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.
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
Graduate Certificate
Curriculum:1 (Science Track)
Code | Title | Credits |
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HPL 500 | US Healthcare Org & Delivery | 3 |
HQS 500 | Intro Healthcare Qual & Safety | 3 |
HQS 509 | Appl Princ of Healthcare Qulty | 3 |
HQS 515 | Appl Princ of Patient Safety | 3 |
General Elective (PD approval required) | 3 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
Graduate Certificate (International Track)
Curriculum:1 Year1
Code | Title | Credits |
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HPL 550 | Comparative Health Systems | 3 |
HQS 502 | Intro to International HQS | 3 |
HQS 509 | Appl Princ of Healthcare Qulty | 3 |
HQS 515 | Appl Princ of Patient Safety | 3 |
General Elective (Program Director approval needed) | 3 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
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- Students enrolled in the international track of Healthcare Quality and Safety, and ISQua Fellows, will take HPL 550 Comparative Health Systems in place of HPL 500 US Healthcare Org & Delivery
- Waived for ISQua Fellows.
- Waived for members of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) who hold the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) credential.
- Waived for members of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) who have completed qualifying courses in the SHM Leadership Academy.
- Members of the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) who have completed the master's pre-requisites, or graduates of an accredited MBA/MHA program apply to the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety Management program and are able to waive HPL 500 US Healthcare Org & Delivery & the elective. Please contact Program Director Dr. Mary Reich Cooper for more information. Not applicable to Certificate.