| Public Health | Department | Health Sciences | College | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| HCM520 | Course Code: | Quality and Patient Safety | Course Name | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 hours | Contact Hours | 3 credit Hours | Credit Hours | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| English | Arabic | Teaching Language | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HCM 500 | Prerequisite | Level 3 | Course Level | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Description:
This course is an in-depth examination of the relationships between healthcare quality and organizational performance. Students are introduced to quality improvement and patient safety theories, models, methods and tools that have an application on addressing the challenge of improving the quality and safety of the healthcare system. |
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| Course learning outcomes:
1. Describe major principles and concepts used in defining and measuring quality. 2. Define quality improvement, risk management, patient safety initiatives conducted at varied environmental and structural levels within healthcare systems. 3. Illustrating statistical methods and tools used in quality measurement and improvement, including usage of flowcharts, cause-effect diagrams, pareto charts, run charts, etc. 4. Analyze foundational theories, accreditation standards, principles and processes of quality improvement and patient safety as they relate to healthcare and regulatory requirements. 5. Evaluate quality improvement models and methodologies to address various challenges in healthcare with emphasis on improving quality of healthcare and patient safety.
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| Assignments | Quizzes | Mid-Term Exams | Grading: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lab Work | Project | Final Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -Ransom, E.R., Joshi, M.S., Nash, D.B., & Ransom, S.B. (Eds.) (2019). The Healthcare Quality Book: Vision, Strategy, and Tools. Health Administration Press (4th ed). ISBN: 9781640550537
– Panesar, S., Carson-Stevens, A., Salvilla, S., & Sheikh, A. (Eds.) (2014). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1st ed). ISBN: 9781118361368 |
Text Book: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngberg, B. J. (2011). Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. ISBN-13: 9780763774059 | Reference Book (s): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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