HITT208 Healthcare Quality Improvement
Department of Health Sciences: Health Information Technology
- I. Course Number and Title
- HITT208 Healthcare Quality Improvement
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- HITT190 (C or better)
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course covers quality assessment and improvement, providing a basis for developing skills in collecting and analyzing data. Topics include healthcare evaluation systems and the role of HIT professionals in quality improvement, clinical pathways, case management, utilization management, risk management, infection control, and medical staff credentialing.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- use quality improvement tools and techniques to monitor, report, and improve the accuracy of the health record;
- identify the effective use of teams in performance improvement activities;
- identify potential risk management issues;
- maintain medical staff credentialing procedures; and
- demonstrate an understanding of compliance with governmental and organizational regulations and accreditation standards.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- performance improvement (PI) foundations, fundamentals, and core principles
- national patient safety goals
- pay for performance
- "never events"
- community-acquired and healthcare-associated infections
- terminology and standards common to performance improvement activities
- the organization-wide performance improvement cycle
- the team-based performance improvement cycle
- principal aspects of healthcare that are targeted for performance measurement
- outcomes and proactive risk reduction in performance improvement
- brainstorming and the nominal group technique
- internal and external benchmark comparison
- data aggregation in support of data analysis
- various data types
- graphic presentation of data
- internal and external customers
- surveys and interviews
- case management functionality
- criteria sets/core measures
- infection control
- governmental organizations that develop healthcare regulations
- risk management
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
- accreditation, certification, and licensure organizations
- hospital-related statistical terms
- morbidity and mortality rates
- Medicare requirements in healthcare
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA)
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
The assessment of course learning goals will be based on classroom discussions, written exams, assignments, papers, and/or performance-based tasks and projects. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Revision/Approval Date: Approved 6/15/2011; New Core 8/2015