Measuring the Success of a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety VI)

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Approx. 6 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course provides an overview of patient safety measurement, with a focus on the use of measurement to improve patient safety in healthcare settings.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn about the importance of patient safety and its impact on healthcare outcomes
  • Understand the different types of patient safety measures and how they can be used to improve safety
  • Explore methods for measuring patient safety and how to use data to drive improvement

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the importance of patient safety and its impact on healthcare outcomes
  • Identify different methods for measuring patient safety and their applications
  • Learn how to use data to drive improvement in patient safety

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic knowledge of healthcare systems
  • Familiarity with data analysis tools

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online self-paced
  • Videos, quizzes, and readings

Similar Courses

  • Improving Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
  • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View

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Notable People in This Field

  • Patient Safety Expert
  • Healthcare Quality Expert

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Description

How will you know if your patient safety and quality project is meeting its objectives? Peter Drucker once said “What gets measured, gets managed.” In this course, students will learn why measurement is critical to quality improvement work. Equally important, they will learn which data sources provide the most meaningful information and tools for how and where to locate them. Finally, students will learn how to interpret data from their patient safety and quality projects to guide and modify them during implementation to maximize their chances of making a difference for patients.

Knowledge

  • Describe why measurement is important to quality improvement work.
  • Locate external sources of quality and safety measures and associated performance data.
  • Identify those data that are useful for monitoring and evaluating quality improvement projects.

Outline

  • Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality
  • Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality
  • Donabedian's Model
  • Performance Measurement Domains
  • Specifying a Performance Measure and Common Data Source for Measurement
  • A Global Example of Performance Measurement in Healthcare: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement
  • Names to Know and Properties of a Good Measure
  • Challenges with Performance Measurement
  • Copy of Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • Public Reporting of Performance Measures
  • History, Objectives, & Key Examples
  • Evidence of Impact & Maximizing the Benefits
  • Hospital Readmissions
  • HCAHPS
  • Hospital Mortality
  • HAIs
  • Hospital Compare
  • Interview with Renee Demski
  • Exploring the Leapfrog Group
  • Exploring My NHS
  • Interpreting Data and Telling Data's Story
  • Introduction
  • Analysis Methods: Overview
  • Analysis Methods, Inferential Tools
  • Analysis Methods: Case Study
  • Visualization
  • Case Study on Visualization
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • From Data to Action and Iteration
  • A Mixed Methods Approach
  • Use of Quantitative & Qualitative Data in QI Projects
  • Case Study: Improving Family Engagement in FCR
  • Using Data & Measures to Evaluate the Success of an Improvement Project
  • Case Study: Improving Medication Reconciliation on Hospital Admission
  • Module 4 Quiz

Summary of User Reviews

Learn about patient safety measurement in this course on Coursera. The course has received positive reviews from users who found it informative and engaging. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the in-depth coverage of patient safety topics.

Pros from User Reviews

  • In-depth coverage of patient safety topics
  • Engaging course material
  • Clear explanations of complex concepts
  • Interactive course activities
  • Expert instructors

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course material to be too basic
  • Limited feedback from instructors
  • Lengthy lectures
  • No opportunity for hands-on practice
  • Limited opportunities for discussion with other students
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Approx. 6 hours to complete
Matt Austin
Johns Hopkins University
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