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Health Quality Management

Credits: 3
Course Number: 10-530-161

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Course Description

10-530-161 HEALTH QUALITY MANAGEMENT...explores the programs and processes used to manage and improve healthcare quality. Addresses regulatory requirements as related to performance measurement, assessment, and improvement, required monitoring activities, risk management and patient safety, utilization management, and medical staff credentialing. Emphasizes the use of critical thinking and data analysis skills in the management and reporting of data. (Prerequisite: 10-530-163, Healthcare Statistics and Analytics)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. INVESTIGATE performance improvement principles, models, tools and considerations
  2. EVALUATE performance data for patterns, trends and opportunities for improvement
  3. EVALUATE utilization data for patterns, trends and opportunities for improvement
  4. EVALUATE risk management/patient safety data for patterns, trends and opportunities for improvement
  5. REPORT facility-wide outcomes data (internally & externally)
  6. EXAMINE the organization’s accreditation, licensure and credentialing processes
  7. UTILIZE data analytics for decision support, strategic initiatives, and research
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Class Number: 81061

Date:
-
Delivery:
Online
Term:
Fall 2024
Session:
8W1
Online
8/19/2024 - 10/14/2024
$496.55