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309.600.13
Evaluating Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Programs

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2021 - 2022
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
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
Special Comments

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 5, 2021.