Transcript Health Informatics: An Emerging Health Care Occupation

Health Informatics:
An Emerging
Health Care Occupation
Dr. Michael Kirshner
Program Director
Health Informatics
OIT
Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute – Healthcare Careers Pathways Summit
April 9-10, 2008
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What is Health Informatics
Applied Information Technology
in Health Care
Health informatics is the application of clinical,
information management, information technology
and management practices to achieve better health.
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Our Challenge
“The challenge is to find well-rounded IT
professionals who have an understanding of
healthcare informatics, health insurance
industry and relationship management skills.”
Kumar Chatani, Kaiser Permanente – Regional CIO
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Why Is HI Needed?
• Transformation
– New information technologies are driving HC transformation
• High demand
– HC employers need more qualified employees
– >200 potential openings /year in Oregon
• Low supply
– Role of Higher Education
– in Oregon <50 HI grads/year
• Core Competencies
– Prepare the future workforce
– Support CC and OUS plan for Health Care Workforce
• Challenges & Solutions
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Transform Health Care
Health care is in crisis - Health Informatics can…
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Improve efficiencies
Lower cost
Improve quality
Reduce errors
Increase safety
Engage patients
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Demand
• What is the demand?
• How is it determined, measured and
verified?
• Where should we be looking for solutions?
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OED/BLS
• By 2016 > 200 HIT job
openings / year in
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• 9+ SOC categories
• 30% increase in
demand by 2016
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Supply
• How is supply defined?
• Who develops the supply?
• Who are the stakeholders?
• What are the challenges facing HIT supply?
• Where should we be looking for solutions?
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Education
• AA/AAS/AGS/Certificate– HIM/HIT, CIS, HI
• BS/Undergrad Certificate – Health Informatics
• MS/PhD/Graduate Certificate – Medical
Informatics
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Training to Core Competencies
• Are there a set of core competencies for HIT?
• What are they?
• How will they change over time?
• How do competencies affect demand and
supply?
• What are the challenges facing HIT
competencies?
• Where should we be looking for solutions?
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HI Competencies
• Understand clinical systems & structured data
• Knowledge management
• Software development
• Critically & effectively process information
• Understand impact of technology in Health
Staggers, Gassert & Skiba, Health Professionals’ Views of Informatics
Education: Findings from the AMIA 1999 Spring Conference, JAMIA, 2000
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Challenges & Solutions
• Make meeting health care workforce needs a
top priority
• Ensure that validated core competencies guide
supply side
• Plan for new models of health care IT training
• Create career pathway with integrated
curricula
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Career Pathways: HI
Help Desk
End User Support
Database developer Assistant
Assistant Technical Writer
Assistant Software Tester
Business Analyst Assistant
User Training Assistant
Work Level 1
Application Developer
Database Developer/Admin
Systems Implementation Spec.
Research Assistant
Technical Writer/Support
Junior Business/System Analyst
Junior IT consultant
Work Level 2
High School Assoc Degree Bachelor Degree
College prep
2+ yrs
4+ yrs
CMIO, CNIO
CIO
CTO
Senior Researcher
Senior Analyst
Systems Developer
MI Manager
Work Level 3
MS/PhD
2 – 4+ yrs
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Curriculum Design Process
• Identify industry/employer requirements
• Based on validated models and theory
• Leverage other Health Informatics programs
• Fit with school’s existing courses / programs
• Locate qualified faculty
• Leverage delivery models
• Incorporate industry experience (co-op)
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BS Program Models
• BS degree
– 4+0, 2+2 degree completion, 1+3, 3+2 (BS+MS)
• Certificate
– Working professional - non degree
– Core set of courses
• Intro/survey courses
– Allied Health students
• Short courses, Continuing Ed, Distance Ed
– Incumbent workers
– Seminars/Workshops
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2+2: CC + OIT
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Degree Curriculum
Health Informatics
Mgt/Business
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Computer Systems
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16%
Math/Science
Humanities
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Programming
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Courses
• Oracle DB Programming
Decision Support Systems • Organizational Change &
Development
Finite Math and Calculus
• Process Improvement
Health Care Technology
• Relational Databases
Health Informatics
• Systems Analysis
Leadership
• Technical Report Writing
Legal Issues
• Total Quality in Health Care
Research Methods
• Health Care Financing
• Computer Networks
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Senior Project - Industry Partners
Labs
Health Care Devices
Medical Clinics
Payers & Vendors
Hospitals
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HI Graduate Jobs
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Consultant
Systems Designer
Database Administrator
Interface Analyst
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Hospitals
Health Insurers
IT industry, Vendors
Labs, Clinics
Research, Consultants
Government
• Potential pay range
– $40k - $50k starting, up to $75k
• Projected job growth - >25%
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HI Computer Simulation Lab
CCWD Grant Funding – OIT matching grant
Pilot Project
IT/HI
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Business/Management Systems
Electronic Medical Record
Clinical Information Systems
PACS, Labs, Medications
Communication systems
Infrastructure/Network
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Contact Information
•www.oit.edu/portland
•Health Informatics Program
•E-mail: [email protected]
•Phone: 503.725.3066
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