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Healthcare quality and patient safety have become foundational elements of the healthcare system in Saudi Arabia. Recognizing the significance of an effective healthcare system, most healthcare facilities are developing robust programs and structures committed to enhancing outcomes through rigorous quality improvement and patient safety methods to accomplish their goal of advancing safe care delivery and improving patient outcomes. The widespread movement toward a safer care environment requires healthcare leaders who possess the essential knowledge, skills, and expertise in this field. The Executive Master of Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety program at SEU provides a comprehensive curriculum designed to drive strategic innovation in healthcare, foster a culture of quality and safety utilizing technology, reshape the leadership role focused on health care quality and safety, and promote the improvement of health care processes through evidence-based methods. Such effort is in line with the strategic goals of the Saudi Vision 2030 to improve healthcare quality in the country
Program Duration
Successful completion of a 36 credit hours.
| Coding | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Level | |||
| HCM500 | Healthcare Systems | 3 | - |
| HCM520 | Quality and Patient Safety | 3 | - |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Second Level | |||
| HCM520 | Quality and Patient Safety | 3 | |
| HQS505 | Evidenced-Based Research and Quality Assurance | 3 | HCM515 |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Third Level | |||
| HQS510 | Quality Measurement and Performance Improvement | 3 | HCM520 |
| HQS515 | Financial Management for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety Leaders | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Fourth Level | |||
| HQS520 | Risk Management and Patient Safety | 3 | HQS510 |
| HQS525 | Technology and Health Informatics | 3 | HQS505 |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Fifth Level | |||
| HQS530 | Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care | 3 | HQS510 |
| HQS535 | Leadership and Management for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety | 3 | HQS510 |
| Total | 9 | ||
| Sixth Level | |||
| HCM550 | Healthcare Policy Analysis and Development | 3 | - |
| HQS590 | Capstone: Strategic Management in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety | 3 | HQS510 |
| Total | 9 | ||
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