309.600.13
Evaluating Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, January 13, 2020
End Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 4:50pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Jill Marsteller
Contact Name
Pamela Davis
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2019
Description
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:
  1. Enumerate and communicate the importance of environmental, organizational, group, provider, task, work system, implementation and patient influences on outcomes
  2. Describe and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of designs for testing success of QI/PS interventions
  3. Describe operational steps to conducting robust data collection and analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
  4. 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
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Special comments: This course will be offered for 3 days in the Winter Institute. Students are required to complete readings prior to the start of the class. Final quality exercise due February 7, 2020.