Advancing health information technology in
Minnesota and North Dakota.

Education Center - Workforce

Education Center

The REACH Education Center is a one stop shop to access valuable webinars, resources and information about upcoming REACH events. To view information for a specific area, select a topic in the orange sidebar to the left.

REACH staff are also available to help. Please contact REACH at info@khareach.org or (877) 331-8783 ext. 222.

Webinar Recordings

Staffing for EHR Now and Later
104 minutes - recorded Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Training for EHR Adoption - Health IT Certificate Programs
44 minutes - recorded Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Resources

Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals

ONC has provided grants to community colleges to provide non-degree health information technology training that can be completed in six months or less.

Minnesota

Training is provided at Normandale Community College, a member of the Midwest Community College HIT Consortium. Additional information about training can be found at ONC:

Community College Consortia Region C >

North Dakota

Training is provided at Lake Region State College. More information is available at the HIT Workforce Development in the Northwestern States website or ONC:

HIT Workforce Development in the Northwestern States >

Community College Consortia Region A >

Additional Information at ONC

ONC provides student testimonials and frequently asked questions about the Community College Consortia Programs:

Testimonials >

FAQs >

Competency Examination Program

These competency examinations will enable health IT professionals, employers, and other stakeholders 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.

More information at the ONC website >

Program of Assistance for University-Based Training

ONC has provided grants to rapidly and sustainably increase the availability of individuals qualified to serve in specific health IT professional roles requiring university-level training.

Training is provided by the University Partnership for Health Informatics (UP-HI) in Minnesota. UP-HI is a partnership between the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, University of Minnesota Crookston and College of St. Scholastica.

University Partnership for Health Informatics >

More information is available at the ONC website:

Program of Assistant for University-Based Training >

REACH Practicum Experience

REACH offers students enrolled in any of the community college-based or university-based programs funded through these federally funded workforce training grants are eligible to register for a potential placement into a practicum experience within the REACH program (regional HIT extension center) serving Minnesota and North Dakota.

Practicum Experience Registration >

Rural Assistance Center HIT Toolkit

The Rural Assistance Center has created a library of Federal HIT Resources for Rural Health Care Providers.

Rural Assistance Center HIT Toolkit >

Basecamp

REACH Clients may access additional resources using Basecamp. If you are a REACH client and you need login information, please contact info@khareach.org.

Basecamp Login >