HLTH 5630 — Quality Improvement in Patient Safety
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: springOnlineOnline
Introduces key components of patient safety science that promote identification of patient safety risks and effectively foster changes to reduce those risks. Examines the processes and tools employed in quality improvement efforts and recognizes the importance of risk assessment, data collection, and measurement in healthcare settings. Identifies quality improvement models and compares their effectiveness in promoting safer care delivery. Concludes with a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of incentivizing quality improvement efforts through reimbursement strategies that utilize quality incentives.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 40% | 9.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Amie Costello (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Theresa Morris (73% of students) · reviews
- Amie Costello (27% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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