CRES 832 Healthcare Outcome Measurement and Quality Improvement

This course will examine both required and optional data collection and analysis to support improvement in the delivery of healthcare across the continuum of care. Based on outcome measures covered in the class, students will be able to create and analyze sample datasets to ask hypothetical questions that would allow them to address quality of care issues in various types of healthcare organizations.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. 1. Perform analyses that will provide measurement of cost, quality and access in the US and Global healthcare system
2. 2. Apply their knowledge of biostatistics to healthcare data
3. 3. Access, download and analyze multiple healthcare datasets to answer various empirical and epidemiological questions
4. 4. Collectively work to answer questions, make predictions, and estimate prevalence and incidence of disease
5. 5. Analyze the economic impact of disease and/or disease treatment on a specific global population