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Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement

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3 weeks to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.5

35 reviews

Beginner level
No prior experience required
3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

There are 6 modules in this course

In this course you will learn about the importance of quality in healthcare and how you can contribute by implementing a quality improvement (QI) project to improve processes of care and patient outcomes. You will learn about powerful tools to add to your QI ‘toolbox’ during short lectures and reflective exercises. You will apply these tools to the implementation of a QI project in your own practice setting or an area of personal improvement. At the completion of the course, you will have a storyboard that captures your QI project success to share with others.

The QI project will be considered within the context of interprofessional teams and from a systems perspective. The objective of this course is to empower you, the working healthcare professional, to improve your knowledge and skills in the science of quality improvement so that you can take action in your own clinical setting to improve the quality of care for your patients and their families.

Review the items in this module to prepare you for taking this course.

What's included

1 reading3 assignments

1 reading•Total 10 minutes
  • Improvement Project Worksheet•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
  • Pre-Course Entrance/Demographic Survey•30 minutes
  • Pre-Course Systems Thinking Survey•30 minutes
  • Pre-Course Knowledge Assessment•30 minutes

What's included

7 videos4 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews

7 videos•Total 77 minutes
  • Theory Video•15 minutes
  • Application Video•13 minutes
  • Case Study Video•6 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Duncan Neuhauser•10 minutes
  • Theory•12 minutes
  • Application•10 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Farrohk Alemi•11 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • HRSA Quality Improvement Article•10 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Resources•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Module 1 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 1 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
  • Module 2 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 2 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • Link Current Evidence & Benchmarking Best Processes•60 minutes
  • Improvement Opportunities & Baseline Data•60 minutes

What's included

6 videos4 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews

6 videos•Total 65 minutes
  • Theory•15 minutes
  • Application•9 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Nancy Tinsley•5 minutes
  • Theory•12 minutes
  • Application•15 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Shirley Moore•8 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Core Competencies for Inter-professional Collaborative Practice•10 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • QSEN: The Key is Systems Thinking•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Module 3 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 3 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
  • Module 4 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 4 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • System Assessment•60 minutes
  • Fishbone Diagram & Process Map •60 minutes

What's included

5 videos4 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews

5 videos•Total 46 minutes
  • Theory•11 minutes
  • Application•3 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Mamta Singh•13 minutes
  • Theory•11 minutes
  • Application•8 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • The Science of Improvement: Setting Aims•10 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Science of Improvement: Establishing Measures•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Module 5 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 5 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
  • Module 6 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 6 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • Specific Aim & Timeline•60 minutes
  • Measures•60 minutes

What's included

4 videos4 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews

4 videos•Total 61 minutes
  • Theory•19 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Brook Watts•10 minutes
  • Theory•24 minutes
  • Application•8 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • The Science of Improvement on a Whiteboard!•10 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Diffusion of Innovations•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Module 7 Knowledge Check•30 minutes
  • Module 7 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
  • Module 8 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 8 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • Data Variation & Run Charts •60 minutes
  • Identify and Choose a Change Idea•60 minutes

What's included

4 videos4 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews

4 videos•Total 43 minutes
  • Theory•19 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: David Aron•10 minutes
  • Theory•8 minutes
  • Guest Lecturer: Pete Spanos•6 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
  • Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Tests of change•10 minutes
  • Module 10 Learning Objectives•10 minutes
  • Making a Storyboard•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 120 minutes
  • Module 9 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 9 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
  • Module 10 Knowledge Quiz•30 minutes
  • Module 10 Self-Efficacy Reflection•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 120 minutes
  • Pilot Test the Change Idea•60 minutes
  • Story Board•60 minutes

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Instructor ratings
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Case Western Reserve University
1 Course•7,203 learners
Case Western Reserve University
1 Course•7,203 learners
Case Western Reserve University
1 Course•7,203 learners

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