Training for EHR Adoption - Health IT Certificate Programs

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. CT

The landscape of the American health care system is undergoing rapid change as providers transition from paper to electronic health records (EHRs) and strive to meet the criteria of meaningful use.  This transition requires a workforce with enhanced skills to successfully implement, support and maintain the EHR systems.

Lake Region State College, in Devils Lake, ND, through a grant funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (Dept. of HHS), is offering three Health IT certificate programs that students can complete in six months. Lake Region is the only college in North Dakota, and one of only 70 community colleges in the country, to participate in this federally sponsored workforce training endeavor.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT identified six workforce roles that require skilled professionals to support health care providers in the transition to electronic health records (EHRs).

Lake Region State College will deliver online training in three workforce roles:

• Technical Software Support
• Health IT Trainer
• Clinician/Practitioner Consultant

Coursework is structured in eight-week terms. Classes will begin on September 27.

Graduates of Lake Region’s Health IT certificate programs will be prepared for employment with clinics, hospitals, long term care facilities, public health agencies or vendors of electronic health records systems.

Detailed information regarding course content, schedules, certificate program costs, and tuition assistance will be discussed.

Speakers

John Cowger, Director of Lake Region State College’s satellite campus at the Grand Forks Air Force Base.

John received his BA in Journalism and Marketing from the University of North Dakota. As part of his Master’s degree program in Educational Leadership at University of North Dakota, Health IT issues have been, and continue to be, a focus of his research.

He successfully spearheaded the grant writing effort for Lake Region’s Health IT Workforce Development Grant through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. John currently serves as Advisor to Lake Region’s Health IT program.

Cindy Brown, Health IT Program Manager at Lake Region State College.

Brown started working at Lake Region State College with Train ND Northeast as an adult computer trainer. She also has experience coordinating and instructing community education courses for Lake Region State College. Prior to working for LRSC, Cindy taught business and marketing classes at Fargo North High School, Central Cass High School, and Lakota High School.

Cindy attended college at Valley City State University and graduated with a double major in Business Administration and Business Education and a minor in Human Resources. She has vocational certifications in Business Technology and Marketing and is also a certified Microsoft® Office Specialist (MOS).

In 2009, Brown received her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from North Dakota State University.

Recording Cost

You may order an MP3 and PDF of the slideshow for this webinar:

• FREE for clinics and hospitals registered with REACH (Code available for REACH registrants to enter in registration form - please contact webinar@khareach.org or (877) 331-8783 ext. 222 if you have not received your code.)
• $30 for all other participants