When we seek something more,
we become something greater.
Xavier’s fully online, 12-credit hour certificate in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement is designed to equip you with the skills you need to enhance patient safety, foster a culture of continuous improvement and lead transformative changes. You’ll learn evidence-based methods to improve the quality and efficiency of your healthcare organization.
Experienced faculty serve as your academic advisors resulting in long-lasting professional relationships.
Admission Details and Program Start Date
- The program can begin at any point in the year. Get Started through Xavier University’s free online application or HAMPCAS (fee required).
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution required.
- Minimum of one year of healthcare experience required.
- The GMAT/GRE is NOT required for admission.
Take the next step in your career.
Balance your education with your work and personal life with our convenient online format.
All 12 credit hours earned in the certificate program are fully transferable to Xavier’s Executive Master of Health Services Administration (EMHSA) program, providing a streamlined pathway to further your education.
MHSA programs at Xavier University no longer require the GMAT or GRE test scores of applicants.
Curriculum
Xavier’s online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Process Improvement is a 12-credit program that consists of 4 courses that can be taken on your schedule.
This course covers behavioral theory and its underlying principles as applied to the development of managerial and team work skills for health services administrators. 3 credits.
This course addresses the nature and application of various quantitative methods for analyzing and improving organizational systems and processes within the health care field.
This course jntroduces the theoretical application of statistical quality management in health care as well as the practical application of quality improvement methods in health care settings.
Choose one of the following two courses:
- HESA 559: Healthcare Project Administration- This course prepares students to plan, organize, lead, participate in, control, and improve projects in health care settings.
- HESA 567: Applied Epidemiology- This course introduces students to the application of epidemiology to population health and health services and to the application of epidemiologic literature in health services management. regular education teachers and administrators.