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Evaluating Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs
Location
Internet
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Prepares students to evaluate Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS), projects by developing their competencies in the following areas: 1) Critiquing evaluations of QI/PS projects; 2) Designing a robust evaluation of a QI/PS project; and 3) Conducting a small scale qualitative study.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Enumerate and communicate the importance of environmental, organizational, group, provider, task, work system, implementation and patient influences on outcomes
- Describe and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of designs for testing success of QI/PS interventions
- Describe operational steps to conducting robust data collection and analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
- Define and describe remedies for common problems in QI/PS studies
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Participation
- 60% Final Paper
This course will be offered remotely with a mix of asynchronous lectures and synchronous zoom sessions. Students are required to listen to lectures prior to the start of class. Final exam is due by February 7, 2025.