Program Description
Healthcare Quality and Safety (HQS) is the study and prevention of adverse events, suboptimal care, ineffective treatments, inefficient processes and unnecessary clinical variation in health systems.
Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate focuses on the foundations of HQS. This option contains five online courses and can be completed in one year.
Learning Goals/Program Outcomes
The HQS program prepares graduates to lead the transition of healthcare delivery towards high-value care by preparing them to:
Graduate Certificate
- Apply management and leadership skills to develop policies related to measurement and improvement of HQS
- Integrate change management theory into project management program design to improve healthcare quality and patient safety
- Distinguish the various factors that influence risk in health care and discuss the legal principles and regulatory mechanisms that relate to it
- Apply the foundational concepts of quality and safety measurement, improvement and analysis within the framework of collaborative team dynamics and change management