Details for MAN530 Health Systems, Policy, and Safety

Healthcare leaders make decisions that affect patients, providers and whole communities. Health Systems, Policy, and Safety gives you a clear understanding of how health systems are governed, funded and reformed, and how quality, safety and clinical risk are managed. You’ll explore population health, equity and today’s biggest healthcare challenges, including through a simulated incident investigation. You’ll finish ready to lead strategic improvements in healthcare quality, safety and system performance.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: MAN530
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

Nil

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Critically evaluate the structure, governance and financing of health systems.
2. Analyse the development and implementation of health policy and reform initiatives
3. Assess quality, safety, and risk management frameworks within healthcare organisations.
4. Evaluate the impact of policy decisions on consumers, providers, and communities.
5. Design strategic recommendations to improve healthcare quality, safety, and system performance.

Subject Content

1. Introduction to health systems
2. Health governance and stewardship
3. Health policy development
4. Health economics and funding
5. Quality and safety in healthcare
6. Risk management and clinical governance
7. Population health and equity
8. Leading health system change
9. Contemporary challenges in healthcare
10. Strategic leadership for health performance
11. Contemporary issues in health policy, systems, and safety considerations

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site 
• E-learning (online) 
• Intensive (provide details) 

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Ministerial Briefing (25%)
2. Healthcare Incident Investigation Simulation (35%)
3. Strategic Health Management Project (40%)

Prescribed Text

Duckett, S., & Willcox, S. (2022). The Australian health care system (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. 

Check with the instructor each semester before purchasing any prescribed texts or representative references