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Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. A Preview of the New CoARC Annual Reporting Tool. Tom Smalling, PhD, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT, FAARC Executive Director. Objectives. Rationale for New Reporting Tool The Revision Process What is e-Accreditation?

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Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

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  1. Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care A Preview of the New CoARC Annual Reporting Tool Tom Smalling, PhD, RRT, RPFT, RPSGT, FAARC Executive Director

  2. Objectives • Rationale for New Reporting Tool • The Revision Process • What is e-Accreditation? • The New Annual Reporting Tool– What’s Different? • Transition Period • Future Plans/Capabilities • Questions and Answers www.coarc.com

  3. Rationale for New Reporting Tool • CoARC separated from CAAHEP on November 12, 2009; • CAAHEP contracted with Desert Rose to provide annual reporting tool to its CoAs; • Limitations in customizing and editing the tool to fit CoARC’s purposes; • Changes to data handled by CoARC, CAAHEP and Desert Rose – greater likelihood of data entry errors; • Lacked ability to expand web-based accreditation services. www.coarc.com

  4. Revision Process • Board reviewed several RFPs; • Liaison International (MA) selected; • Ad-Hoc Task Force created; • Reviewed what worked and what could be done better with previous annual reporting tools. • Planning Meeting with Liaison International representatives in July 2009 at Executive Office; • Final data transferred from Desert Rose (CAAHEP) to Liaison on November 11, 2009. www.coarc.com

  5. What is e-Accreditation? • A state-of-the-art, web-based management system that organizes, documents and manages the entire accreditation process- from an on-line self study to a virtual site visit. • Available to specialized and professional accrediting agencies in US, Canada, and Europe. www.coarc.com

  6. What is e-Accreditation? • The application consists of two portals: • Program Director (and Designated Staff) Portal • Program Profile Management (Phase 1) • RCS Management (Phase 2) • CoARC Administrative Portal(CoARC Staff access only) www.coarc.com

  7. What is e-Accreditation? • The Program Director Portal will consist of a Profile Management site that can be accessed 24/7/365 for the purpose of providing CoARC with updates to all key program and personnel information. • Phase 2 of the project, a new RCS section of the Program Director Portal will be launched in Spring 2010 . • Data from 2001 – 2009 will be made available to Programs and they will be able to annually add new Report of Current Progress data at times specified by CoARC. www.coarc.com

  8. What is e-Accreditation? • Phase 1 provides the functionality that stores specific demographic data about each program, as well as the program personnel profiles. • This data, which can both be viewed and edited, is accessible to the Program Directors or their designees. • Designated staff members at CoARC will have management access to the same data. Not only are they able to view this data, but they can also edit or decide whether to approve or disapprove the edits that have been submitted by the Program Directors. www.coarc.com

  9. What is e-Accreditation? The new annual reporting tool allows a Program Director to perform the following activities: • Program Director Custom Login • Create and Assign new staff members (Program Director or Designee only) • Edit personal information (change username and password, telephone number, etc.) • Edit Program and Personnel Profile • Complete the Annual Report • Generate and print RCS reports www.coarc.com

  10. What is e-Accreditation? • A Profile (including a login username and password) will be created for a new Program Director by CoARC Staff. • The Program Director (or their Designee) can add staff members to the portal who can help with the Annual Report. • Due to the historical nature of the data, once a new member is created, their account can only be disabled, not deleted. • Only the Program Director or his / her designee is able to edit the Program or Personnel Profiles. www.coarc.com

  11. Future Plans/Capabilities • Program Profile Portal – All programs (March 2010) • Annual Module – All programs (June 2010) • Graduate, Employer, Student and Faculty (Resource Surveys & Assessment) • Self-Study Module – All new program self studies (estimated Jan 2011) • Current Programs - Optional or upon next cycle (10 years) • Site Visit Module – (estimated March 2011) • Board Review Module – (estimated May 2011) www.coarc.com

  12. CoARC Executive Office For any questions, contact the Executive Office at: 1248 Harwood Road Bedford, TX 76021 (817) 283-2835 tom@coarc.com www.coarc.com

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