Healthcare Quality and Safety (Post Master's Graduate Certificate)

Southern New Hampshire University's Post Master's Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety is intended for students who currently hold a master's degree, a doctoral degree, or are matriculated in a doctoral program in a health profession and would like to obtain knowledge, experience, and skills in the continuous improvement of healthcare delivery and patient care outcomes though design, development, and evaluation of healthcare quality improvement initiatives. This certificate emphasizes essential skills such as critical thinking, informed decision making, communication, legal and regulatory issues, ethical considerations, systems-thinking, technology, and resource management. The certificate focuses on healthcare quality improvement, health policy and law, compliance and accreditation, resource allocation, and program development and evaluation strategies that promote a culture of safety within various healthcare environments and organizations.