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Leveraging Health Information Management Competency-based Education with a New Type of Learning Portal

2016 Summer
The move to fully realize competency-based education and the use of open educational resources and their effect on learners brings about opportunities to revisit long-held assumptions about the entire higher education enterprise. In response, a new type of online portal and educational search engine is being developed as part of a US Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant and partnership between the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and Lord Fairfax Community College.
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Hiring for Competency: Hiring to Not Fail vs. Hiring to Succeed

2016 Summer
Evolving economic and technological advances have affected the work environment and the workforce, resulting in new competency requirements for employees. Finding the right person for each job can be difficult, and new hires often fail to meet employers’ expectations. This study examined employers’ definitions of competency, instances of successful and unsuccessful hiring, and importance placed on industry credentials/certifications versus educational degrees.
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workforce; hiring; competency
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The Importance of Creating a Healthcare Provider Reference Database for Rural and Underserved Populations

2011 Fall
by Annie R. Baker, MPA

With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as well as the definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records as part of the ARRA, a significant amount of federal funds and attention has been given to the implementation of a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
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2011 Fall

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The Use of Cell Phone Technology Provides Teens More Control and Independence and Healthcare Cost Savings in the Management of Chronic Disease

2010 Archives
by Irena McClain, MPH, and Erica Q. Thompson, MD

A major component of healthcare reform centers on the use of technology to empower patients in their healthcare decisions. This article addresses the use of technology to disseminate health information to teenage patients with diabetes, a particularly difficult population.
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Intelligent Health Informatics: The Promise

2010 Archives
by John S. Eberhardt III; Alexander Stojadinovic, MD; Todd A. Radano; and John Epple

The authors are part of a broad, multidisciplinary team focused on the development of novel intelligence systems for decision support in healthcare. These systems have the potential to fundamentally and definitively alter the continuum of healthcare by prospectively directing appropriate personalized care where it is needed most.
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