Health systems worldwide seek to prevent and treat disease and illness and improve well-being and quality of life. This specialisation focuses on improving the quality of the services provided by these systems. The specialisation content is based on the academic literature and research in quality improvement, comprehensively illustrated with real-life practical examples.You will hear from leaders in the field, including a range of guest speakers to support your learning. In this specialisation, you will explore what is meant by quality in healthcare, study approaches to improving quality; and understand what has and has not been learned through scientific study of such approaches to date.
Quality Improvement in Healthcare Specialization
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Quality Improvement in Healthcare Specialization
Develop skills and knowledge in Quality Improvements in Healthcare
Instructor: Dr Thomas Woodcock
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
4.6
(42 reviews)
Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Research Design
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
- Data Collection
- Community Health
- Public Health
- Health Systems
- Patient Education and Support
- Clinical Leadership
- Descriptive Statistics
- Scientific Methods
- Qualitative Research
- Health Care
- Run Chart
- Health Policy
- Quantitative Research
- Patient Safety
- Community Outreach
- Data-Driven Decision-Making
- Health Administration
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Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Health Systems
Category: Clinical Leadership
Category: Community Outreach
Category: Cultural Diversity
Category: Patient Safety
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Patient Education and Support
Category: Scientific Methods
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Run Chart
Category: Systems Of Measurement
Category: Qualitative Research
Category: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Category: Data Collection
Category: Quantitative Research
Category: Descriptive Statistics
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Statistical Methods
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Category: Public Health
Category: Community Health
Category: Research Design
Category: Health Administration
Category: Health Policy
Category: Health Care
Category: Data Presentation
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No background knowledge is necessary. We advise you to take the two first courses before completing the last one.
We advise you to take the first two courses before completing the third one.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
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