HS 505F — Quality and Performance Measurement in Healthcare

Meets for one-half semester and yields half-course credit.
 

Quality and performance measurement are central to virtually every facet of health care including: new approaches to “value-based payment;” quality improvement in organizations; public reporting; patient-reported outcomes; and better understanding disparities and social drivers of health. This module provides a conceptual framework for understanding the field, interpreting contemporary research and policy issues, implementing quality improvement initiatives, and building broad analytic skills. The focus ranges from the specifics of measure specification and data sources to the broader issues of values and equity. Covers fundamental frameworks and current issues, identifies key organizations and leading thinkers, and offers tools so you can become a consumer of emerging information and approaches with a critical eye. Usually offered every year.