Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% online
Available loans
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Study terms
- 13 Jul 2020
Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.
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Subject details
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- Introduction and Pressures to Improve Health Services Quality
- Definitions of Quality and Safety and Top-Down Regulatory Approaches
- Frameworks for Thinking: PEST, Macro, Meso & Micro Levels of Analysis
- Australian and International Comparisons
- Demographic Changes
- Occupational Pressures, Workforce Planning
- Famil/Consumer/Patient Centered Care
- Money and Value
- Closing the Gap
- Introducing Healthcare Improvement - Matching Method to Task
- Not All Improvement Efforts Succeed
- Online Discussions
No eligibility requirements
Special requirements
No special requirements
Students completing this subject will have acquired knowledge of existing health service models, the internal and external factors that influence the delivery of quality services, and the best-practice models for quality service design.
- Short Answer & Multiple Choice Quiz (25%%)
- Research Report and Infographic (45%%)
- Online Discussion (30%%)
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