Emerging Issues in Health Career Education American Association for Community Colleges Annual...

Emerging Issues in Health Career Education

American Association for Community Colleges

Annual Conference

Boston, Massachusetts

April 11, 2005

Panel of Presenters

Barbara R. Jones, PhD, Dean of Arts and Sciences Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe, LA

Janell, Lang, EdS Dean, Health Technologies Division Owens Community College, Toledo, OH

Carol Miller, PhD Director, School of Allied Health Technologies Miami Dade College/Medical Center Campus

Goal

To provide participants with solutions to address current emerging issues when planning and delivering health career programs in community colleges

Allied Health Education ~ Issues

Increased demand for some Allied Health programs Instructional space limitations Limited facility/clinical sites Funding for high cost programs – faculty, equipment,

technology Decreased availability of some Allied Health programs

Declining enrollments for some programs Funding issues - high cost, low enrollment programs have

been closed Difficulty recruiting and retaining applicants

Faculty Educational workforce (faculty) are aging and retiring Faculty seeking higher salaries

Accreditation Regulations (i.e., JCAHO, OSHA, CAAHEP, NAACLS, CAPTE, etc.)

Presentation Overview

JCAHO Regulations pertaining to Criminal Background Checks of Faculty and students

Increasing Health Career Program Access and Capacity

Collaborative Efforts for Delivery of Health Career Programs

Health Career Education Organizations Overview on the Status of the Allied Health

Reinvestment Act

JCAHOCriminal Record

Background Checks

Carol Miller, PhD

Director, School of Allied Health Technologies

Miami Dade College/Medical Center Campus

Carol.miller@mdc.edu

Criminal Background Checks

What is driving this effort? How are educational institutions addressing

this need? Challenges associated with implementation Determining the guidelines for applicants

Health Care Programs Monitor:

State Laws JCAHO Standards Individual hospital policies

Increasing Health Career Program Access and Capacity

Janell Lang,EdS

Dean, School of Health Sciences

Owens Community College, Toledo and Findlay, OH

janlang@owens.edu

An Even Greater Need…

The “tipping point” in health care in America:the point at which a crisis can become a disaster.

Over 600,000 nursing positionswill be open by 2012. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Allied Health: An Even Greater Need.

Medical language experts who interpret, process, store, and retrieve health information.

Employment is projected to increase by47% by 2012. (BLS)

Specializations include:• Coding• Billing• Reimbursement• Transcription

Health Information Technology

Cancer registration is the basic method by which information about the incidence, type, extent of disease at time of diagnosis, treatment methods used and survival rates is systematically collected.

Laws:• Cancer Registry Amendment Act (Public Law 103-515) 1992• State Laws: 1993

Cancer Information Management

Genetics Stem Cell Research Forensics

Cellular structure, chemical composition and functions of normal and abnormal tissue and the skills to prepare, fix, process, embed, section, and stain tissue.

Computer technologies and base line analyses.

Medical Laboratory Technology

Fields in Homeland Security

Paramedic to RN Bridge Program

Food Safety

Certified Nursing Assistant Home Health Aide Sterile Processing EKG Phlebotomy

Opportunities:Short Term Programs

Practical Nursing Polysomnography Medical Coding Medical Billing Medical Reimbursement Medical Transcription

Opportunities:One Year Certificate Programs

Opportunities:Postgraduate Programs

Computed Tomography (CT)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Mammography

Expanding Program CapacitiesMore Challenges

Health career education programs are expensive to develop and create

Funding for higher education has been cut in many states in recent years

Legislatures are reluctant to approve differential tuition for high cost programs

Accreditation/Licensure issues Lack of qualified faculty Lack of clinical sites and training space

Expanding Program CapacitiesMore Solutions

Distance Learning Grant Opportunities Ohio Learning Network Saturday and Sunday clinicals 7P-&A clinicals in specialty areas More community-based clinical education sites

Spina Bifida and MDA summer camps The Giving Tree

Utilization of college-based clinical sites Disability Services Health Centers Transition to Independent Living Skills Project

Collaborative Efforts for Delivery of

Health Career Programs

Barbara Jones, PhDDean of Arts and Sciences

Louisiana Delta Community CollegeMonroe, LA

bjones@ladelta.cc.la.us

Why Collaboration?

Limited funding Limited physical

resources (i.e., space, equipment, technology)

Limited faculty Accreditation/regulations Use of available

expertise and established programs and resources

Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations:

Employee/faculty sharing Sharing of Classroom and Clinical space Student tuition stipends or reimbursements Equipment sharing Grants for program development Funds for faculty salary or program support Endowments Continuing education

Collaborations

Develop collaborations at the institutional, local, state, and federal level to: Increase funding/off-set costs Increase supply of students in the health

career education “pipeline” Participate in development and best practices

research Increase and improvement of health care

delivery to meet community needs

Collaborations - Local

Medical facilities - institution Faculty sharing Classroom/clinical space Distance learning Funding Stipends Endowments

Equipment Donations Medical Centers Vendors Other

Tech Prep Local AHEC

Collaborations - State

Higher Education: Institution - institution Distance Learning Remote site programs

Incumbent Worker Training Programs Health Care Workforce Boards

Collaborations - Federal

National Health Systems (i.e., HCA) Workforce Investment HRSA - Allied Health Project Grants Nursing Reinvestment Act Proposed Allied Health Reinvestment Act

Health Career Education Professional Organizations for Two-Year Colleges Health career

educational organizations provide opportunities for networking, sharing, and collaborating

The purpose of the National Network of Health Career Programs in Two Year Colleges is to promote and encourage innovation, collaboration, and communication among two-year colleges sponsoring health career programs.

The National Network is an organization of health education leaders from across the nation from two-year colleges dedicated to: Promoting and encouraging innovation,

collaboration, cooperation, and communication with two-year colleges sponsoring health career programs

Developing new leaders in health career education Expressing and advocating the interests of health

career programs in two-year colleges (i.e., accreditation issues, practice issues, federal policy issues, etc.)

For information Executive Director

Cullen Johnson

714 Harsh RoadMarblehead, OH 43440Phone: 1-800-592-1299 pin# 50Email: texascj@bright.net

http://www.nn2.org

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) N-OADN is the leading advocate for

associate degree nursing education and practice, and promotes collaboration in charting the future of health care education and delivery.

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) N-OADN strives to

Maintain eligibility for registered nurse licensure for graduates of associate degree nursing programs.

Educate students and promote AD nursing programs at community colleges nationwide.

Provide a forum for discussion of issues impacting AD education and practice.

Develop partnerships and increase communication with other professional organizations.

Increase public understanding of the role of the associate degree nurse.

Participate at national and state levels in the formation of healthcare policy.

Facilitate legislative action supportive of the goals of N-OADN.

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) For information:

Executive DirectorBelinda E. Puetz, PHD, RN7794 Grow DrivePensacola, FL 32514Phone: (850) 484-0514Fax: (850) 484-8762Email: bepuetz@puetzamc.com

http://www.noadn.org

Other Organizations

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – Nursing and Allied Health Initiative

Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Health Resources and Service Administration

(HRSA) Accrediting Agencies (CAAHEP, NAACLS,

CAPTE, etc.) Health Professions Network

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – Nursing and Allied Health Initiative Roxanne Fulcher

Director, Health Professions Policy202-278-0200, ext. 274email: RFulcher@aacc.nche.edu

Allied Health Reinvestment Act

Senate Bill 473 Sponsors: Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Jeff

Bingaman (D-NM) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) More co-sponsors needed

Purposes of this bill:

Public service announcements Increasing educational opportunities Expanding enrollments in related programs Enhancing workforce through retention

programs Developing retention strategies Expanding centers of excellence Developing clinical education Supporting State/Local campaigns

Important Legislative Action Needed

Watch Communicate Act

Questions and Answers

Emerging Issues in Health Career Education

American Association for Community Colleges

Annual Conference

Boston, Massachusetts

April 11, 2005