January 2024 University Catalog with April Addendum

DHA8044 Patient Safety, Accreditation, and Regulation in Health Care

In this course, learners evaluate the different types of accreditation processes and the importance of ongoing compliance. Learners examine the role the quality professional has when working with federal, state, and/or local agencies and identify benefits and outcomes of continuous readiness. Throughout the course, learners determine mechanisms and tools to evaluate the success of health care organizations' safety activities and demonstrate how to coordinate and integrate risk management into the organization's health care safety strategy. Finally, learners propose how to link health care safety goals to those of the organization's strategic plan to create and sustain an organizational-wide safety culture.

Credits

6