HLTH MGT 734 / Quality and Safety in Healthcare

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Master of Health Management Program.

Improving quality and enhancing patient safety has become a preoccupation within most healthcare systems around the world. Despite this, there continues to be high levels of healthcare errors and inadequate understanding of the fundamentals of quality management and patient safety. This course is designed to expose healthcare managers to the major principles, theories and approaches to quality management by analyzing practical real-life examples.