ARLINGTON, Va. and CHICAGO - November 9, 2010 The Association of
University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), HIMSS and the
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to develop model
curriculum in healthcare IT. The curriculum will be designed for
undergraduate and graduate students in healthcare management programs
now preparing leaders of tomorrow’s healthcare system.
John S. Lloyd, President of CAHME stated, “This collaboration grew
out of our recognition that CAHME accredited programs need enhanced
teaching and learning tools to equip our program graduates with the
skills they will need to navigate the rapidly changing arena of
information technology. We are pleased that HIMSS and others are
willing to stand with us to develop these much needed tools.”
The project scope not only includes the curriculum design, but also
the development of course modules that can be combined to form
stand-alone courses or integrated individually into existing courses. To
deliver the modules, necessary teaching tools, such as syllabi, class
exercise, simulations, case studies, exam questions and instructor
manuals, also will be developed. CAHME current and candidate programs,
as well as undergraduate programs, will be able to access these modules
to update their curriculum.
“Future executives must be educated in the art and science of
adopting proper information technologies, integrating them technically
and organizationally, and extracting benefit from them,” said AUPHA
President and CEO, Lydia Middleton. “This collaboration, and the
products that will be developed from it, will make it possible for our
member programs to ensure that the future leaders they prepare have the
requisite skills and knowledge to face the IT challenges of the
current and future healthcare system.”
Materials from the collaboration will be used for Train-the-Trainer
tools, resources designed to prepare both non-expert academics and
expert non-academics to teach in the
AUPHA-member program classrooms.
The project will take place over three years with completion scheduled
for fall 2013.
“Robust educational offerings of high-quality on health IT and
management systems have always been a primary focus of HIMSS,” said
Carla Smith, MA, CNM, FHIMSS, Executive Vice President. ”We look
forward to supporting CAHME and AUPHA in the development of these
modules for inclusion in undergraduate and graduate health management
programs across the United States.”