Acme Regional Hospital Grows New Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Opens

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Acme Regional Hospital Grows New Cardiac
Rehabilitation Center Opens!

• Steve Lytle
• Peggy Meli
• Dawn Oetjen

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ACME and the Department of Health Professions

• We envision incorporating the culture of Acme
  Regional and the best practices identified into
  the content of the courses in varying levels in
  the Department of Health Professions.

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Acme Regional Healthcare System, Inc.

• Acme is the leading comprehensive healthcare
  provider in our community
• We have more than 1600 doctors on the medical
  staff
• Our services cover everything from heart surgery
  to dermatology

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Acme Organization
Medical Staff (1600 Doctors)

Long term care
Home Care
Mens Health Center
Mental Health
Accounting
Sub-Acute Care
Rehabilitation
Cardiac Outpatient Center
Womens Health Center
Acme Regional Healthcare System, Inc.
Human Resource 5, 000 employees
Health Info Management
Cancer Care
Ambulatory Surgical Center
Urgent Care Centers
Information Systems
Managed Care
Business Process Function
Wellness Center
ARHS Credit Union
Pediatric Acute Center
Widgets
Imaging Center
Adult Acute Care
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Acme Regional Healthcare System Inc.Senior
Management

• Mr. Joseph Badduca (Joe)
• Chief Executive Officer
• Ms. Charlene Barkley (Charlene)
• Chief Operating Officer
• Ms. Leslie Ismoore (Les)
• Chief Financial Officer
• Mr. Gilbert Bates (Gil)
• Chief Technology Officer
• Ms. Sally Nuszbaum (Sally)
• Chief Clinical Officer
• Dr. Bache Gallupe (Bache Gallupe)
• Chief Medical Officer

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Acme Functions

• The news from Acme
• Acme job postings
• Acme events and meetings
• Students apply projects to their jobs at Acme
• Acme people interact with the class

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The Problem

• In the Department of Health Professions, many
  courses are offered as M and W courses. To
  date
• there is no uniformity among these courses/ no
  continuity in web design
• there are no guidelines or examples of best
  practices that faculty and adjuncts can refer to
• there are quality issues in content and structure

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Best Practices

• The way in which we choose to accomplish formats
  and strategies using WebCT involve best
  practices and incorporating a common theme of
  ACME
• All best practices involve
• Vision
• Organization
• Communication

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Vision The Grand Plan

• Course Objectives
• Learner centered
• Teacher driven
• Mutually beneficial
• Expectations
• Relevance
• Application

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Vision The Grand Plan

• Balance
• Personality
• Cameo
• E-Community
• High Touch
• High Tech
• Sell the course!
• Quality of learning
• Humor, Fun, Enjoyment
• Where are you/we going???

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Organization Guiding the Vision

• Clarity everywhere
• Getting Started
• Orientation session?
• Practice Quizzes
• Set of Suggested Protocols (SOP)
• E-mails
• Dropbox
• Postings
• Rubrics
• Evaluation of discussions
• Grading in general

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Organization Guiding the Vision

• Develop Clear Reach Pages
• Schedule and Calendar
• 90/10 Rule
• Ease of Navigation
• Repeating template
• Syllabus

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Communication Spreading the Word

• Feedback
• Ask Prof. X
• Dropbox
• Surveys
• Time Tables/Schedule
• Managing E-Mail
• Interaction/Collaboration
• Faculty - Student
• Student - Student

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Communication Spreading the Word

• Discussion Forum
• Directed discussion
• Clear guidelines for posting
• Synchronous opportunities
• Clear instructions
• Professor availability
• Tool for student progress
• Metaphor for ACME Regional

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Putting It All Together

• Incorporate
• Q - quality
• U - utility
• I - interaction
• C - clarity
• K KISS
• into the best practices of vision, organization,
  and communication

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Assessing Outcomes

• Consult the R.I.T.E. Institute (Dr. Chuck
  Dziubans team) regarding outcome assessments for
  the Web CT Classes. The team can help us develop
  
• Web site with manual of web guidelines and
  examples of best practices
• develop an assessment tool to gauge effectiveness
  
• Review Health Profession Accrediting Body
  standards for compliance with course delivery

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Projected Outcomes

• Report to Health Professions Faculty, FCTL and
  Course Development Web Services
• Incorporate ACME Regional Healthcare Systems,
  Inc. model into more Health Professions
  department classes
• Adoption of suggested Web Course guidelines and
  best practices by the Health Professions
  Department

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Implementation

• ACME is currently used in the HSA Program in
  three undergrad classes and one graduate course
• HSC 3640, HSC 4500, HSA 4193, and HSA 6108
• We would like to expand it beyond HSA to other
  programs in the department
• For example, have the HIM Program develop the
  Medical Records Department of ACME and upload
  sample medical records for use in courses

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Implementation

• We would also like to share the best practice
  guidelines with faculty developing courses and
  develop an assessment tool to gauge their
  implementation and effectiveness

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Projected Implementation

• Summer 2003
• expanding ACME to HSA 3210
• Fall 2003
• expanding ACME to HSC 4564, HIM 4506, HIM 3006,
  and HIM 4344, etc.
• Develop manual of web guidelines and examples of
  best practices
• Develop an assessment tool to gauge effectiveness
  of standard/ guidelines