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Health IT Teaching Materials Now Available to the Public

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is pleased to announce that a set of 20 curriculum components is now available to the public at no cost, including all institutions of higher education nationwide and internationally. Funded by the $10 million ONC Curriculum Development Centers Program, these teaching materials have been in use for the past year by the 82 member colleges of the ONC Community College Consortia Program. It is expected that these materials will fill an urgent need in the educational marketplace.

Designed around the six mobile workforce roles identified by ONC, the components are intended to become the building blocks of health IT courses at community colleges and universities. In-service training and continuing education programs at health care institutions and Regional Extension Centers may also benefit from the use of the components. Each component is made up of several units that can be modified and combined to meet the needs of instructors as they design their courses. The components include slide-based lectures with audio narration and transcripts, learning activities, self-assessment questions with answer keys, and instructor manuals.

The components cover topics such as workflow process redesign, technical support, networking, usability, and project management, among others. Three of the components offer a hands-on lab experience for students supported by the VistA for Education electronic health record software package, also available at no cost.

Totaling over seven gigabytes of information across more than 200 units, these innovative teaching materials offer a robust new set of tools for health IT instructors. To obtain the materials, go to http://www.onc-ntdc.org or http://www.onc-ntdc.info to set up a profile and download the components. Visit the ONC website to learn more about the Curriculum Development Centers Program and other ONC health IT workforce development programs.

February HIT Policy & Standards Workgroup Meetings

The HIT Policy Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during February 2010: 

February 3rd Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 3 to 4:30 p.m./Eastern Time
February 9th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time
February 11th Adoption/Certification Workgroup, 2 to 5 p.m./Eastern Time
February 12th Meaningful Use Workgroup, 11 to 1 p.m./Eastern Time;
February 16th NHIN Workgroup, 10 to 2 p.m./Eastern Time;
February 19th Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time
February 26th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time

The HIT Standards Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during February 2010: 

February 18th Privacy & Security Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time
February 23rd Clinical Operations Vocabulary Workgroup 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time

February HIT Policy & Standards Workgroup Meetings

The HIT Policy Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during February 2010: 
February 3rd Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 3 to 4:30 p.m./Eastern Time
February 9th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time
February 11th Adoption/Certification Workgroup, 2 to 5 p.m./Eastern Time
February 12th Meaningful Use Workgroup, 11 to 1 p.m./Eastern Time;
February 16th NHIN Workgroup, 10 to 2 p.m./Eastern Time;
February 19th Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time
February 26th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time






  
The HIT Standards Committee Workgroups will hold the following public meetings during February 2010: 






  
February 18th Privacy & Security Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time






  
February 23rd Clinical Operations Vocabulary Workgroup 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time