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Quality Assurance Management Methods for Developing Countries
Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, June 10, 2024
End Date
Friday, June 14, 2024
Tuesday, 10:00 - 10:50am
Thursday, 10:00 - 10:50am
Monday, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wednesday, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Friday, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Presents the principles and practice of total quality management methods for health systems in developing countries. Emphasizes integrated district-level health systems management; fostering a genuine team approach in the face of an authoritarian tradition; central importance of community governance; interventions performed according to standards and in an equitable fashion; introducing a measurement-based approach to problem solving, emphasizing analysis of service delivery process and outcome; and developing operational research as an integral component of the management system.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the principles, concepts and methods for developing quality initiatives and explain how these can be used to improve essential public health services
- Define quality from the perspective of all stakeholders, particularly in diverse populations
- Explain how quality assurance principles can identify health barriers and how findings can be utilized to build equity in access and improve population health
- Discuss how quality assurance re-design tools can lead to behavioral changes in populations as a result of improved health programming
- Measure a performance gap and conduct a gap analysis to determine the root cause
- Apply team-based problem-solving methods to address poor performance of public health services
- Assess the costs of poor quality and of quality improvement
- Develop performance monitoring systems and indicators to manage healthcare performance
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Assignments
- 50% Project(s)
- 10% Participation
Asynchronous work prior to the course start: May 28 to June 7: 9 days for review of lectures and readings.