This 12-week learning program is presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
# Quality Improvement Relies on Quality Measurement
In this program, you will discover what quality measurement is and why it matters, how to set a clear and achievable aim, how to define a family of measures tightly linked to your aim, how to choose and collect the right data, and how to display and analyze your data in run and control charts to support improvement. You can bring your own improvement project or idea and apply course concepts, tools, and methods or choose from several case studies to use as you apply course learnings. You will benefit from online lessons, live webinars, case studies, coaching, and peer interaction.
# What You'll Learn
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the concepts and methods of measurement for improvement
- Apply the steps/tools in the quality measurement journey to a system you are improving
- Design a family of measures
- Construct effective data collection plans that incorporate stratification and sampling methods
- Design run and control charts to analyze data for improvement
- Distinguish common and special cause variation in data
# Key Dates
This program consists of 6 online lessons and 6 all-learner calls.
- September 24: Lesson 1 opens
- October 7: Deadline to register
- October 8: First all-learner call
# Who Should Attend
This online course is open to professionals familiar with quality improvement methods interested in taking a deeper look into measurement. This includes:
- Quality Leaders and Managers
- Chief Quality Officers
- Patient Safety Officers/Executives
- Data Analytics Staff