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312.602.01
Applied Methods for Optimizing Performance in Health Care Organizations

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 8:30 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
LaKeasha Wormley
Contact Email
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite
Description
Cases and Applications designed for MHA students who seek an understanding of continuous improvement in healthcare organizations. Content and framework designed to provide a broad exposure to current knowledge, competencies and management tools required for the effective operation of health care delivery systems. Focuses on how to apply continuous improvement tools and methodologies in various health care environments. Provides a detailed explanation of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies with opportunity to apply these skills to real world examples within health care settings.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Apply management theories and tools to the analysis of a current health care organization
  2. Conduct analyses that support organizational decision-making
  3. Assess simulation-learning experiences
  4. Define the need for advanced problem solving and improvement methodologies used by project teams
  5. Use basic lean six sigma tools for project definition and improvement analysis, implementation, and sustainability
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course