Foundational domains and competencies for baccalaureate health informatics education.

Background: Foundational domains are the building blocks of educational programs. The lack of foundational domains in undergraduate health informatics (HI) education can adversely affect the development of rigorous curricula and may impede the attainment of CAHIIM accreditation of academic programs.

Objective: This White Paper presents foundational domains developed by AMIA's Academic Forum Baccalaureate Education Committee (BEC) which include corresponding competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) that are intended for curriculum development and CAHIIM accreditation quality assessment for undergraduate education in applied health informatics.

Formative Evaluation of Using Action Learning in a Master of Medical Education Assessment and Measurement Course.

Background: The future success of any graduate or professional degree program is dependent upon continuous feedback provided by instructors and students. Various teaching models used by medical educators include didactics, problem/case-based learning, small/large group work, distance/online education, simulation, labs, and service/experiential learning. Action Learning is a process "that involves a small group working on real problems, taking action, and learning as individuals, as a team, and as an organization.

Academic Advising Using Theoretical Approaches for Medical Students Who Are Struggling in Preclinical Years.

Theoretical approaches provide a foundation for helping students in academic settings. The application of learning theories in medical education is also well documented. However, very few studies have applied a theoretical framework to academic advising for struggling students in the preclinical years of their medical education.

Predictors of Osteopathic Medical Students' Readiness to Use Health Information Technology.

Context: The advent of health information technology (HIT) tools can affect the practice of modern medicine in many ways, ideally by improving quality of care and efficiency and reducing medical errors. Future physicians will play a key role in the successful implementation of HIT. However, osteopathic medical students' willingness to learn, adopt, and use technology in a health care setting is not well understood.

The impact of health information technologies on quality improvement methodologies' efficiency, throughput and financial outcomes: a retrospective observational study.

Background: To evaluate whether or not the utilization of Health Information Technologies (HITs) in Quality Improvement Methodologies (QIMs) has impacts on QIMs' efficiency, throughput and financial outcomes at healthcare organizations and physician practices in the United States.

Methods: This is a retrospective observational study that was conducted between the years of 2014 and 2015 and relied on two data sources: the Dorenfest Institute dataset and the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics data source. In addition, questionnaires were submitted to collect data about how healthcare settings in the United States had been utilizing QIMs in the last 10 years.

Identification of musculoskeletal disorders in medically underserved regions of South America and Vietnam.

Context: Musculoskeletal disorders have been implicated as the leading cause of disability throughout the world, representing a high percentage of the disease burden in many nations. Anecdotal evidence suggests that musculoskeletal pain has become increasingly pervasive, especially among rural populations of developing countries.

Objective: To characterize specific musculoskeletal disorders in medically underserved regions where these issues have not yet been thoroughly examined.

Development and implementation of a clinical and business intelligence system for the Florida health data warehouse.

Objective: To develop and implement a Clinical and Business Intelligence (CBI) system for the Florida Health Data Warehouse (FHDW) in order to bridge the gap between Florida's healthcare stakeholders and the health data archived in FHWD.

Materials And Methods: A gap analysis study has been conducted to evaluate the technological divide between the relevant users and FHWD health data, which is maintained by the Broward Regional Health Planning Council (BRHPC). The study revealed a gap between the health care data and the decision makers that utilize the FHDW data.