MHSC 5100 - Innovations in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

3 credit hours

This course will provide an introduction and framework for innovative implementation of patient safety and quality improvement initiatives. Students will become acquainted with several aspects of healthcare quality and patient safety, including foundational and key structures, challenges and problems, mechanisms for identifying effective healthcare measures, and strategies for applying systematic and innovative change. Students will have the opportunity to explore best practice models and the latest professional literature emphasizing patient safety and quality improvement as well as apply their knowledge in different theoretical contexts in the health sciences.