Stanford University Open Learning Initiative Health IT Foundations/CAHIMS Preparation Course
In collaboration with Stanford University Open Learning Initiative (OLI) and the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST), Bellevue College and St. Louis Community College developed a year-long, online Health Information Technology Foundations course. The content aligns with the HIMSS CAHIMS (Certified Associate in Healthcare Information & Management Systems) industry certification. The course is designed to provide both a solid foundation in health IT concepts and preparation for the certification exam.
The course includes ~100 hours of seat time, equivalent to 6 semester credits or 10 quarter credits. This course was the result of more than 20,000 hours of development effort.
These top-of-the line instructional materials include: 1. Evidence-based instruction; 2. Scenarios; 3. Hundreds of interactive activities; 4. Fully accessible and 508-compliant content; 5. Rich visuals including videos; 6. Assessment questions designed in concert with Stanford University assessment experts; 7. Platform that provides detailed metrics on learner progress.
How these materials can be used: a) Faculty can send students directly to the OLI site to complete the entire course or selected units, modules, or pages (at no cost); b) Faculty can Integrate part or all of the course into their own institution's Learning Management System (free until May, 2016; $25/student thereafter); c) Individuals can complete the course independently.
Learn more about the CAHIMS certification exam: http://www.himss.org/health-it-certification/cahims
Access the OLI course site: http://oli.stanford.edu/health-technology
- Date:
- 2014
- Primary Material Type:
- Reference Material
- Institution:
- Bellevue College
- Project Name:
- Health eWorkforce
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 2
- Subjects:
- Stanford, Health IT, Foundation, HIT
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- HIMSS
- Industry Sector:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
- Occupation:
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (51)
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- 100 hours
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Active - requires user to respond to prompts, questions, etc.
- Quality Note:
- Stanford University learning engineers and assessment experts guided the entire instructional design process.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Consultations during development of instructional materials
- Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Expertise of Project's Instructional Designers
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
- Text Adjustment - Adjust Font and Colors
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Layout - Page numbers match printed material
- Reading Layout - Reflow the Text
- Reading Order - Digital resource layout
- Structural Markup - Navigation Text
- Structural Markup - Lists
- Structural Markup - eReader application
- Table Markup
- Hyperlinks Rendered As Active
- Colors Compatible With Assistive Technology
- Contrast Ratio of at Least 4.5:1.
- Language - Markup
- Language - Passage Markup
- Non-Decorative Images Have Alt Text
- Decorative Images Marked With Null Alt Text
- Complex Images, Charts, and Graphs Have Text Descriptions
- Synchronized Text Track
- Transcript Provided With Audio Content
- Audio/Video Delivered Via Media Player
- Non Flickering Content
- STEM Content (e.g. Mathematics, Chemistry) Markup
- STEM - Notation markup
- Interactive - Keyboard
- Interactive - Markup
- Interactive - Text prompts
Copyright / Licensing
- Copyright Owner:
- See notations in document