311.615.20
Quality of Medical Care
Location
East Baltimore
Note: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this
course was held in a virtual/online format.
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2020 - 2021
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
End Date
Friday, February 19, 2021
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduces quality issues, including quality assessment and assurance performed by researchers, health systems, professional societies, and government and other third party organizations who pay for care. Provides a basis to evaluate the effectiveness of quality assessment and assurance activities. Describes different approaches to quality improvement and evaluation.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe a framework for analyzing and improving the quality of medical care
- Explain how to assess quality of care for a medical condition, including: relative advantages/disadvantages of measuring structure, process, outcome; different assessment methods and need for risk adjustment; advantages and methods for assessing patient satisfaction
- Describe the fundamental elements of quality assurance in the United States
- Discuss how to develop a workable quality improvement and evaluation plan, including: theoretical framework, quality assessment, evaluating assessment results and developing goals for improvement, changing individual health professionals’ behavior
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 40% Midterm Paper
- 40% Final Paper
- 10% Group Presentation
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment restricted to students in the Tsinghua DrPH cohort
Students are required to complete assignment prior to the first class session.