Curriculum Components Version 2.0 Dr. Charles P. Friedman Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Dr. William Hersh Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) National Training and Dissemination Center (NTDC) May 26, 2011

Purpose of this session Description of the Workforce Program and the work of the Curriculum Development Centers –The primary objective for Version 2.0 was to improve the overall quality of the formatting and functionality of the existing curriculum materials.

Questions and Answers After This Call Visit the NTDC website to download the materials at orhttp:// Submit general questions and suggestions about the overall program via to Report an issue or submit a general comment about the curriculum materials by sending an to Due to the volume of expected, individual replies may not be possible.

Health IT Workforce Program Goals Addressing the shortfall of at least 50,000 trained workers Train for the future of health IT Help providers implement electronic health records to improve health care quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness

Health IT Workforce Roles Addressing the six workforce roles that are consistent with short term training –Community College Consortia –Curriculum Development Centers –Competency Examination Development Addressing the six workforce roles requiring longer courses of study –University-Based Training

Health IT Workforce Roles The curriculum components are targeted for six health IT workforce roles requiring short-term training (six months in duration or less). The training is intended for individuals with appropriate backgrounds to prepare them for the following positions: –Practice workflow and information management redesign specialists –Clinician/practitioner consultants –Implementation support specialist –Implementation managers –Technical/software support staff –Trainers

Curriculum Development Centers The purpose is to provide $10 million in assistance to five institutions of higher education to support health IT curriculum development over a two-year period that began on April 2, The awardees have each developed curriculum components in several content areas and collectively address 20 content areas. Three of these components address lab instruction using VistA for Education software. The materials were designed for use by the member colleges of the five regional Community College Consortia and have been made available to institutions of higher education across the country.

National Training and Dissemination Center One of the awardees, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), also serves as the National Training and Dissemination Center for the materials. This center: –Organized and hosted an in-person training event for community college faculty during the first year of the project. –Established a secure electronic site from which all materials may be downloaded. –Leads a process to establish policies governing eligibility for downloading the materials. –Established an authentication and authorization system for these downloads and maintain records of who has downloaded the materials.

Curriculum Components The overall program has produced materials supporting instruction in 20 content areas: –Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S. –The Culture of Health Care –Terminology in Health Care and Public Health Settings –Introduction to Information and Computer Science –History of Health Information Technology in the U.S. –Health Management Information Systems –Working with Health IT Systems* –Installation and Maintenance of Health IT Systems* –Networking and Health Information Exchange –Fundamentals of Health Workflow Process Analysis & Redesign –Configuring EHRs* –Quality Improvement –Public Health IT –Special Topics Course on Vendor-Specific Systems –Usability and Human Factors –Professionalism/Customer Service in the Health Environment –Working in Teams –Planning, Management and Leadership for Health IT –Introduction to Project Management –Training and Instructional Design *lab component

Curriculum Component Terminology Hierarchy of terms: I. Curriculum, meaning a group of courses at an institution A.Course, meaning a group of related instructional classes over a period of time 1. Curriculum Component, meaning the outline and materials covering a specific set of health IT content areas used to develop a course a. Unit of a component, meaning a lesson or set of lessons on a topic (1)Element of a unit, such as a lecture or activity

Content of the Components Blueprints have been written for each component to outline the: –Component objectives –Unit topics and objectives –Some detail on the unit lessons and elements Curriculum components should be viewed as a resource, as an “educational buffet.” Components do not need to be used in their entirety; rather, colleges may choose the components and units that best fit their needs.

How the Roles and Components Intersect A matrix of curriculum components and workforce roles has been created as a guideline for using components to train for particular workforce roles. The matrix illustrates the core set of components for each role for two types of student backgrounds, health care and IT. Designed by ONC and vetted by the Curriculum Development Centers. This matrix is nicknamed the “Set Table” to convey the idea of a structured selection of diverse options (or menu items).

Intellectual property issues Per original funding announcement, universities own intellectual property for their components. For public rollout, adopting a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. This means all users can use, share, and adapt but must: –Attribute originator of work –Use only for non-commercial purposes –Share any changes made under same license

Key Milestones DateMilestoneComments August 9-11, 2010Training of instructors on first 50% of units of the curriculum components Facilitated by the National Training and Dissemination Center for Community College Consortia August 18, 2010First half of units in Version 1.0 released For Community College Consortia November 3, 2010Second half of units in Version 1.0 released For Community College Consortia May 16, 2011Version 2.0 releasedFor Community College Consortia June 23, 2011Version 2.0 releasedFor public Winter/Spring 2012Version 3.0 releasedFor Community College Consortia and public

Questions and Answers After This Call Visit the NTDC website to download the materials at orhttp:// Submit general questions and suggestions about the overall program via to Report an issue or submit a general comment about the curriculum materials by sending an to Due to the volume of expected, individual replies may not be possible.