Patient Safety and Quality in Healthcare

Catalog description

This course introduces the fundamentals of patient safety and the principles, concepts, and activities which support a healthcare organization's "culture of safety". Students will learn to assess the "culture of safety" through evaluation of patient safety and risk management activities, the use of technology to enhance patient safety, the application of safety principles, and utilization of quality improvement tools, and methods for continuous improvement. Virtuous business concepts are applied to patient safety activities and the "culture of safety".