's online community college. no one told them we already have online coding program at SBCC > From: Janet Robertson <http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso> > To: Premeau <http://www.aol.com/~premeau>, "Doyon, Cindy" <http://www.nthrive.com/~cdoyon>, > Maria Castillo <http://www.redlandshospital.org/~mcastillo>, Noelle < > http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>, Debra Collingwood <http://www.sbch.org/~dcolling> > > Hi, > I am writing you to ask for your input on an urgent matter. As you can > see by the email below, I informed the CHIA Board about an issue with the > Governor's proposed 115th Online College.  Could you read the email > below and the articles attached/linked and give me your feedback? > The CHIA Legislative Committee meets tomorrow and Brian has asked if this > could be added to the agenda. I am hoping we can get some support from > them. Also, the Academics Committee will be discussing this at our 5/21 > meeting and I plan to send an email to the members of the Academics > Committee encouraging them to work with their Academic Senates to support > the cause. > The SBCC Academic Senate President is working with me to write an article > for the Academic Senate of the Ca Community Colleges newsletter. > If you could provide me with a statement to be used in the article from an > industry stand point and in support of the online Medical Coding Program at > SBCC, I would greatly appreciate it. > There was one more article that came out today which I will share with you > in another email.  > Thanks for your attention to this matter. > Janet > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Janet Robertson < http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso ,http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso, > > Date: Sat, May 5, 2018 at 10:10 AM > Subject: Urgent: Legislative Vote for Ca Community College's 115th > Online College > To: Sharon Lewis < http://www.cahia.org/~sharon ,mailto: > http://www.cahia.org/~sharon, >, Connie Renda < http://www.sdccd.edu/~crenda ,mailto: > http://www.sdccd.edu/~crenda, >, Brian Faust < http://www.smcgov.org/~BFaust ,mailto: > http://www.smcgov.org/~BFaust, >, "Alizondo, Maria Caban" < http://www.mednet.ucla.edu/~MCAlizondo > ,http://www.mednet.ucla.edu/~MCAlizondo, >, Deborah Collier < > http://www.gmail.com/~debcollier75 ,http://www.gmail.com/~debcollier75, >, "Merryman, Melany > A" < http://www.tmmc.com/~Melany.Merryman ,http://www.tmmc.com/~Melany.Merryman, >, > http://www.ccfmg.org/~diane.brooks ,http://www.ccfmg.org/~diane.brooks, , > http://www.parallon.com/~Roy.Shurtliff ,http://www.parallon.com/~Roy.Shurtliff, > Hello CHIA Board, > I would not normally email you directly; however, I feel that we have an > urgent matter on our hands. > As you may have heard, Governor Jerry has proposed a 115th Ca > Community College (CCC) as an Online College.  The State Legislature > will vote this summer on the budget proposal for $100 million in funding to > start up the online college and also $20 million in ongoing costs. As an > online instructor for the last 13 years, I think this is a good idea. > However, there has been a lot of opposition from the online college from > the CCC State Academic Senate and others. > The recent news is that the Chancellor's Office is boasting a medical > coding program as the first program for the online college. This has > raised concern among the HIM educators in the state because another online > medical coding program would be in direct competition with current CCC > medical coding programs available, four of which are online.  > Of major concern is that current HIT/HIA faculty have not been included in > these discussions and the information being shared with the Legislature and > public is vague and incomplete. I think it is inaccurate, but I do not > have facts to rebut it at this time, so I will say vague and incomplete. > I have voiced my concerns to several entities within the CCC District to no > avail. I have come to the conclusion that the Chancellor's Office does > not want to hear what we  (educators) have to say and that our voices > are not going to be heard. > I am writing you because the attached articles are of concern. Also, this > link to another article is disturbing, http://caeconomy.o > rg/reporting/entry/ca- online-community-college- > announces-first-health-care- pathway , > http://caeconomy.org/reporting/entry/ca-online-community-college-announces-first-health-care-pathway > , .   > At this point, it appears to be beyond the point of educators concerns > about direct competition from within their own system. I see this as a > professional ethical issue. It would be unethical for the HIM profession > in Ca to stand by and watch the Legislature and public be deceived > by the information in these articles. > I hope you will agree once you have read them. I had a couple of ideas > that I hope you will consider.  > 1) Could our Legislative Committee help with this issue? I am not sure if > it is within their purview, but we need to present our concerns to the > State Legislature. 2) If the HIM industry professionals feel that a four > month coding program is not sufficient and students receiving a coding > certificate will most likely not get that $30 hour job without coding > experience, perhaps we could rally some of our high level professionals to > voice their concerns. > Thanks for your attention to this matter. > Respectfully, > Janet (310) 871-4645 > -- > > [IMAGE] ,http://www.sbcc.edu/marketing/files/SBCC_logo_5.1%28rgb%29.jpg, , > http://www.sbcc.edu/ > , > > Janet Robertson, RHIA > HIT Program Director/Faculty > 721 Cliff Drive, > Santa Barbara, CA 93109 > > (805) 965-0581 ext 3451 > > http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso ,http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso, > -- > > [IMAGE] ,http://www.sbcc.edu/marketing/files/SBCC_logo_5.1%28rgb%29.jpg, , > http://www.sbcc.edu/ > , > > Janet Robertson, RHIA > HIT Program Director/Faculty > 721 Cliff Drive, > Santa Barbara, CA 93109 > > (805) 965-0581 ext 3451 > > http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso ,http://www.sbcc.edu/~robertso,