Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: SDCM-0209 Version: 1 Organization: Study.com, LLC Location: Classroom-based Length: Self-paced. 20 weeks (40 hours) Minimum Passing Score: 70 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 6/1/2024 - 5/31/2027 12/1/2021 - 5/31/2024 9/1/2018 - 11/30/2021 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 4 Healthcare Quality Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to describe and analyze healthcare quality management processes. This course covers different quality measures, interconnection among healthcare branches and its impact on healthcare quality. Learning Outcomes: Define and describe health care quality outcomes, methods, models in the U.S, including statistical methods and models Apply validity and reliability standards to outcomes research Explain how finances, staff, human resources and risk management impacts healthcare quality and outcomes Apply patient-centered approaches including healthcare consumerism as a means of improving healthcare quality. Apply healthcare quality measurements, models, quality management, performance improvement and quality improvement measures and understand the context of the development of these tools Differentiate among various outcome measures relating to patients, illnesses, costs, and quality Incorporate health care technology and advances made in this area and how they have impacted and continue to change quality and outcome measures Recognize the standards set by government and key players in the establishment of quality benchmarks and outcomes General Topics: An introduction to healthcare quality Healthcare quality organizations and standards Managing health data Health outcome measurement Basics of statistical analysis for healthcare quality Validity and reliability in outcomes measurement Health status and quality of life measurements Functional health and disability measurements Geriatric and pediatric patient measurements Mental, behavioral and social health measurements Pharmaceutical outcome measurements Patient care and safety measurements Patient satisfaction measurements Cost-effectiveness and economic measurements in healthcare Hospitals, healthcare consumerism and quality measures Healthcare quality management and improvement Finances, staff and human resources in healthcare Risk exposure and management in healthcare Trends in healthcare quality Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Methods of Assessment: Examinations Quizzes Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Study.com, LLC View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content