GC 515 Quality Measures & Outcomes (CRN No. 70277)

Prerequisites -- None specified

Fall Term -- Thu -- 5:00-8:00 -- 3 credits

Starting date: 09/10/09; ending date: 12/03/09

Regularly assigned classroom: Curtis 213;

exception dates & alternate classrooms: none

Instructor: Neil Goldfarb

Course Description

The course will cover methods for quality measurement and improvement, application of these methods in various settings and populations, and current and future directions in quality. Student will develop an understanding of issues in defining and measuring quality of care in a variety of health care settings, and learn the skills to measure quality and analyze outcomes.

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Faculty Information

Neil I. Goldfarb holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania and is a doctoral candidate in Health Care Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Program Director for Research in the Department of Health Policy at Thomas Jefferson University. Particular areas of interest and expertise include: Quality measurement and improvement in managed care, ambulatory care, and long term care settings, economic evaluation of health care technologies, and value-based purchasing and the employer's role in health care financing and delivery.