HAS - Health Information Technology Assessment Plan

Goals	Standards/Outcomes	Evaluation Methods
1. To provide a pool of qualified students with entry-level knowledge & skills defined by AHIMA for Health Information Technicians.	A. 80% of all HIT graduates taking the RHIT certification examination will pass on the first writing.	AHIMA Domains, subdomains and tasks and knowledge cluster content assessments are reviewed annually by the HIT faculty and Program Advisory Committee. Annual review of the RHIT certification examination results to analyze student performance in each knowledge area, in comparison with overall performance.
	B. 95% of all HIT courses will reflect critical thinking/problem solving projects, activities or other types of assessment.	Assignments, exams and other types of assessment are reviewed annually by HIT faculty to assure that practice and evaluation of critical thinking skills are available to students.
	C. 80% or more of the HIT areas of practice in exit surveys will show that the program was average to high quality.	Detailed exit surveys are conducted annually and the results are analyzed and shared with the HIT Advisory Committee.
	D. 80% or more of the responses on the HIT graduate survey will show good to excellent preparation for their current position.	Detailed graduate surveys are conducted in odd-numbered years and the results are analyzed and shared with the HIT Advisory Committee.
	E. 80% or more of the subject areas of the graduate surveys will show that instruction was satisfactory.	Detailed graduate surveys are conducted in odd-numbered years and the results are analyzed and shared with the HIT Advisory Committee.
	F. Employers will express adequate to excellent competence or unimportant regarding technical skills expected of entry-level health information technicians.	Employer surveys are completed by the HIT Program Director in odd-numbered years and the results are shared with the HIT Advisory Committee.
2. Faculty will demonstrate current HIM knowledge and skills as teaching expertise and professional role models.	A. Director/faculty must have current HIM credentials when teaching HIM specific courses and should possess a Baccalaureate degree or higher.	The HIT Program Director will maintain faculty files with a current resume and copy of AHIMA membership card.
	B. Director/faculty must demonstrate a variety of teaching strategies using appropriate technology, curriculum innovation, etc in 100% of the HIM specific courses.	Faculty Peer Evaluation process is completed on all HIT faculty in accordance with WSU Policies and Procedures. A member of the Program Advisory Committee will be a part of the Peer Evaluation Committee.
	C. 100% of HIT courses will incorporate technology for instructional delivery.	All faculty will meet the Dumke College of Health Professions Faculty Computer Literacy standard.
	D. Director/faculty teaching HIM specific courses should attend a minimum of one meeting of the state or national HIM professional associations.	Documentation of State or National HIM professional association meeting attendance (CE certificate, travel documents, etc)
	E. Provide faculty with up-to-date instructional resources and computer software in areas that have frequent changes and updates.	Inventory computer software annually to access needs.
	F. 90% of HIM Course Evaluation forms will indicate HIT faculty performance is good to excellent.	Course evaluations are reviewed annually by the Program Director.
3. To build strong alliances with its diverse HIM community of interest.	A. 100% of professional practice experience sites selected will demonstrate good to excellent in instruction and adherence with instructional objectives.	Evaluation forms completed by students regarding their Clinical Practice activities are reviewed by the Program Director/faculty and results shared with the Professional Practice Experience preceptor.
	B. 10 or more, HIM or related professionals will participate in HIM required courses.	Course schedules will reflect dates and identification of guest speakers or onsite visits by students. Discussions regarding the quality of these presentations are done with students and faculty.
	C. 15 or more different community sites will be used for HIT professional practice experience annually.	Program Director or HIT clinical coordinator will contact via onsite visit, telephone, or email all professional practice sites to evaluate the site, discuss professional practice goals, and to receive verbal evaluations of the students and the program from the supervisors. Annually a PPE site orientation session will be held to instruct all preceptors in professional practice experience activities.
	D. 50% or more of the Program Advisory Committee members will be present at all meetings.	Advisory committee members provide continuous input, which is reflected in the committee minutes.
	E. The HIT program will attain affiliation agreements with a sufficient number and a variety of health care facilities to meet the needs of the clinical practice.	Validate that all PPE sites have a current and up-to-date clinical affiliation or mentor agreement on file prior to assigning a student to the site.
4. To recruit/retain qualified students in the HIT program.	A. Program selection process will be applied when sufficient numbers of student applications are received (over 20).	Program selection process is documented in the student file upon acceptance into the HIT program.
	B. HIT faculty will participate in recruitment activities on and off campus and undergraduate advisement activities.	Participate in documented college recruitment activities and others which includes, HIT Advisory Committee referrals, the distribution of recruitment materials mailed, inquiries answered via Internet, response to telephone messages, walk-ins, etc.
	C. To remain in the HIT Program, students must maintain a GPA of a 2.0 on a scale of 4.0 and must attain a minimum of a �C� (2.0) or better in each professional course in the HIT curriculum.	Each semester, review the WSU probationary report and grade reports of each student in the HIT program. Annually review each student�s progress toward graduation.