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Course No: PUBH.5120-001; SIS Class Nbr: 11707; SIS Term: 2710
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course teaches a multi-disciplinary approach to operations analysis, process redesign and quality improvement in healthcare. Students study the history, development and principles of quality improvement in healthcare; how quality improvement processes have been used in various healthcare settings; the tools and processes used in quality improvement; how to structure and implement a quality improvement program; and how to collect, analyze and interpret quality improvement data.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Graduate level or Instructor permission.
- Section Notes: Blended Course: Face-to-Face meetings at UMass Lowell Health and Social Sciences Building, South Campus and Online; Blended course- Face-to-Face Classes meet: 9/11, 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/4, Online Classes held: 9/18, 9/25, 10/13, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20, 11/ 27.
- Core Codes: LBLD
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Kimberly Flodin
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- M | 5:30 PM-8:30 PM EST
- 2017 Fall: Sep 06 to Dec 14
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1725
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management, M.P.H. in Healthcare Management, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Informatics Option, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Service Management Option, DNP in Nursing Practice
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