LHCO 219. Process Improvement in Health Care (4 units)
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Description
Students learn and apply concepts and techniques of business process analysis and improvements as building blocks for operations improvement strategies in health care. Students will analyze and improve processes in various contexts using different process improvement tools from simple process-mapping to computer-based process-modeling. Use of fundamental and sophisticated analytical techniques to design and manage efficient and effective operations and processes will be covered. The importance of balancing technical/analytical and organizational/behavioral aspects of business process improvements will be highlighted. Prerequisites: admission to the MAS in the Leadership of Healthcare Organizations Program or consent of department.
Prerequisite courses
LHCO 219 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have LHCO 219 as a prerequisite.