Course curriculum

  • 1

    Quality Leadership and Integration

    • Foundations of Quality Leadership: Health Care Leadership Models

    • Foundations of Quality Leadership: Leadership and Culture Change

    • Foundations of Quality Leadership: Change Management

    • Strategic Planning

    • Quality Leaders' Roles in Leading, Supporting, and Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement in Organizational Quality Programs

  • 2

    Health Data Analytics

    • Data Management Systems: Role of the Quality Leader in Measurement

    • Measurement and Analysis: Data Management Systems for Organization, Analysis, and Reporting Data

    • Measurement and Analysis: Data and Measurement Plans

    • Measurement and Analysis: Measurement and Statistical Techniques

    • Measurement and Analysis: Data Visualization and Display Techniques

    • Measurement and Analysis: Data Driven Decision Making

  • 3

    Performance and Process Improvement

    • Quality Improvement Methodologies

    • Performance Improvement Tools

    • Project Management and Team Leadership for Performance Improvement

    • Organizational Learning and Training

  • 4

    Patient Safety

    • History of the patient safety movement

    • To Err is Human: Shining a Light on Safer Health care

    • To Err is Human: The Reaction

    • Systems Approach to Safety

    • Culture of Safety

    • Culture of Safety - High Reliability

    • High Reliability

    • Human Factors

    • Where does health care go from here? Crossing the Quality Chasm

    • Risk Management

    • Patient Safety Tools

  • 5

    Quality Review and Accountability

    • Introduction to Quality Review and Accountability

    • The Need for Transparency and Accountability

    • Making a business case for quality improvement activities needed for transparency and accountability

    • Understanding Value Based Reimbursement Payment Models

  • 6

    Regulatory and Accreditation

    • Introduction to Regulatory and Accreditation

    • Oversight of Accreditation, Certification, and Recognition Activities

  • 7

    Population Health and Care Transitions

    • Introduction to Population Health and the Health Care Quality Leader's Role

    • Introduction to Care Transitions