Prerequisite
n/a
Description
The goal of the course is to help students gain a better understanding of performance measurement in health care and the importance of health informatics in supporting performance measurement systems. The course will provide an overview of different models for performance measurement, indicator development strategies and a discussion of issues specific to several stakeholder groups.
Objectives
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To understand performance measurement frameworks and models that are currently being applied across the health care system, when and why to implement them (what to measure and why).
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To describe different methods for identifying, selecting and validating specific types of performance measures (how to measure).
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To become familiar with emerging issues in the calculation, reporting, and uptake of individual components of performance measurement frameworks by a range of stakeholder groups and in a variety of healthcare settings (appropriateness, feasibility, and relevance of measures and frameworks).
Instructor
Evaluation
- Individual assignment
- 20%
- Individual – article critique
- 25%
- Group project
- 45%
- Group discussion on the class readings
- 5%
- Participation (in weekly classes)
- 5%