Classes

Semester: Spring and Fall

This course provides an overview of concepts and methodologies for improving the quality and safety of care. Participants will design quality improvement projects using skills learned in class. In addition, UCM leaders will speak on key topics throughout the course. This course will provide an overview of the practical skills and knowledge necessary to assess and improve quality of care, as well as key concepts relating to the Science of Improvement. Important literature in the area of quality improvement and patient safety will be covered. The course will also address the importance of the system within which improvement activities are being implemented, including organization culture and leadership. The health policy and regulatory context for QI will also be covered.

Semester: Winter 2023

This class is designed for students who want a hands-on learning experience focused on how data analytics drives the business of healthcare.

Semester: Spring 2023

This course provides an overview of core healthcare delivery science subject matter including definitions of HDS components, program planning and evaluation, pre-implementation, implementation, post-implementation sustainability, and more. The objectives are for students to gain a deeper understanding of needs and risk assessment, intervention design and development, particularly using user-centered methods, and implementation of interventions into healthcare delivery systems, using cutting-edge conceptual frameworks and methods.

Semester: Winter 2023

The healthcare industry is now undergoing a transformation as data analysis is being rapidly deployed to improve clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. The Healthcare Analytics Laboratory will focus on applying data-driven analytics and insights to identify and create healthcare delivery efficiencies. Student teams will work on real-world improvement projects with prominent healthcare institutions. The course is for students interested in leveraging the academic rigor of data and decision analysis to improve healthcare delivery. It is an excellent course for those interested in careers in or related to the healthcare industry, and business analytics more broadly.

Semester: Spring 2022

One of the today’s most exciting and important applications of Business Analytics is Healthcare, thanks to the rise of Data Science and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Every day, more data on provider performance is becoming available to consumers to help them make better informed decisions about their healthcare. Hospital revenues are being driven more and more by clinical results through incentive programs for improving hospital readmissions, patient safety, costs, and patient outcomes. At the same time, population health is improving as Big Data is being used to learn what treatments are most effective at an unprecedented pace and scale. These forces are transforming the healthcare industry and public health.