Community College Resources Profile
Name of Community College: Kennebec Valley Community College
City and State Fairfield, Maine
Contact Information:
Name: Barbara Woodlee, President phone : 207 – 453-5129 email
Name: Bruce Davis phone: 207-453-5116 email:
Name: Kathleen Moore phone207-453-5150 email:
Experience with HIT Programs
Current Related Program or Courses: Health Information Technology Associate degree program, non-credit training/certificates in LEEN processes, A+ certification, Network+ certification and previously Microsoft Office Specialist.
How long have programs been established? HIT Associate degree was established 15 years ago; the non-credit certificates have been in existence about 10 years.
Number of students served in the program/s annually: HIT program has an average of 40 students enrolled annually. Non-credit certificate enrollment varies. LEEN classes average 40+ employees annually; A+ and Network+ certificates are taken by 15-20 students annually.
Programs to be offered through this grant
Which of the role programs could you offer starting in the summer 2010? Probably none because we won’t have curriculum in time.
Which of the role programs could you start by September 30, 2010?
Practice Workflow redesign specialist and Clinician /practitioner consultant
Do you the curricula to start the above programs? Which? No
Capacity Estimates
Estimated Role Programs you hope to offer in year 1 of the grant? Give name of Role Program and number to be offered.
1. Practice Workflow and information management redesign specialist: 2
2. Clinician/practitioner consultants: 2
3. Implementation support specialist: 1
4. Implementation managers: 1 (possibly)
Estimated Role Programs you hope to be able to offer annually by the end of year 2 of the grant? Give name of Role Program and number to be offered.
Same as above, but 2 Implementation support specialist classes and 2 Implementation managers. Note: There could be more than two modules or components of the Practice Workflow and Clinician/practitioner training offered by the second year depending on workforce needs and skill levels.
Course format capability and/or experience
On-Line: Yes. KVCC offered 200 on-line classes in Fall 2009.
Hybrid: Yes, about 25-30% of on-line classes are hybrid.
Face-to-face: Yes Would these be evenings? Days? Weekends? Can be both.
Estimated number of students to be served
In initial program/s offered by Sept. 30, 2010: None in the summer
Estimated number of students in year 1 of the grant project: 75-85
Estimated capacity by the end of year 2: 150
Partners
Identify partners you can develop for this project. Describe relationship purpose or resources for this project. Please list all in each category.
X Public Health: Maine CDC will provide input to the project.
Workforce Investment Board
XCare providers: hospitals, clinics, private businesses: MaineGeneral Health; Eastern Maine Medical Center; possible Maine Medical Center, numerous related practices and clinics. These agencies will help market, recruit, refer and deliver the training.
XState Health Information Exchange: Maine Health InfoNet will provide input to program design and help market the programs.
Other business or industry
Union of labor groups
XRepresentatives from the National Assoc. of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortiums: KVCC has close connections with the State Dept. of Education that delivers Perkins and career pathways programs. The Director can help KVCC develop more articulation agreements in the Health IT area.
XState and local related committees or association: Maine Quality Forum, State Coordinator for DIRIGO Health has been integral to the KVCC project with input and connections to relevant state agencies.
Secondary Schools/or Divisions
Other resources
NOTE: Other partners are possible including the local LWIB board and private care providers.
Please describe or attach information which will make our consortium strong and unique in the competition.
Maine is taking the lead in health information exchange and just launched one of the largest health exchange web-sites in the nation. Partner hospitals have been gearing up for moving their IT systems to the next level, but welcome the extra resources and impetus from the ARRA opportunities.
KVCC has the only HIT Associate degree program in the state of Maine and is a leader among the Maine community colleges in health care education.