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Performance Measurement in Health Care
Location
Internet
Term
Winter Institute
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online with Some Asynchronous Online
Start Date
Monday, January 13, 2025
End Date
Friday, January 17, 2025
This course will be offered January 13, 2025 from 9:00a - 12:30p; January 14, 15 from 9:00a - 11:00a, January 16 from 9:00a - 1:00p, & January 17 from 8:30a-12:30p.
M, Tu, W, Th, F, 9:00 - 11:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Prerequisite
Focuses on performance measurement for hospitals and describes key aspects and challenges of measurement initiatives in the current context of health care reform in general, and payment reform more specifically. Includes the faculty, all senior health care professionals from the trenches, describing the regulatory environment and Joint Commission and CMS requirements. Summarizes key measures used for public reporting and payment such as chart-abstracted clinical process, administrative data based outcomes, satisfaction, and efficiency. Highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each type of measure and discusses appropriate use of analytics and comparison data including patient satisfaction. Covers current public reporting and pay for performance initiatives and associated challenges. Includes emerging initiatives in the context of the electronic medical records, such as e-measures and meaningful use.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the evolution of performance measurement for hospitals and operational challenges for hospitals
- Describe data analysis, composite scores, and benchmarking
- Identify the components of payment reform including value-based purchasing, readmissions, and hospital-acquired conditions
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 80% Final Paper
- 20% Participation
Enrollment Restriction
Graduate students only
This course will be offered remotely with a mix asynchronous lectures and 5 synchronous zoom sessions. Students are required to listen to lectures prior to the start of class. Final exam is due by February 7, 2025.