IHP 315

Patient Safety Systems and Strategies (online)

Students explore core tenets that promote a culture of patient safety, including assessment through the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety (HSOPS), incident and safety reporting systems, disclosure policies and communication and teamwork strategies including human factors and TeamSTEPPS. Additionally, students will examine methodologies to improve patient safety, including Root Cause Analysis, Failure Mode Effects Analysis and utilization of a system-wide Patient Safety Plan.

Units: 3.0