Fixing Healthcare Delivery

  • 4.7
Approx. 14 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the healthcare system and how it can be improved. Students will learn about the challenges facing the healthcare industry and discover innovative solutions to these problems.

Key Learning Points

  • Understand the current state of the healthcare system and the challenges it faces
  • Learn about innovative solutions to improve the healthcare system
  • Develop the skills needed to make positive changes in the healthcare industry

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

  • Healthcare Consultant
    • USA: $76,000
    • India: ₹6,00,000
    • Spain: €44,000
  • Healthcare Administrator
    • USA: $89,000
    • India: ₹7,50,000
    • Spain: €49,000
  • Healthcare Analyst
    • USA: $67,000
    • India: ₹5,50,000
    • Spain: €39,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the current state of the healthcare system
  • Identify challenges facing the healthcare industry
  • Develop innovative solutions to improve the healthcare system

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic knowledge of healthcare industry
  • Strong interest in healthcare innovation

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced
  • Video lectures
  • Quizzes

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Description

Isn’t it time to end the loss of life from preventable medical errors?

Each year 100,000 patients die from preventable errors in the U.S. How can you help to change this intractable problem? Knowledge is power, and this course will provide you with a deep understanding of the problems and the solutions. You can become part of the solution.

Outline

  • Introduction: Who is Caring for Mary?
  • Why Should You Take This Course?
  • Who is Caring for Mary Overview
  • Introduction
  • Who was Caring for Mary?
  • Quality, Safety and Healthcare Delivery Systems
  • Systems and Quality
  • Module 1 Reading list
  • Who is Caring for Mary
  • Applying Manufacturing Principles to Improve Healthcare
  • Applying Manufacturing Principles to Improve Healthcare Overview (3:17)
  • Lessons We Can Learn From Industry, Part I
  • Value Streams Digging Deeper
  • Lessons We Can Learn from Industry Part II
  • Lessons We Can Learn From Industry, Part III
  • Module 2 Reading
  • Applying Manufacturing Principles to Improve Healthcare
  • Healthcare Requires Teamwork
  • Healthcare Requires Teamwork Overview
  • Teamwork in Healthcare: How well do we work in teams?
  • Athletic Principles in Healthcare
  • Launching and Coaching Healthcare Teams
  • Overview of TeamSTEPPS
  • Module 3 Reading
  • Healthcare Requires Teamwork
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part I
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part I Overview
  • Medical Errors the Human Toll
  • To Err Is Human
  • Plan-Do-Study-Act
  • Little Problems Workarounds
  • Module 4 Reading
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part I
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part II
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part II Overview
  • How Do We Know if a Change is an Improvement, Part I
  • Run Charts
  • How Do We Know if a Change is an Improvement, Part II
  • How Reliable is Healthcare?
  • How Can We Reduce Human Error?
  • What Happens When a Patient is Harmed?
  • Module 5 Reading
  • Understanding and Preventing Human Error Part II
  • We All Can Lead: Becoming an Adaptive Leader
  • We All Can Lead: Becoming an Adaptive Leader Overview
  • Who Should Lead?
  • Adaptive Leaders: A Necessity for Fixing Healthcare Delivery
  • Practice Adaptive Leadership
  • Module 6 Reading
  • We All Can Lead: Becoming an Adaptive Leader
  • How Organizing People can Drive Change in Healthcare Delivery
  • How Organizing People can Drive Change in Healthcare Delivery Overview
  • What can Samuel Adams Teach Us About Fixing Healthcare Delivery?
  • Organizing in Healthcare: The Early Phase
  • One-on-Ones and Personal Narrative
  • Leadership, Strategy, Tactics & Action
  • Module 7 Reading
  • How Organizing People can Drive Change in Healthcare Delivery
  • Immunity to Change, Examples of Successful Patient Care Initiatives, and Final Summary
  • Immunity to Change, Examples of Successful Patient Care Initiatives, and Final Summary Overview
  • Immunity to Change
  • Summing it all up
  • What can I do?
  • Module 8 Reading
  • Immunity to Change, Examples of Successful Patient Care Initiatives, and Final Summary
  • Final Exam
  • Final Exam

Summary of User Reviews

The Fixing Healthcare course received positive reviews from many users. They praised the course's comprehensive coverage of healthcare system issues and the insights provided by the course instructors. The course is highly recommended for healthcare professionals and policymakers.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive coverage of healthcare system issues

Pros from User Reviews

  • Highly informative and insightful course materials
  • Engaging and knowledgeable instructors
  • Great for healthcare professionals and policymakers
  • Flexible study schedule and user-friendly platform

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users felt that the course was too focused on American healthcare system issues
  • The course may be challenging for beginners in the healthcare field
  • Limited interaction with other students and instructors
  • The course may be too broad for those seeking in-depth knowledge on specific healthcare topics
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Approx. 14 hours to complete
Frederick S. Southwick, MD
University of Florida
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