Month 6: Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Week 1: Introduction to Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

• Overview of healthcare quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Understanding the importance of healthcare quality improvement and patient safety in achieving positive patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs
• Introduction to healthcare quality improvement and patient safety frameworks, including the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) model for improvement

Week 2: Healthcare Quality Improvement Strategies

• Introduction to healthcare quality improvement strategies, including Lean, Six Sigma, and Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Understanding healthcare quality improvement tools and techniques, including process mapping, root cause analysis, and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
• Overview of healthcare quality improvement measurement and data analysis techniques

Week 3: Healthcare Patient Safety Strategies

• Understanding healthcare patient safety strategies, including medication safety, infection control, and fall prevention
• Introduction to healthcare patient safety initiatives, including Just Culture, High Reliability Organizations (HROs), and patient safety reporting systems
• Overview of healthcare patient safety measurement and data analysis techniques

Week 4: Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Culture

• Understanding the role of healthcare quality improvement and patient safety culture in achieving positive patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs
• Introduction to healthcare quality improvement and patient safety culture assessment tools, including the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS)
• Overview of healthcare quality improvement and patient safety culture change strategies