HCM 690 Details

3 Credit Hours

Course Description:

The course is designed to acquaint students with the purpose, content, and work tools/processes for quality improvement relative to administration and clinical healthcare services delivery. Students will learn to explain and apply concepts for collecting/ managing data for administration, leadership, operational research, public health, and epidemiology dimensions aimed at dealing with healthcare impediments and health equity. Evidence-based methods will be emphasized for implementing all aspects of quality/process improvement when planning, executing, and evaluating interventions for healthcare delivery and population health improvement. The course ends with students earning a nationally recognized certification in Lean Six Sigma methodology with a focus on healthcare, approved by the Baldrige Foundation, and equipping them for quality improvement in organizations and communities.

Discipline: Business

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