Principles and Practice of Quality Measurement in Healthcare. -Early 2019.
QualLab is pleased to announce the first edition of its “Principles and Practice of Quality Measurement in Healthcare” School ,so if you are interested in Healthcare Quality and wish to have a broad perspective of what is involved in making quality happen in your work place, then do consider enrolling for this QualLab. The Basic QualLab takes a tactical view of quality measurement in Healthcare. Participants will gain perspective on the nuts and bolts of data collection, data management and basic principles of quality data-analysis. This course does not assume any expertise in statistics or software. The faculty of this school has several decades of experience in Healthcare Quality Improvement.
QualLab Info
Purpose:
To provide you with an easy access to the basics of Healthcare Quality Measurement. Statistical Thinking offers a user- friendly approach to apply statistical reasoning in clinical and managerial practice. This course will help you understand the nuts and bolts of applying statistical process control , in the context of the continuum from Data- Information- Knowledge – Action.
Format:
The seminar is a ‘hands- on – the – computer’ workshop augmented with lectures and discussions. You will be lead interactively using healthcare data-sets to exploit widely available desktop spreadsheets and databases as a learning environment.
Preparation:
The course will begin with exposition of basics of traditional ‘statistical methods’ and then highlight the necessity and advantage of ‘Statistical Thinking’. It is recommended that you read Donald Wheeler’s Book ‘Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos'[1993]. Edward Deming’s ‘The New Economics [1993] would be helpful too. Those who have not had any exposure to research design and statistics could benefit by familiarizing themselves with the NMS series on Bio-statistics and Epistemology.This course does not require advanced computing knowledge, beyond that of the novice.
Course Suitability:
This Basic QualLab is suitable for:
Healthcare professionals across every department of the organisation who are dealing, or are involved with, strategic decisions regarding quality and/ or who will be in leadership positions in the future
Anyone dealing with important decisions, either in private or public healthcare organisations, as well as small clinics.
Note : The total number of participants is limited to 40. Participants are required to bring their own Laptops. Datasets would be provided during the seminar.
QualLab Program
| Day 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Quality and Safety | 8.00-9.00 | Registration | |
| 9.00-9.30 | Tea | ||
| 9.30-11.00 | Need for Quality | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea Break | ||
| 11.30-12.30 | Conceptual Foundations I | ||
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 1.30-3.30 | Systems Lab | ||
| 3.30-5.00 | Day1 Overview |
| Day 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding Practice | 9.00-10.00 | Measurement for Improvement | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Sources of Data | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea Break | ||
| 11.30-12.30 | Conceptual Foundations II | ||
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 1.30-3.30 | Data Lab | Requires MS Excel | |
| 3.30-5.00 | Day2 Review | ||
| 7.00 PM onwards | Social Dinner |
| Day 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Analysis | 9.00-10.00 | Understanding Variation | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Basic Statistical Methods I | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea Break | ||
| 11.30-12.30 | Basic Statistical Methods II | Cell_Content | |
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 1.30-3.30 | Stat Lab | MS Excel required | |
| 3.30-5.00 | Mid Course Review |
| Day 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement Method | 9.00-10.00 | Basics of Design | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Improvement Methods I | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea Break | ||
| 11.30-12.30 | Improvement Methods II | ||
| 12.30-1.30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 1.30-3.30 | Design Lab | ||
| 3.30-5.00 | Day4 Review |
| Day 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Organizing for Improvement | 9.00-10.00 | Selecting Projects | |
| 10.00-11.00 | Publishing Improvement | ||
| 11.00-11.30 | Tea Break | ||
| 11.30-1.00 | Participants Presentation | Cell_Content | |
| --------- | End of School | --------- |
QualLab Venue
Mahabaleshwar is a hill station 100 kilometers from Pune.
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Registration & Payment
While the QualLab has no technical prerequisites, it is mandatory to register.
Registration opens on 10 August , 2018.
We recommend that you enroll as soon as possible as this program has limited capacity and may fill quickly.
Enrolment fee needs to be paid within 10 days after acceptance.
Tuition Fees: Rs 20,000.[ Rupees Twenty Thousand only]
What’s included in the fee?
The fees include the QualLab tuition, course materials, daily lunches and tea on all days. A complimentary social dinner on one day.
Participants are responsible for travel, stay , breakfast and dinner.
Please note that demand for accommodation in Mahabaleshwar is high in Post- Monsoon season, therefore it is necessary to start inquiring long before the start of the course.
Design and Development of Healthcare Quality Measurement Systems.  -Late 2019.
QualLab is pleased to announce its first edition of the “Design and Development of Healthcare Quality Measurement Systems” School, that builds upon the basic school to highlight the necessary systems, frameworks and methodologies for meaningful measurement of quality. The school will be led by international faculty in order to reflect the experiences and case studies from around the globe, both from organizational and public policy perspectives. Participants will be expected to have experience in healthcare quality and must have completed the Basic QualLab. Knowledge of advanced statistics, healthcare costing, research methodology and a passion to explore innovative models of healthcare delivery and payment is assumed.
QualLab Info
Purpose:
To provide you with an easy access to the basics of Healthcare Quality Measurement. Statistical Thinking offers a user- friendly approach to apply statistical reasoning in clinical and managerial practice. This course will help you understand the nuts and bolts of applying statistical process control , in the context of the continuum from Data- Information- Knowledge – Action.
Format:
The seminar is a ‘hands- on – the – computer’ workshop augmented with lectures and discussions. You will be lead interactively using healthcare data-sets to exploit widely available desktop spreadsheets and databases as a learning environment.
Preparation:
The course will begin with exposition of basics of traditional ‘statistical methods’ and then highlight the necessity and advantage of ‘Statistical Thinking’. It is recommended that you read Donald Wheeler’s Book ‘Understanding Variation: The Key to Managing Chaos'[1993]. Edward Deming’s ‘The New Economics [1993] would be helpful too. Those who have not had any exposure to research design and statistics could benefit by familiarizing themselves with the NMS series on Bio-statistics and Epidemiology.This course does not require advanced computing knowledge, beyond that of the novice.
Course Suitability:
This Advanced QualLab is suitable for:
Healthcare professionals across every department of the organisation who are dealing, or are involved with, strategic decisions
Managers who will be in leadership positions in the future
Anyone dealing with important decisions, either in private or public healthcare organisations, as well as small clinics.
Note : The total number of participants is limited to 40. Participants are required to bring their own Laptops. Datasets would be provided during the seminar.
QualLab Program
Advanced School Program
| Day1 | Framework for Healthcare Excellence | |
|---|---|---|
| 8.00- 9.00 Am | Registration | |
| 9.00- 10.30 | Integrated Quality System I | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Student Case Profiles | |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Integrated Quality System II | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes Lab : Quality Planning |
| Day1 | Understanding Healthcare Performance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Performance Track | Public Health Performance Track | |
| 9.00- 10.30 | Hospital Performance. | Health System Performance |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Documentation Improvement. | Health Surveys I |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Practice Pattern Analysis | Health Surveys II |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes lab II: Coding audits . | Outcomes lab II: Needs assessment/ Routine hospital data |
| 7.00-9.00 | Networking Dinner I |
| Day1 | Performance Analysis and Monitoring I. | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital Performance Track | Public Health Performance Track | |
| 9.00- 10.30 | Performance Indicators I | Performance Indicators I |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Validating Indicators | Sentinal Event Monitoring |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | SPC Charts :I | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes lab III: Excel SPC | Outcomes lab III: Saving lives campaigns. |
| Day1 | Performance Analysis and Monitoring II | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00- 10.30 | SPC Charts : II | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Risk Adjustment I | |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Risk adjustment II | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes Lab IV: Dashboards | Outcomes lab IV: Report cards. |
| 6.30-8.00 | Cultural Activity | |
| 8.00-9.30 | Networking Dinner II |
| Day1 | Optimizing Operations | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00- 10.30 | Understanding technical efficiency | Population Care Management |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Maximizing Patient Flow | Big-Data Analytics |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Scheduling Basics | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes lab 5: Simulation | Outcomes Lab 5: Predictive Analytics |
| Day1 | Economics of Quality and Safety | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00- 10.30 | Hospital Mortality Analysis | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 12.30 | Complications Coding | |
| 12.30-2.00 | Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Cost of Quality Analysis | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Outcomes Lab : Adverse Events |
| Day1 | Negotiating with performance data | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00- 10.30 | Case mix systems | |
| 10.30-11.00 | Tea Break | |
| 11.00- 1.00 | Combined Outcomes Lab Presentations | |
| 12.30-2.00 | Closing Lunch | |
| 2.00-3.30 | Population Care Management Symposium.[optional] | |
| 3.30-4.00 | Tea Break | |
| 4.00- 6.00 | Population Care Management Symposium [Cont] | |
| 7.00- 9.00 Pm | Farewell Dinner |
QualLab Venue
Mahabalipuram is a beach resort 100 kilometers from Chennai.
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Registration & Payment
While the QualLab has no technical prerequisites, it is mandatory to register.
Registration opens on 10 August , 2018.
We recommend that you enroll as soon as possible as this program has limited capacity and may fill quickly.
Enrolment fee needs to be paid within 10 days after acceptance.
Tuition Fees: Rs 20,000.[ Rupees Twenty Thousand only]
What’s included in the fee?
The fees include the QualLab tuition, course materials, daily lunches and tea on all days. A complimentary social dinner on one day.
Participants are responsible for travel, stay , breakfast and dinner.