American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Competency Examination for Individuals
This funding opportunity will support the development and initial administration of a set of health information technology competency examinations.
The awardee will create an objective mechanism to assess basic competency for individuals trained through short-duration, non-degree health IT programs, and for members of the workforce with relevant experience or other types of training who are seeking to demonstrate their competency in one or more of the workforce roles described in Appendix B, Health IT Workforce Roles and Competencies.
Faculty experts from community colleges and universities participating in program and curriculum development will provide the domain knowledge to structure the examinations and compose the test items.
As part of the development process, the content of the examinations will also be validated with stakeholders, including industry and employer groups.
Development of the competency examinations will benefit the awardee and other institutions of higher education by providing them with a set of health IT competency examinations that they may use to evaluate, develop, and improve health IT educational programs.
The competency examinations described under this funding opportunity announcement will enable health IT professionals, employers, and other stakeholder to assess their own health IT competency levels or the competency of their health IT staff members, as appropriate.
The examinations may also be used by employers to identify training gaps and personnel needs integral to achieving meaningful use of electronic health information.
The awardee will create an objective mechanism to assess basic competency for individuals trained through short-duration, non-degree health IT programs, and for members of the workforce with relevant experience or other types of training who are seeking to demonstrate their competency in one or more of the workforce roles described in Appendix B, Health IT Workforce Roles and Competencies.
Faculty experts from community colleges and universities participating in program and curriculum development will provide the domain knowledge to structure the examinations and compose the test items.
As part of the development process, the content of the examinations will also be validated with stakeholders, including industry and employer groups.
Development of the competency examinations will benefit the awardee and other institutions of higher education by providing them with a set of health IT competency examinations that they may use to evaluate, develop, and improve health IT educational programs.
The competency examinations described under this funding opportunity announcement will enable health IT professionals, employers, and other stakeholder to assess their own health IT competency levels or the competency of their health IT staff members, as appropriate.
The examinations may also be used by employers to identify training gaps and personnel needs integral to achieving meaningful use of electronic health information.
Related Programs
ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: HHS - Office of the Secretary
Estimated Funding: $6,000,000
Office: HHS - Office of the Secretary
Estimated Funding: $6,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
HIT Workforce Competency Examination Funding Opportunity
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Domestic institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, are eligible to apply for the award under this funding opportunity.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Michelle Murray Project Officer U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Agency Email Description:
HIT Workforce Competency Examination Program
Agency Email:
HITCompetencyExam@hhs.gov
Date Posted:
2009-12-17
Application Due Date:
2010-01-25
Archive Date:
2010-02-24
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