by Patricia L. Tritt, RN, MA
The CoAEMSP Quality Improvement Committee recently reviewed the analysis of the outcomes data from the 2015 CAAAHEP/CoAEMSP Annual Reports. As a review, the following minimum thresholds are identified:
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Outcome
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Threshold
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Written National or State Credentialing Examinations: Written
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70%
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Written National or State Credentialing Examinations: Practical
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70%
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Programmatic Retention
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70%
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Job (Positive) Placement
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70%
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Outcomes data are analyzed based on a three-year rolling average. Since Annual Reports are due in December each year and some programs do not have complete data for that previous 12 months, the 3-year "review window" always omits the calendar year of the report submission.
The process of review, analysis, and standardized reporting continues to evolve. Now, instead of waiting for a letter from the CoAEMSP requesting the applicable Standardized Progress Report (s) (SPR) for the threshold(s) not met, those tools (a separate one for each outcome) will now be available on the CoAEMSP website in a fillable pdf format beginning in September 2016 and programs are instructed to complete and submit the applicable SPR(s) at the time of submission of the Annual Report or no later than March 1 following the December 31 annual report due date. Those SPR(s) are then reviewed by the CoAEMSP Quality Improvement Committee and programs are provided feedback: the report is accepted as satisfactory analysis and action plan, or the program is asked to resubmit providing additional information as to how that program intends to improve that outcome.
Results for the 2015 Annual Reports are as follows:
A total of 73 programs were required to submit one or more SPRs for falling below the three-year average on the threshold of one or more outcomes (15% of all reporting programs). Sixty (60) programs were required to submit an SPR for 1 outcome, 11 programs for 2 outcomes, and 2 programs for 3 outcomes.
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