Welcome to APAR System Resources
2011-2012 System Status: Closed for Data Input
CAHIIM Annual Program Assessment Report (APAR) 2011-2012 Reporting Cycle and Academic Year
NOTE: Notification Letter mailed to all accredited programs on March 26, 2013. The APAR Link was sent by e-mail to all program directors on April 8, 2013.
All CAHIIM Accredited degree programs must submit this required annual report by May 30, 2013, 8:00 PM CDT to avoid being placed on Administrative Probationary Accreditation.
APAR 2013 RESOURCES: Preparation and Instructions before entering the Report
The Workbook (Click to download)
The APAR 2013 Report should take about 15-30 minutes to complete provided you have the following information available to you before you begin, that you complete the Workbook and keep a copy of the completed Workbook for your records. If you offer more than one CAHIIM accredited program at your institution (associate, baccalaureate, masters in HIM or masters in Health Informatics) you must complete a separate APAR 2013 Report for each program level and document in a Workbook for each program.
The Definitions and Guidelines (Click to download)
Highlights of Key Information Categories:
Section I) Profile: Requires the name, address and contact information for your institution president/CEO and the dean or administrator to whom you report.
Section II) Captures student enrollment metrics for the academic year: August 1, 2011-July 31, 2012. Enrollment numbers including the number of program graduates and students no longer in the program due to attrition. You will need to be able to calculate the number of remaining students.
-Formula calculation: Number of enrollments - (number of graduates + number of students attrition) = Remaining students.
Section III) Graduate Placement Rate and Satisfaction survey information: collects specifically the number of surveys sent out, the number of surveys returned and the number of those returned that were satisfactory. You will need to calculate the graduate placement rate and graduate satisfaction rate. Enter 0 if no survey data is available for the reporting academic year.
-Formula for Graduate Placement: Graduate Placement tracks cohorts of graduates which should match the number of graduates for the reporting academic year. (Number of students employed + Number of students continuing their education)/ Total number of graduates (from Enrollment calculations) * 100 = Graduate Placement rate.
(Graduate Placement rate example:)
Total number of program graduates (full time and part time) =25
Number of graduates employed = 12
Number of graduates continuing their education = 7
Placement rate = (12+7) or 19/25* 100 = 76 or 76% graduate placement rate
-Formula for Graduate Satisfaction Rate: Total number of surveys returned /number of satisfied surveys returned * 100 = Graduate Satisfaction rate.
For Graduate Satisfaction rates you may survey any person who has graduated (at any time) from your program. Graduate Satisfaction does not track cohorts of graduates.
(Graduate Satisfaction rate example:)
Total surveys sent =50
Total surveys returned = 25
Total surveys returned ranked as Satisfactory = 20
Formula: 20/25 *100 =80. Or an 80% graduate satisfaction rate
Section IV) Employer Satisfaction Rate survey information: the number of surveys sent and the number of surveys returned that were satisfactory. Employer Satisfaction does not track cohorts of graduates. You may survey your employer community in general or your practicum sites to annually assess external satisfaction with the program and graduates. Enter 0 if no survey data is available for the reporting academic year.
-Formula for Employer Satisfaction:
Total surveys sent =70
Total surveys returned = 25
Total surveys response ranked as Satisfactory = 23
Formula: 25/18 *100 =92. Or an 92% graduate satisfaction rate
Section V) Certification Exam Scores - The Certification Cumulative Summary Score Report provided by AHIMA’s CCHIIM Certification Department for the testing period of October 1, 2011-September 30, 2012 is needed to complete the report. If you have any errors in the report or have not received your report, contact the AHIMA Certification Department directly: Linda.deviller@ahima.org or 312-233-1113
System Reminders
CAHIIM Quality Review Letter
As the APAR legacy system is closed you will not have access to previous APAR Summary Reports. If you have questions or wish to request your previous Quality Letter submit your request to info@cahiim.org
System Documents
CAHIIM Graduate and Employer Survey Forms (Required for all accredited programs)
- HIM Graduate Survey Form (MS Word)
- HIM Employer Survey Form (MS Word)
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AHIMA CCHIIM Links: Educational Program Codes (EPC)