Quality & Performance Improvmt

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to Healthcare Quality and Performance Improvement. It provides healthcare students the knowledge and skills that form the foundational platform of dependable, high-quality job performance required by members of healthcare teams in various healthcare settings. The three basics of quality management: measurement, assessment, and improvement are reiterated throughout the course. Other major topics include: utilization management, risk management, case management, and reliability science.<br><br>Admission to Health Information Technology (Associate in Science) (HIT-AS) or Admission to HSA-AS or Admission to Health Care Services (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (HSA-CT) or Admission to Health Services Administration (Bachelor of Applied Science) (HSA-BAS) or Admission to Health Sciences (Transfer Plan) (HSA-TR)