Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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HLTH 3850 - Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations
This course focuses on the history of quality and quality improvement in U.S. healthcare organizations, quality improvement models (e.g. continuous quality improvement, six sigma, lean, and total quality management), and the impact of these models on health quality and patient outcomes in the U.S. This course also compares quality and quality improvement initiatives in the U.S. to other countries by analyzing successes and failures, policies, reimbursement methodologies, and population health statistics.
Requisites: HLTH 2170
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to define healthcare quality.
- Students will be able to explain the current quality improvement initiatives.
- Students will be able to analyze quality of care problems in the U.S.
- Students will be able to apply Donabedian’s quality improvement model.
- Students will be able to apply various quality improvement tools.
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