School Of Health SciencesQuality and SafetyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 401371.1
Discipline: HEALTH NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
401081 - Organisational Governance and Performance Management
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course
About this Unit
This unit provides an overview of emerging health policy with particular attention to quality and safety. Students develop a critical view on the organisation of healthcare, measurement and delivery of outcomes from the patient and population perspective as well as organisational accountability for quality and safety. The course consists of three components. The first component targets the main constituents of clinical governance, including practice design, analysis and improvement, error reporting and investigation, public accountability and open disclosure, multi-disciplinary teamwork and clinical leadership. The second component introduces the tools of clinical process redesign which help managers make practical improvements to practices in their units. The third component targets risk management by providing an overview of the kinds of risks faced by health service managers by outlining perceptions of risk such as adverse effect versus opportunity capital.
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| 4698.4 | Master of Health Science | CURRENT |
| 4700.3 | Graduate Diploma in Health Science | CURRENT |
| 4777.1 | Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management | CURRENT |
| 4781.1 | Master of Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability | CURRENT |
Specialisations
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| A4048.1 | Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 1.5 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4049.1 | Master of Health Science (Health Service Management) 1 year pathway | CURRENT |
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| A4053.1 | Master of Health Science (Digital Health) 2 year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4054.1 | Master of Health Science (Digital Health) 1.5 Year pathway | CURRENT |
| A4068.1 | Master of Ageing, Wellbeing and Sustainability - Professional Stream | CURRENT |