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Powering Healthcare Transformation: HITECH & the HIT Workforce

Explore the intersection of HITECH, HIT workforce, and education initiatives for meaningful use of EHRs. Learn about key roles, training programs, and progress in advancing healthcare IT practitioners. Join the movement towards improved healthcare outcomes through HIT expertise.

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Powering Healthcare Transformation: HITECH & the HIT Workforce

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  1. HITECH & the HIT Workforce Patricia A. Abbott, PhD, RN, FAAN Johns Hopkins University Adapted slides from 2010 AMIA Fall Symposium Panel. Courtesy Charles Friedman – Chief Science Officer; ONC.

  2. Focal Point SHARP: Research to enhance HIT Beacon Community program ONC/CMS Program to Get to Meaningful Use Regional extension centers Adoption of EHRs Workforce training • Increased transparency and efficiency • Improved individual and population health outcomes • Improved ability to study and improve care delivery Meaningful Use of EHRs Medicare & Medicaid Incentives and penalties State grants for health Information exchange Exchange of health information Standards & certification framework Privacy & Security framework Adapted from: Blumenthal D. Launching HITECH. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 4. http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=2669

  3. HELP WANTED! • Advance to meaningful use requires trained “health IT practitioners” • Shortfall of at least 51,000 in 12 key workforce roles • ARRA/HITECH Section 3016 requires funding of institutions of higher education More Health IT for Practitioners: More “Practitioners” for Health IT

  4. HITECH & Education • Identified 12 key roles (not jobs) looking to the future and aligned with the HITECH program • 6 roles compatible with community college education • 6 roles compatible with university based training • Validated the roles at a multi-stakeholder workshop • HHS designed and funded four grant/cooperative agreement programs ($118 Million) • Community College Consortium • Curriculum Development Centers • Competency Examination for HIT • University Based Training

  5. How the Gears Mesh Curriculum Development Centers (5): 20 courses designed for dissemination Competency Exam (1): Development and Implement exam program 6 Roles Community College Consortia (5): Implement program at 84 member colleges 150 trainees/yr/college 6 Roles University Based Training Programs (9) http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/healthit_hhs_gov__hitech_programs/1487

  6. Current Status • Curriculum Development Centers (Hopkins, Duke, Columbia, OHSU, & Alabama at Birmingham) • Twenty 3-“credit” courses – Open Sourced June 2011 • VistA for Education – Free/Open Veterans Health System CPRS on DVD or Cloud • 20 Course Blueprints (ONC Website): • National Competency Exam • Beta: May, 2011 • Live Launch: September 2011 • First 27,500 exams – free of charge • University Based Training Programs (9) • Heavy enrollments/high demand http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_11673_949472_0_0_18/curriculum-component-blueprints-11-2010.pdf

  7. Snapshot of CC Students Slide courtesy of N. Morganti: PI – Region C

  8. Snapshot of CC Students Slide courtesy of N. Morganti: PI – Region C

  9. For More Information: Thank You! Patricia Abbott, PhD pabbott2@jhmi.edu http://healthit.hhs.gov/

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