Healthcare IT Workforce: Filling in the Gaps. Leanne H. Field, Ph.D. Director, Health IT Programs

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1 Healthcare IT Workforce: Filling in the Gaps Leanne H. Field, Ph.D. Director, Health IT Programs

2 ONC Health IT Workforce Development Program April 2009: $84 million in cooperative agreements Community College Consortia 5 regional consortia 84 community colleges Educate IT Specialists in Health Care 6 months

3 ONC Health IT Workforce Development Program April 2009: $84 million in cooperative agreements Community College Consortia 5 regional consortia 84 community colleges Educate IT Specialists in Health Care 6 months Dallas Community College, Houston Community College, Midland Community College

4 ONC Health IT Workforce Development Program Curriculum Development Centers Curriculum for community college programs 84 community colleges National Training and Dissemination Center Competency Examination Program Community college graduates

5 ONC Health IT Workforce Development Program University-Based Training Program Six Targeted Roles Clinical/Public Health Leader Health Information Management and Exchange Specialist Health Information Privacy and Security Specialist Research and Development Scientist Programmer and Software Engineer Health IT-Subspecialist

6 History of Health IT Educational Programs at UT Austin NOVEMBER 2009 Texas e-health Alliance - a workforce is needed for Health IT! College of Natural Sciences responds! JANUARY 2010 Curriculum development UT Austin in partnership with industry Apply for university based training grant ONC APRIL 2010 PURE-HIT receives $5.4 million; UT Austin $2.7 million Curriculum development continues; recruit faculty MAY 2010 Recruit first class of students JUNE 2010 Inaugural summer Certificate program begins JULY 2010 Graduate 54 students from the program!

7 Generous funding for certificate programs provided by An American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant awarded by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT to the PURE-HIT Consortium, a collaboration of Texas State University, The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics

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9 PURE-HIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Texas State University Health Information Management and Exchange Specialist HIM Certificate Health Information Certificate of Advanced Studies Health Information Privacy and Security Specialist Programmer and Software Engineer

10 PURE-HIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UT School of Biomedical Informatics- MS degrees Electronic Health Records January Online 36 credit hours (12 courses) Health Information Exchange - future

11 Overview of UT Austin Programs Four certificate programs - 3 post baccalaureate - 1 graduate Funds designed to provide University s training related expenses Students tuition to help them complete the certificate and move rapidly into the workforce 179 students supported $11,000 investment/student

12 UT Austin Certificate Programs Health IT Summer Certificate Program Health Information Manager and Exchange Specialist - recent CNS graduates Health IT Privacy and Security Certificate - undergraduate CS students Public Health Informatics Certificate -with UT School of Biomedical Informatics - B.S. Public Health Majors Health IT Sub-Specialist -graduate students

13 Thank you to our generous collaborators! Seton Family of Hospitals Clinical Education Center University Medical Center Brackenridge - Location of the UT Austin Health Information Technology Learning Laboratory

14 Thank you to our generous sponsors! Allscripts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas CTG Healthcare Solutions Delisi Communications Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences Dell Services eclinicalworks e-mds GE Healthcare Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center Healthcare Transformation Solutions Intel Lone Star Circle of Care/Centex Support Services NextGen Healthcare Sage Sandlot Seton Family of Hospitals Texas e-health Alliance TMF Health Quality Institute Texas Medical Association UT School of Biomedical Informatics White Glove Technologies

15 A special thank you! Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for providing scholarships for four students participating in the Health IT Summer Certificate program

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17 Distinctives of the Summer Certificate Program

18 STUDENT POPULATION 55 recent graduates of CNS or students with 90+ hours Solid foundation in biology and chemistry Interest in health professions Strong critical thinking skills Understanding of research methods Substantial laboratory experiences

19 CHOOSING THE STUDENTS Advertise FREE TUITION! On-line application 180 apply Interview 80 students Screen for strong communication skills and an interest in a JOB! Choose 55 students 28 Biology; 8 Chemistry/biochemistry 3 CS; 2 Math; 1 Nursing; 3 Nutrition; 12 Other

20 PROGRAM OVERVIEW Purpose: to prepare CNS graduates to enter the Health IT workforce Overview: 9 week integrated curriculum; 15 hours- 5 3 hour courses 6 weeks: didactic courses, case studies, simulations in the EHR learning laboratory 3 weeks: Practicum with industry and career development

21 Curriculum Development Team Bill Sage David Wanser Leanne Field Cathy Stacy Marilla Svinicki Jason Crandall and Christina Cestone Michael Stearns Joseph Miccio Bob Ligon

22 Five Courses 1. Fundamentals of Health IT 2. Workflow and Project Management 3. Applied EHR Management 4. Operational Models of Healthcare Practice 5. Practicum in Health IT

23 Journal Club Disease du Jour Guest Speakers/ EHR Demonstrations Health IT Learning Lab ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES Longhorn Clinic- workflow exercises EHR Learning Labs- hands on skill development with 6 EHR systems

24 The University of Texas at Austin HIT Learning Laboratory at The Clinical Education Center (CEC) University Medical Center Brackenridge

25 PRACTICUM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2 ½ week practicum with industry Resume preparation Speed interviewing Etiquette Dinner Research posters with industry judges Networking reception On-site interviewing Ongoing employer development Individual career advising

26 THANKS TO OUR PRACTICUM HOSTS! CTG Health Solutions Delisi Communications Dell Services e-mds Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center Health Transformation Solutions Lone Star Circle of Care/NextGen Sage Sandlot Texas e-health Alliance

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28 Faculty

29 Faculty

30 Faculty

31 Faculty

32 Classroom

33 Classroom

34 Classroom

35 Case Studies

36 Case Studies

37 Expert Lectures

38 Expert Lectures

39 Expert Lectures

40 Sage EHR Demonstration

41 Allscripts EHR Demonstration

42 Student Presentations

43 Student Presentations

44 Student Presentations

45 Disease du Jour

46 Our Official Program Mascot Avery!

47 Skill Development in the Learning Lab

48 Skill Development in the Learning Lab

49 Skill Development in the Learning Lab

50 Skill Development in the Learning Lab

51 Practicum: Lone Star Circle of Care/NextGen

52 Skill Development in the Learning Lab

53 Workflow Exercises in the Longhorn Clinic Patient Check-in

54 Workflow Exercises in the Longhorn Clinic Nurse-Patient Interaction

55 Workflow Exercises in the Longhorn Clinic Physicians Lounge

56 Workflow Exercises in the Longhorn Clinic Physician, Patient, Nurse

57 Building Social Skills: Etiquette Dinner

58 Practicum: CTG Healthcare Solutions

59 Practicum: Lone Star Circle of Care/NextGen

60 Practicum: e-mds

61 Research Poster Preparation

62 Research Poster Preparation

63 Research Poster Presentations

64 Research Poster Presentations

65 Research Poster Judging

66 Practice Speed Interviews

67 Practice Speed Interviews

68 Real Job Interviews

69 Real Job Interviews

70 Real Job Interviews

71 Real Job Interviews

72 Networking Reception

73 Networking Reception

74 54 Students Graduate! UT Austin Health IT Summer Certificate Program the first in the nation to graduate students from an ONC funded training program!

75 Keynote Speaker: Rep Mark Strama

76 Graduation Celebration

77 Graduation Celebration

78 Graduation Celebration

79 First in the Nation to Have Graduates Hired from an ONC-Funded Program! 21/36 (58%) eligible graduates hired in the first seven weeks Employers - 10 Salaries: $42-$56K Job Titles- project managers, trainers, implementation specialists

80 Status of Health IT Program Graduates Looking for full time work In school full time Not looking Employed full time in Health IT n=54

81 Employers of Summer Program Graduates Number of Students Hired e-mds Memorial Hermann Hospital eclinicalworks Epic VersaSuite Cerner The Crimson Initiative Lone Star UT Houston Circle of Care Dental Branch Organizations

82 The Health IT Workforce Development Program: Help Is on the Way A Message from Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology October 12, 2010

83 Graduates Already On Their Way With funding from ONC, the University of Texas at Austin has implemented a new Health IT Summer Certificate Program a program that graduated its first class of students this summer.. Help is not only on the way it s here. Sincerely, David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

84 October 15 th, 2010 A Visit from Dr. David Blumenthal

85 Workflow Simulation

86 Workflow Simulation

87 Poster Presentation

88 EHR Learning Laboratory

89 Meeting with Students

90 Meeting with Students

91 A Look Ahead to the Future

92 A Special Group Photo!

93 Press Conference

94 Future Initiatives EDUCATION AND RESEARCH New educational programming in partnership with industry, non-profit organizations and government: Public Health Informatics Internships TDSHS, CDC and APHL Interdisciplinary professional education programs for medical professionals

95 Future Initiatives EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Professional education programs for physicians about EMR systems, and for IT and medical professionals seeking to enter the Health IT workforce Outreach to rural health providers in Texas, in partnership with the RECs

96 Future Initiatives EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Development of the Health IT Learning Laboratory into a statewide resource for emerging technologies and Health IT research In-Patient Solutions HIE Home health environment Telemedicine New technologies related to privacy and security

97 How can we work together to develop a Health IT workforce for rural and community hospitals in Texas?? UT Austin Provide you with well trained employees Develop professional education programs Rural and Community Hospitals Host UT Austin students for practica Provide scholarships for students Support the continued development of the UT Austin Health IT Learning Laboratory so that it becomes a statewide resource for education and research

98 Learn More at :

99 Thank you!

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