This course is part of the Patient Safety Specialization

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Matt Austin

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Patient Safety SpecializationJohns Hopkins University

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How will you know if your patient safety and quality project is meeting its objectives? Peter Drucker once said “What gets measured, gets managed.” In this course, students will learn why measurement is critical to quality improvement work. Equally important, they will learn which data sources provide the most meaningful information and tools for how and where to locate them. Finally, students will learn how to interpret data from their patient safety and quality projects to guide and modify them during implementation to maximize their chances of making a difference for patients.

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Patient Safety Specialization

Approx. 6 hours to complete

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What you will learn

Describe why measurement is important to quality improvement work.
Locate external sources of quality and safety measures and associated performance data.
Identify those data that are useful for monitoring and evaluating quality improvement projects.

Skills you will gain

Data Analysis
Performance Measurement
Project Evaluation

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Course 6 of 7 in the

Patient Safety Specialization

Approx. 6 hours to complete

English

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Matt Austin

Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 65 min)

8 videos

Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality8mDonabedian's Model6mPerformance Measurement Domains4mSpecifying a Performance Measure and Common Data Source for Measurement10mA Global Example of Performance Measurement in Healthcare: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement8mNames to Know and Properties of a Good Measure9mChallenges with Performance Measurement7mCopy of Performance Measurement in Patient Safety and Quality8m

1 practice exercise

Module 1 Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Public Reporting of Performance Measures

In this module, learners will gain knowledge of the primary audiences for publicly reported performance measure sand some of the key measures that are currently reported. Learners will be exposed to some of the key websites that publicly report performance data and hear from a health system leader about some of the benefits and challenges of having a hospital’s quality and safety performance publicly available.

2 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 55 min)

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Interpreting Data and Telling Data's Story

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 58 min)

Week4

Week 4

1 hour to complete

From Data to Action and Iteration

In this module, learners will be exposed to how mixed-methods research, which includes integrating qualitative and quantitative data together, can be used successfully in quality improvement projects.Learners will also become familiar with how data and measures are used to evaluate the success of a quality improvement project. Two case studies will be shared to demonstrate how these concepts have been used in real-life quality improvement projects.

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 48 min)

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TOP REVIEWS FROM MEASURING THE SUCCESS OF A PATIENT SAFETY OR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (PATIENT SAFETY VI)

by MSep 6, 2020

This course was really helpful for me. But it is difficult to get peer reviews for the peer-graded assignment.

by NAJun 3, 2020

Excellent. My concept of data collection, designing, analysis and interpratation has tremendously improved. Have also learned how to use different tools in Quality Improvent Projects

by RCSep 9, 2022

Thank you so much to Coursera and John Hopkins University. Really valuable topics.

by NKAug 28, 2020

Thanks a lot to make me in this wonderful opportunity to learn about patient safety and quality improvement.

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About the Patient Safety Specialization

Preventable patient harms, including medical errors and healthcare-associated complications, are a global public health threat. Moreover, patients frequently do not receive treatments and interventions known to improve their outcomes. These shortcomings typically result not from individual clinicians’ mistakes, but from systemic problems -- communication breakdowns, poor teamwork, and poorly designed care processes, to name a few.

The Patient Safety & Quality Leadership Specialization covers the concepts and methodologies used in process improvement within healthcare. Successful participants will develop a system’s view of safety and quality challenges and will learn strategies for improving culture, enhancing teamwork, managing change and measuring success. They will also lead all aspects of a patient safety and/or quality improvement project, applying the methods described over the seven courses in the specialization.

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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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