoLoyola University Chicago UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin Madison University of Washington AMIA University of West FloridaNova Southeastern University University of UtahNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of PhoenixK9447

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HIT Workforce Training

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    1. HIT Workforce Training Frances Morrison, MD, MPH, MA

    2. Training needs 17% of US doctors have EHRs (1M MDs in US) 50,000 HIT workers needed 20% growth in medical records and health information technology jobs

    4. Informatics Training and Education, 2010

    5. Accreditation and Certification Accreditation: AHIMA: Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) Certification exams: AHIMA—Information Administrator, Coding, Privacy and Security, Data Analyst HIMSS—Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIM) American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)—Nursing Informatics

    6. HITECH Programs Research—SHARP IT infrastructure—BEACON, State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program EHR use—HIT Extension Program HIT workforce—Training and examination

    7. ONC Workforce Training Goals Expand the availability of skilled health IT professionals …Rapidly Support broad adoption and use of health IT in the provider community Support high quality training

    8. ONC-funded Workforce Training Programs Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals--$36M Curriculum Development Centers--$10M Competency Examination for Individuals Completing Non-Degree Training--$6M Program of Assistance for University-Based Training--$32M

    9. ONC approach to training 12 specialty roles Practice workflow and information management redesign specialist Clinician/practitioner consultant Implementation support specialist Implementation manager Technical/software support staff Trainer

    10. Columbia University Workforce Training Existing Master’s and PhD programs New Certificate program: January 2011 New applied Masters program: September 2011

    11. Enrollment Certificate students 120 at Columbia 60 at Cornell Applied Masters students 18 students in 12 month program

    12. Learners will be different from traditional students Certificate Prior health systems/IT experience Goal is a domain overview with hands-on skills Project management Masters More in depth, higher level skills Leadership focus In depth domain understanding with real world experience

    13. Today’s Action Items Inform potential students Potential to improve staff knowledge and skills Share your experience with students Talks for the certificate and Masters courses Mentor a group’s capstone project Provide a practicum site Hire our graduates Job fair June, 2011 Send us job postings

    14. Contact Information frances.morrison@dbmi.columbia.edu

    15. HITECH HIT Community College Training Dean Elizabeth L. Oliver Continuing & Professional Studies Bronx Community College

    19. The Community College Health IT Workforce Development Program Designed to respond to the need to rapidly expand the availability of skilled health IT professionals to support broad adoption and use of health IT in the provider community.

    21. Community College Training Roles

    22. Community College Consortia to educate HIT professionals:

    24. Bronx Community CollegeTraining Objectives

    25. Recognizing that HIT/EHR professionals must be nimble and possess a wide range of knowledge and skills, the continuing education noncredit program addresses the required roles through three training pathways: Health Information Technology IT Support Specialist Health Information Technology Coordinator Trainer Bronx Community College Program

    26. Target Audience

    27. Community College Competency Exam Program

    28. Ways to participate

    31. NYC Business Solutions Healthcare- Suite of Services Background on Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center and NYC Business Solutions Healthcare and NYC DOH/PCIP Background on Healthcare IT Industry Sector Initiatives Current landscape of Healthcare/Healthcare IT in New York Background of Workforce1 Healthcare Career Center Placement Services for Job-Ready Healthcare IT Professionals Training Services for New and Incumbent Healthcare IT Professionals

    33. New York City Department of Small Business Services Backgroundof Funder In July 2003, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg eliminated the NYC Department of Employment and consolidated the City’s adult workforce programs with the NYC Department of Small Business Services linking workforce development efforts to economic development initiatives.

    37. Healthcare Job Landscape 37 Based on projections by the Bureau of Labor Statistics there will be an addition of 600,000 new jobs for registered nurses by 2018. * Bolded jobs are projected as the fastest growing career tracks within the current decade

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