scholarly journals Commentary: Quality improvement education innovation: evaluation of Coursera MOOC ‘Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement’

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 79-80
Author(s):  
Carol Hall
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 62-78
Author(s):  
Denice Reese ◽  
Mary A Dolansky ◽  
Shirley M Moore ◽  
Heather Bolden ◽  
Mamta K Singh

Background Massive open online courses have the potential to enable dissemination of essential components of quality improvement learning. Subsequent to conducting the massive open online course ‘Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement’, this paper is a report of the evaluation of the course’s effectiveness in increasing healthcare professionals’ quality improvement knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy and systems thinking. Methods Using the Kirkpatrick model for evaluation, a pretest–posttest design was employed to measure quality improvement knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and systems thinking. Interprofessional learners across the globe enrolled in the 5-week online course that consisted of 10 modules (short theory bursts, assignments and assessments). The objective of the course was to facilitate learners’ completion of a personal or clinical project. Of the 5751 learners enrolled, 1415 completed the demographic survey, and 88 completed all the surveys, assignments and assessments. This paper focuses on the 88 who completed the course. Results There was a significant 14% increase in knowledge, a 3.5% increase in positive attitude, a 3.9% increase in systems thinking and a 21% increase in self-efficacy. Learners were very satisfied with the course (8.9/10). Conclusions Learners who completed the course ‘Take the Lead on Healthcare Quality Improvement’ had significant gains in learner outcomes: quality improvement knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and systems thinking supporting this course format’s efficacy in improving key components of students’ quality improvement capabilities.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e001104
Author(s):  
Pamela Mathura ◽  
Miriam Li ◽  
Natalie McMurtry ◽  
Narmin Kassam

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Liu ◽  
J. Babigumira ◽  
A. Chiunda ◽  
A. Katamba ◽  
I. Litvak ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Patricia Schroeder ◽  
Lenard L. Parisi ◽  
Rhonda Foster

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-430
Author(s):  
Ahmed Otokiti

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into contemporary challenges associated with applying informatics and big data to healthcare quality improvement. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a narrative literature review. Findings Informatics serve as a bridge between big data and its applications, which include artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and point-of-care clinical decision making. Healthcare investment returns, measured by overall population health, healthcare operation efficiency and quality, are currently considered to be suboptimal. The challenges posed by informatics/big data span a wide spectrum from individual patients to government/regulatory agencies and healthcare providers. Practical implications The paper utilizes informatics and big data to improve population health and healthcare quality improvement. Originality/value Informatics and big data utilization have the potential to improve population health and service quality. This paper discusses the challenges posed by these methods as the author strives to achieve the aims.


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