STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION – TOPIC SUMMARY
Topic: Community College Program Approval
Date: January 28-29, 2010
Staff/Office: Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development
Action Requested: Information only Policy Adoption Policy Adoption/Consent Calendar
ISSUE BEFORE THE BOARD: Approval of new community college programs:
· Chemeketa Community College, Lane Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, Portland Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and Umpqua Community College: Computer Information Systems – Health Informatics (Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree)
· Klamath Community College: Automotive Technology (Associate of Applied Science Degree);
· Klamath Community College: Construction Management (Associate of Applied Science Degree)
· Klamath Community College: Diesel Technology (Associate of Applied Science Degree)
· Portland Community College: Nursing (Opt-In to Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree);
BACKGROUND: ORS 341.425 directs the State Board of Education to approve all proposed community college programs. ORS 344.259 directs the board to coordinate continuing education in lower division, developmental, adult self-improvement, professional and technical education for agencies under its regulator authority.
341.425 Approval required to commence or change program and for transfer credits. (1) Before an educational program is commenced at any community college, the board of education of a community college district shall apply to the State Board of Education for permission to commence the program. After the first year of the program, course additions, deletions or changes must be presented to the State Board of Education or a representative of the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development authorized to act for the state board for approval.
(2) Until the community college becomes accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or its successor, the community college shall contract with an accredited community college for its instructional services, including curricula, to ensure its courses carry accreditation and are acceptable for transfer.
(3) After reviewing the contractual agreement between the nonaccredited and the accredited colleges and after suggesting any modifications in the proposed program of studies, the State Board of Education shall approve or disapprove the application of a district. [Formerly 341.560; 1971 c.513 §89; 1991 c.757 §6; 1995 c.67 §17; 1997 c.270 §1; 1999 c.147 §§1,2]
344.259 Coordination of continuing education. (1) The State Board of Education shall coordinate continuing education in lower division, developmental, adult self-improvement, professional and technical education for agencies under its regulatory authority. The State Board of Higher Education shall coordinate continuing education in upper division and graduate education for institutions under its jurisdiction.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
The Commissioner and Staff Recommend Adoption of the Following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the State Board of Education approve the following programs:
Computer Information Systems – Health Informatics Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree at Chemeketa Community College, Lane Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, Portland Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and Umpqua Community College.
Automotive Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree at Klamath Community College.
Construction Management AAS Degree at Klamath Community College
Diesel Technology AAS Degree at Klamath Community College
Nursing Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree at Portland Community College.
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Oregon Department of Community Colleges And Workforce DevelopmentPublic Service Building
255 Capitol St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-0203
Action Item
Policy Issue: Staff Action on New Career and Technical Education Programs
Proposed Community College Program
State Board Standards--Staff Analysis Abstract
Name of College: / Chemeketa Community College, Lane Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, Portland Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and Umpqua Community CollegeProgram Title: / Computer Information Systems – Health Informatics
Proposed Start Date: / September / 2010
Board Submission Date: / January 28-29, 2010
Adverse Impact Completed: / June 30, 2009
Type of Program:
x Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree
Credits: 96
CIP Code: 51.2706
CIP Title: Medical Informatics
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o Certificate of Completion
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o Business and Industry (closed enrollment)
Assurances: The College has met or will meet the four institutional assurances required for program application.
1. Access. The college and program will affirmatively provide access, accommodations, flexibility, and additional/supplemental services for special populations and protected classes of students.
2. Continuous Improvement. The college has assessment, evaluation, feedback, and continuous improvement processes or systems in place. For the proposed program, there will be opportunities for input from and concerning the instructor(s), students, employers, and other partners/stakeholders. Program need and labor market information will be periodically re-evaluated and changes will be requested, as needed.
3. Adverse impact and detrimental duplication. The college will follow all current laws, rules, and procedures and has made good faith efforts to avoid or resolve adverse intersegmental and intrasegmental impact and detrimental duplication problems with other relevant programs or institutions.
4. Program records maintenance and congruence. The college acknowledges that the records concerning the program title, curriculum, CIP code, credit hours, etc. maintained by the Department are the official records and it is the college’s responsibility to keep their records aligned with those of the Department. The college will not make changes to the program without informing and/or receiving approval from the Department.
Summary
Individuals who earn this degree will be prepared to fill a variety of entry-level positions within any healthcare organization related to the use of technology in the management and delivery of healthcare services. Graduates will perform tasks related to Health Informatics (computer technologies, information science, clinical practice and business management) and will help coordinate the computer information systems used in hospitals and medical clinics.
Health Informatics is the rapidly developing scientific field that utilizes computer technology in the advancement of healthcare, and is one of the key components to creating an improved, higher-quality healthcare system. Health Informatics is the link between management, computer information technologies and medicine. It is the study of health data collection, storage and communication; data processing into health information suitable for administrative and clinical decision-making; and computer and telecommunications technology applied to support these processes.
Program Highlights
Standards: The College has met the five program approval standards.1. Need / The community college provides clear evidence of the need for the program.
The demand for workers who understand healthcare, information systems, and technology is growing rapidly. The US Department of Labor estimates a 49% growth in the demand for trained individuals prepared to be administrators, specialists, technicians, consultants, educators, and researchers in the health information technology field.
However, the Health Information Technology (HIT) workforce supply is not keeping pace with demand. Oregon and the nation do not have enough HIT workers.
One initial national estimate suggests that 38% to 64% (depending on existing local infrastructure) of the federal stimulus funding for HIT may be needed for labor costs. Beyond improvements to healthcare delivery, President Obama's administration estimated that HIT spending in the stimulus package would create as many as 900,000 jobs by allocating $30 billion to projects focused on boosting adoption of electronic health records, upgrading the electrical grid, and expanding broadband access to rural and underserved communities. Another study found that investing $10 billion in computerizing healthcare records and other health-related Information Technology would create 212,000 jobs nationally and that the current number of health information management specialists would have to double in order to reach the goal of an electronic health record for every American by 2014. Research conducted at Oregon Health & Science University found that 40,000 more information technology professionals would be needed in hospitals nationally to reach the full benefits of implementing HIT, including electronic health records, decision support systems, telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, clinical applications, and other technologies.
Added to the workforce demands identified above is the need for additional workforce to train the current healthcare workforce in the use of HIT and the need to integrate HIT into health professions’ standard curricula.
2. Collaboration / The community college utilizes systemic methods for meaningful and ongoing involvement of the appropriate constituencies.
This Health Informatics degree is being developed as a statewide consortium program with invitations to and involvement and interest of all community colleges. Representatives of the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) and the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI) have also participated in the discussions and development of this program.
Round table discussions were also held around the state with a variety of healthcare providers to determine their need for individuals with both health and technology training. In addition, review of research available on a national level about the emerging occupation of health informatics was conducted and used to develop the program curriculum.
Continuing collaboration between and among the community colleges that are partners in this statewide consortium as well as OIT, OHSU, OHWI and Oregon health industry representatives will be required to maintain the integrity of this program in the face of the rapidly changing workforce needs.
3. Alignment / The community college program is aligned with appropriate education, workforce development, and economic development programs.
Current articulation agreements are in place between the Oregon Institute of Technology and many of the community colleges that will be partners in the statewide consortium. It is the goal of the community college consortium and OIT to work towards one articulation agreement for this statewide health informatics program. Additionally, outcomes for the courses and degree are aligned with emerging skill sets identified by industry. Through coordination with the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute the degree is aligned as a key strategy in response to Oregon’s need to develop the HIT workforce.
4. Design / The community college program leads to student achievement of academic and technical knowledge, skills, and related proficiencies.
The Health Informatics AAS Degree is designed for persons interested in working in the healthcare industry and students will receive training and instruction in the many and varied technology needs within the industry. Students will gain a well-rounded course of study through the following program outcomes for the Health informatics AAS degree.
• Learning Outcomes:
1. Healthcare System Environment
· Develop and evaluate healthcare system requirements
· Design, implement and deploy a healthcare system
· Evaluate, test, debug and troubleshoot a healthcare system
· Apply operational healthcare knowledge in addressing Health Informatics system needs
2. Technology
· Create effective databases and user interfaces
· Query a database using advanced Sequel Language (SQL) concepts
· Develop small programs
· Select appropriate technology tools by recognizing tool capabilities and limitations
3. Personal and Interpersonal
· Communicate effectively in both oral and written form
· Work effectively in teams
· Manage time, tasks and projects
· Take ownership of Health Informatics career by adapting and learning new skills
· Explain concepts, components, and processes of a healthcare system
· Plan and control total cost of ownership (TCO) for a healthcare system
4. Network management
· Install, manage and troubleshoot issues in a network environment
· Provide technical support to desktop clients
· Identify and evaluate network requirements for a healthcare organization
· Specify and purchase hardware and software for a local area network
· Assemble hardware, install software, and configure a local area network
· Operate a reliable and secure local area network
· Establish and maintain connections between/among local area networks and wide area networks
· Use network concepts and terminology to communicate with vendors and users.
5. Business
· Work with users, managers and associates in helping to define systems requirements for new projects
· Assist in management of small to medium-size projects using project management software and practices
· Use accounting principles to increase profitability and decrease cost in a project
· Use micro and macro economics knowledge to understand their effect on the economy
Evaluation: The program will be evaluated through the Health Informatics Statewide Consortium, its education and industry partners, as well as emerging occupation research and information from both state and national organizations.
Coursework will continue to build upon articulation with other higher education institutions and programs. Interest exists in connecting with secondary school curriculum and the potential for collaboration at that level.
5. Capacity / The community college identifies and has the resources to develop, implement, and sustain the program.
Colleges requesting to offer the Health informatics AAS degree have developed courses and curriculum and have teaching faculty prepared to offer the program. The statewide consortium schools are committed to working together to assure that access to the program is adequate to meet the demand throughout the state through site-based, online and/or distributed learning. An experiential learning portion to the program is also available through a simulation lab that was piloted in 2008. The consortium will also continue their collaboration with OIT and will continue development of the simulation virtual lab for student use.
Approval
Signature
Name / Larry Cheyne / Camille Preus
Title / Education Specialist / Commissioner
Date / 12/30/2009
The Commissioner and Staff Recommend Adoption of the Following Resolution:
RESOLVED, that the State Board of Education approve the Computer Information Systems – Health Informatics Statewide Associate of Applied Science Degree program at Chemeketa Community College, Lane Community College, Linn-Benton Community College, Portland Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and Umpqua Community College.
Oregon Department of Community Colleges And Workforce DevelopmentPublic Service Building
255 Capitol St. N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-0203
Action Item
Policy Issue: Staff Action on New Career and Technical Education Programs
Proposed Community College Program
State Board Standards--Staff Analysis Abstract
Name of College: / Klamath Community CollegeProgram Title: / Automotive Technology
Proposed Start Date: / Fall / 2010
Board Submission Date: / January 28-29, 2010
Adverse Impact Completed: / September 29, 2009
Type of Program:
x Associate of Applied Science Degree
Credits: 103
CIP Code: 47.0604
CIP Title: Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
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