Jefferson College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs, Department of Health Services Administration, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL College of Health and Education, Marymount University, Arlington, VA Health Systems, Department of Community Health Sciences, W21C Research and Innovation Centre, O'Brien Institute for Public Health | Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada School of Health Professions, Department of Health Services Administration, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Informatics Institute, Center for the Study of Community Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, Spring House, PA Department of Health Services Administration, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Keigwin School of Nursing, Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs, QSEN Institute Regional Center, Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL.
Am J Med Qual. 2021;36(6):441-448. doi: 10.1097/JMQ.0000000000000021.
The number of master's degree programs in healthcare quality and safety (HQS) has increased significantly over the past decade. Academic accreditation provides assurance that educational programs are of a high quality and meet the needs of students, employers, and the general public. Under the guidance of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, faculty from 9 universities collaborated in the development of criteria and related content domains to be used in the accreditation of graduate programs in HQS. Thirteen content domains were identified. Four of the content domains, safety and error science, improvement science and quality principles, evidence-based practice, and measurement and process improvement are thought to be foundational domains for graduate education in HQS. This article describes the development of the content domains and accompanying standards for accreditation of graduate programs in HQS.
在过去的十年中,医疗保健质量和安全(HQS)的硕士学位课程数量显著增加。学术认证确保教育计划具有高质量,并满足学生、雇主和公众的需求。在医疗保健管理教育认证委员会的指导下,9 所大学的教师合作制定了标准和相关内容领域,用于 HQS 研究生课程的认证。确定了 13 个内容领域。其中四个内容领域,安全和错误科学、改进科学和质量原则、循证实践以及测量和流程改进,被认为是 HQS 研究生教育的基础领域。本文介绍了 HQS 研究生课程认证的内容领域和配套标准的开发。