Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates achieve professional competencies as currently defined by their respective profession.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge as required by either entry-level or post-professional practice
2. Demonstrate clinical, research and/or technical skills necessary for successful performance in the chosen discipline

Program Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate appropriate content knowledge as required by either entry-level or post-professional practice.
2. Demonstrate clinical, research and/or technical skills necessary for successful performance in the chosen discipline.
3. Domain I. Data structure, content, and information governance: Analyze strategies for the management of information.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates exhibit professional behaviors such as cultural sensitivity, integrity, respect, compassion, and altruism, and demonstrate excellence in delivery of service and a commitment to their profession.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Exhibit professional behaviors in all interactions
2. Exhibit a commitment to their profession through professional membership or participation in professional activities, and by interrelating with other professionals
3. Identify and evaluate the impact of culture and diversity on health beliefs, practices, and actions
4. Apply and/or demonstrate leadership principles and strategies in organization or professional settings

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain VI. Leadership- Subdomain VI.H. Ethics – 1. Comply with ethical standards of practice.
2. Join the National Association – AHIMA and State association – NJHIMA.
3. Domain VI. Leadership- Subdomain VI.H. Ethics – (1) Promote cultural competency and sensitivity in healthcare. (2) Analyze the culture of a dept. (3) Analyze programs and policies that support a culture of diversity.
4. Subdomain VI.F. Strategic and Org. Mgmt- (1) Identify dept. and org. survey readiness for accred., licensing, and/or cert. processes. (2) Implement a dept. strategic plan. (3) Apply general principles of mgmt. in the admin. of health info. svcs. (4) Facilitate the use of enterprise-wide info. assets to support org. strategies and objectives.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates effectively communicate in oral, written, and technical formats.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Express concepts in writing using proper grammar and stylistic guidelines
2. Appropriately document health information according to professional standards
3. Demonstrate critical thinking by synthesizing, organizing, presenting, and/or disseminating information following established guidelines at a level appropriate for the target audience
4. Adapt appropriate interactions and/or strategies in order to accommodate diverse audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Express concepts in writing using proper grammar and stylistic guidelines.
2. Appropriately document health information according to professional standards.
3. Demonstrate critical thinking by synthesizing, organizing, presenting, and/or disseminating information following established guidelines at a level appropriate for the target audience.
4. Adapt appropriate interactions and/or strategies in order to accommodate diverse audiences.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates collaborate with health care team members and other stakeholders to facilitate the attainment of common goals.

Objectives: Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify roles and responsibilities of team members in the provision of patient/client/community care
2. Identify opportunities and/or participate with others to set and achieve goals

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain I. Data Structure, Content, and Information Governance – Competency I.
2. Compare diverse stakeholder perspectives through the delivery of healthcare services.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates identify, critically evaluate, and practice professional, ethical and legal decision-making.

Objectives: Within their scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Maintain and/or adhere to professional ethics and legal requirements
2. Articulate ethical and legal decision making practices (process by which an ethical/legal decision was made)
3. Apply ethical and legal principles to Identify breaches of professional ethics or legal requirements

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security – Competency II.1. Recommend privacy strategies for health information.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates incorporate educational strategies into their roles.

Objectives: Within the scope of their profession, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify relevant educational content for a target audience
2. Plan, implement and/or evaluate an educational program appropriate for a target audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Identify relevant educational content for a target audience.
2. Domain VI: Leadership – subdomain VI.E – Training and Development
3. Plan, implement and/or evaluate an educational program appropriate for a target audience.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates apply methods of scientific inquiry and disseminate findings.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Propose a problem/topic and appropriate methods to investigate it
2. Use systematic search techniques to find and critically appraise research and other sources of evidence
3. Summarize and disseminate findings to appropriate audiences

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain III. Informatics, Analytics and Data Use – Subdomain III.E – Apply principles of research and clinical literature evaluation to improve outcomes.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates identify, critically analyze, and solve a variety of challenges.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Recognize and respond appropriately to various situations within their discipline regarding clinical, cultural, psychosocial, quality improvement and/or administrative problems
2. Design and/or implement solutions using best evidence and/or practice guidelines
3. Assess outcomes

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security. Recommend security strategies for health information.
2. Domain VI. Organizational Management & Leadership: Examine behaviors that embrace cultural diversity.
3. Domain VI. Organizational Management & Leadership: Leverage data-driven performance improvement techniques for decision-making.

Schoolwide Outcome:

Graduates effectively access, manage and use scientific, health care and/or patient/client information while respecting the ownership and privacy of sources.

Objectives: SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Identify and access sources of evidence/information to inform the decision making process for scholarship or patient care
2. Analyze evidence/information for quality, economic, legal, and social implications
3. Demonstrate proficiency in information privacy regulations, e.g. HIPPA and PHI
4. Adapt to changing technology in their field

Program Outcomes:

1. HIM Domain. Organization Management and Leadership. VI.4. Leverage data-driven performance improvement techniques for decision making.
2. HIM Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use. III.4. Examine health care findings.
3. HIM Domain II. Information Protection: Access, Use, Disclosure, Privacy, and Security. II.1. Recommend privacy strategies for health information.
4. HIM Domain III. Informatics, Analytics, and Data Use. III.2. Analyze technologies for health information management.

Schoolwide Outcome:

SHP graduates create a safe practice environment for themselves and their patients.

Objectives: Within their scope of practice, SHP graduates will be able to:

1. Recognize medical, behavioral, and public health emergencies
2. Demonstrate skills to create safe environments and respond to health emergencies

Program Outcomes:

1. Domain V. Health Law and Compliance – Subdomain V.3. Analyze components of risk management as related to a health organization.