Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Leadership Development Program
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Program Information
Cohorts begin Fall & Spring
If you have a group of 15 or more, please contact Dr. Mary Cooper.
Training Healthcare Leaders in Quality & Safety
Healthcare Quality and Safety (HQS) is the study and prevention of adverse events, suboptimal care, ineffective treatments, inefficient processes, and unnecessary clinical variation in health systems. HQS professionals are on the forefront of transitioning healthcare delivery towards high-value care.
Originally created by the Jefferson College of Population Health to develop a critical mass of physician faculty able to lead in quality improvement and patient safety, the Quality Improvement & Patient Safety (QIPS) Leadership Development Program has grown and evolved to encompass interprofesional leaders from all areas of healthcare.
Interested in Sponsoring a Cohort for Your Organization?
We work with organizations to develop customizable programs to build interprofessional knowledge and team work for their leaders, using experts from the sponsoring organization, Jefferson Health and JCPH, and industry to demonstrate practical real-world experience of the application of quality and safety principles. For more information please contact Mary Reich Cooper, MD, JD.
QIPS Leadership Program Overview
This online program includes asynchronous coursework, live virtual sessions, and a mentored project designed to align improvement work with the participants’ practice goals and the organization’s business priorities.
The online modules are delivered as three graduate-level courses, resulting in an Advance Practice Certificate (APC), which gives participants the opportunity to continue in the Jefferson College of Population Health and complete a Graduate Certificate or Master’s Degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety or use the transferable courses for further education.
Key Highlights:
- 9-month program consists of interactive online learning modules and monthly virtual sessions
- Mentored project focused on needs of the student’s organization, resulting in organizational change
- Interprofessional content, paced and designed around the needs and constraints of busy clinical staff
- Curriculum taught by expert practitioners and focuses on deployable knowledge and skills
- Program accrues transferable graduate course credit and CME/CEUs
Participants graduate from the program with practical knowledge and the leadership skills needed to drive the strategic execution of critical quality and safety improvements. Core content areas include:
- Change Acceleration
- Strategic Execution
- Project Management
- Implementation Science
- System-based Processes
- High Reliability
- Metrics and Data
- Tools and Methods
- Outcomes and Evidence
APC in Healthcare Quality & Safety (QIPS) Courses:
- OPX 520: Change Management
- HQS 509: Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
- HQS 515: Applied Principles of Patient Safety
The Jefferson Difference
- Sessions include case studies and real-world workplace examples
- Network with and learn from other participants facing similar challenges
- Come away with the skills and knowledge to help focus your organization’s quality and safety efforts
- Online access to coursework and materials, during and for six months after the program
In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.