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Imperial College London

Introduction to Quality Improvement in Healthcare

This course introduces you to the concepts, theories and application of Quality Improvement (QI) in healthcare from a global perspective. You will hear from patients, clinicians and academics what quality improvement means to them, and how they work together to deliver change. Studying the challenges, they faced and strategies they utilised to overcome those challenges, you will learn to apply and critique core QI methods, from experts in the field. By the end of this module you will be able to: 1. Recognise the characteristics of different approaches to quality improvement in order to critique them and make decisions as to when to deploy them. 2. Explain the necessary components of a structured approach to quality improvement in order to apply key quality improvement methods to support the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of improvement efforts.

Status: Healthcare Project Management
Status: Patient-centered Care
Course22 hours

Featured reviews

SH

5.0Reviewed Oct 28, 2025

useful as a clinician for giving quality service to patient

VP

5.0Reviewed Sep 4, 2022

Great course material and a good foundation course to quality improvement in healthcare

MA

5.0Reviewed Sep 10, 2022

E​xtremely organized and content oriented B​ut one thing to mention that peer checked assignment if present then it should be made sure that it is checked as soon as possible without delay

TF

4.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2023

This course was very informative and the ability for it to be interactive with the content with hands-on applied projects helped the information stick!

MM

5.0Reviewed Jan 26, 2024

The best learning experience I had so far. I'd recommend anyone who wants to study Quality Improvement to register to Coursera.

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