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AUPHA Annual Meeting. June 2014 San Antonio, TX. CAHME Update. CAHME Update. Dan Gentry, PhD – University of Memphis Board Chair Dan West, PhD – University of Scranton Board Chair-Elect & Chair, Accreditation Council Andrew Garman, PsyD – Rush University Chair, Standards Council
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AUPHA Annual Meeting June 2014 San Antonio, TX CAHME Update
CAHME Update • Dan Gentry, PhD – University of Memphis • Board Chair • Dan West, PhD – University of Scranton • Board Chair-Elect & Chair, Accreditation Council • Andrew Garman, PsyD – Rush University • Chair, Standards Council • Margaret Schulte, DBA • President & CEO
Agenda • Board, Accreditation Council, Standards Council (DG) • About CAHME Accredited Programs (MS) • Faculty and Student surveys (MS) • Strategic Plan (MS) • Accreditation of fully online programs (AG) • “Bright lines” & Public reporting policy (AG) • Accreditation and Candidacy (DW)
CAHME’s Vision Vision: The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education is recognized as an independent world leader for determining quality in healthcare management education. Universities, programs, practitioners, and international peers will seek the consultation of CAHME professionals to assess the quality of healthcare management education. CAHME is respected for its collaborative, efficient, and reliable contribution to the more effective delivery of healthcare management education around the world.
CAHME’s Mission Mission: To serve the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education by: • Setting measurable criteria for excellent healthcare management education • Supporting, assisting and advising programs which seek to meet or exceed the criteria and continuously improve • Accrediting graduate programs that meet or exceed the criteria • Making this information easily available to interested constituencies
CAHME Governance Structure Board, Councils, Committees:
Board of Directors – 2014 - 2015 • Frank Coyne, PhD – Chair • Dan West, PhD - Chair-elect • Anthony Stanowski, DHA - Sec/Tr • Dan Gentry, PhD - Past Chair • D. Timothy Campbell • Joseph F. Fifer, CPA • Kathleen Gallo, RN, PhD • Andrew N. Garman, PsyD • Kyle L. Grazier, PhD • R. Edward Howell – (New - Univ. of Virginia Medical Center) • Louise Lemieux-Charles, PhD • William D. Petasnick, FACHE • Edward F. Plocha • Frances Roy, EdD (New – Ascension Health) • Carla Smith • Elizabeth Summy (New – ACHE) • Susan Turney, MD, FACMPE • Steven G. Ullmann, PhD • Margaret Schulte, DBA
Accreditation Council 2014-2015 • Dan West, PhD – Chair • Craig Nesta, JD, FACHE • Robert Bonney, PhD • Claudia Campbell, PhD • Dolores Clement, PhD • Thomas Gronow, MHA • Patrick Grusenmeyer, ScD (New – Christiana Health Care System) • Suzanna Havala-Hobbs, DrPH • Patricia Ketsche, PhD • JoAnn Klinedinst (New – HIMSS) • Dawn Oetjen, PhD • Karen Wager, DBA • Glen Yap, DrPH • Margaret Schulte, DBA,
Standards Council 2014-2015 • Andrew Garman, PsyD – Chair • Becky Ayers, MHA, (New – MGMA) • Brad Beauvais, PhD (New – Army Baylor) • Matthew Brooks, PhD • Jose Capriles, PhD • Martin d’Cruz, MBA (New – St. Vincent Health) • Diana Hilberman, PhD • Jeffery Kraut, MBA • John Lowe, PhD • Brian Poplin, DHA • Diane Simmons, RN • Margaret Van Bree, DrPH (New – health system CEO) • Daniel Zismer, PhD (New – Univ of MN) • Margaret Schulte, DBA
Board and Council Term Expirations Board of Directors • Ann Hatcher • Chris Van Gorder Accreditation Council • Charlotte Barrett, RHIA • Martin D’Cruz, MBA Standards Council • Janet Porter, PhD • Andrea Rossiter • Tom Royer, MD • Mary Stefl, PhD
Fellow Terms Expired Chris Johnson, PhD Kevin Broom, PhD Brad Beauvais, PhD Paul Brezinski, PhD Steve Serao, MD
Summary of Accredited Program Settings * Allied Health, Health & Human Services or equivalent - considered as "Other”
Graduation Placement * Does not include graduates known to be employed overseas or those in alternative employment * *Statistics are from a sample of 70 programs
CAHME Students – Starting Salary 2013(Reported within 3 months of Graduation) *n = 33 programs ** n = 48 programs
Program Selection – Students Question: When you selected your graduate program, rate the factors that influenced your decision:
Strategic Planning Retreat • Strategic Planning Retreat – key questions • How does CAHME remain an integral driver of improvement in graduate healthcare management education? • How does CAHME ensure long-term financial sustainability • How can CAHME best collaborate in alliances and affiliations? • How can CAHME contribute further to the profession of healthcare management education?
Strategic Imperative #1 Ensure relevance to 21st century education and healthcare by addressing: • Imperatives driving change • Partnerships • CAHME’s continuous quality improvement
Strategic Imperative #2 Adopt and maintain a sustainable business model that addresses: • Corporate membership • Program accreditation • New opportunities
Strategic Imperative #3 Develop and implement a communications plan focused on: • Value proposition(s) • Branding/positioning • Transparency • Depth and breadth of reach
Strategic Plan – Major Focus Areas • Accreditation • Increased emphasis on outcomes and assessment • Candidate and online programs • Partnerships/alliances • Continuous quality improvement • Financial sustainability • Corporate Membership • Growth • Communications • Communications plan • Value proposition • Website/social media
Accreditation of Fully Online Programs - Timeline • May 2013: Decision to re-assess policy on accreditation of fully online programs • July – Oct, 2013: Standards Council task force develops assessment and recommendation to accredit • Oct 2013: Standards Council reviews/adopts recommendation • Nov 2013: Board adopts recommendation to offer accreditation to fully online programs • Dec 2013: Apr 2014: Standards Council task force reviews standards and makes recommendation • Apr 2014: Standards Council adopts recommendation for Standards change • May 2014: Board adopts recommendation for Standards change • July – Oct 2014: Standards Council to review/revise Self-Study Handbook and Site Visit Worksheet • July – Dec 2014: Other operational elements develop (fee structure, reviewers, etc) • Jan 2015: CAHME to begin offering accreditation to fully online programs
CAHME Decision Reasons: • Mission • Advances in learning technologies • Students needs • Employer needs • Access • Positioning Accreditation of fully online programs: • AACSB • CEPH • NASPAA
Eligibility Requirement F The Program requires at least 120 contact hours of synchronous instructional time. • This may be accomplished online or in a non-University setting, as long as students are synchronously learning course material under the supervision of and in learning sessions that are facilitated directly by program faculty. • Synchronous is defined as: existing or occurring at the same time. It is not necessary for students to be in the same room as the instructor so long as the sessions are live and provide opportunities for meaningful interaction between students and instructors. • Hour requirements can be met through a combination of formal class sessions and supervised field experiences.
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) “Bright Lines” standards • 80% program completion rate • 80% graduate employment by 3 months after graduation Transparency requirement • CAHME must provide public notice of CAHME decisions and reasons for those decisions • Programs must provide public notice of student achievement: • Graduate rates • Employment rates
Preparation for Accreditation of Online Programs • Fellows and site visitor training • Each team will have a member experienced in online graduate education • Training will be • Developed in 2014 • Provided in 2015 and beyond • Fee schedule • Finance and Audit Committee (Summer) • Board decision (Fall) • Self-study Handbook revisions (Standards Council) • Summer/Fall
eAccreditation System • System fully operational • Last module in place: Benchmarking • Ease of use of eAccreditation system – faculty survey results • Survey statement: “eAccreditation is too hard to use” • Responses: • Disagree or strongly disagree 31% • Neither agree nor disagree 62% • Agree 7%