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1mark.crawford@charter.net
Journal of AHIMA
|October 11, 2011
Summary
Healthcare requires skilled professionals for health IT implementation and maintenance. New federal exams establish workforce competencies, aiding job seekers and employers in assessing qualifications.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Management
- Information Technology
Background:
- The healthcare industry increasingly relies on sophisticated health information technology (HIT).
- Effective implementation and maintenance of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other HIT systems require specialized workforce skills.
- A gap exists in standardized methods for assessing these critical workforce competencies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce federally sponsored health IT examinations designed to establish standardized workforce competencies.
- To provide a mechanism for job seekers to demonstrate their knowledge in health IT.
- To offer employers a reliable benchmark for evaluating candidate qualifications in the health IT sector.
Main Methods:
- Development and validation of new health IT certification examinations.
- Establishment of a national framework for health IT workforce competencies.
- Dissemination of examination results and competency benchmarks.
Main Results:
- Successful creation of federally sponsored health IT exams.
- Defined set of workforce competencies for health IT professionals.
- Facilitation of knowledge demonstration for job seekers.
- Provision of a benchmarking tool for employers.
Conclusions:
- The new health IT exams are crucial for addressing the need for skilled professionals in healthcare technology.
- These exams will enhance the quality of health IT implementation and maintenance.
- Standardized competencies will improve workforce development and employer confidence in hiring.
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