Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering

Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering

Instructor: Dr. Matthew (Matt) Montoya

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

303 reviews

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Baseline the needs in healthcare delivery and articulate how and why the systems engineering approach can address many of the needs.
Enumerate the different system types, their attributes, characteristics, with exemplars.
Describe the systems engineering approach and conceptualize how to solve healthcare system challenges with this approach.
Delineate and map the variety of healthcare systems to the system types and begin systems engineering problem solving with exemplars.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Through dynamic video lectures and practical application questions, you will learn about the Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering. In this course you will learn about the current lack of synchronized, efficient, and integrated healthcare systems, which are some of the drivers for improvements to healthcare delivery. Also in this course, you will learn about the different types of systems and how they are translated to the healthcare field for appropriate systems engineering process applications, with exemplars. Upon system type articulation and mapping, the systems engineering approach will be introduced to help begin the process of: 1) investigating healthcare challenges, needs, and requirements development; 2) developing system concepts, that are derived from requirements, and then realized in physical and process form; and finally, 3) the establishment of means to verify, validate, and deploy healthcare systems that address the need and meet requirements. Applications and exemplars will be provided.

In this module, you will be introduced to the drivers and needs to improve healthcare and how systems engineering can enable this betterment.

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6 videos1 assignment2 plugins

6 videos Total 60 minutes

What is Healthcare? 7 minutes
What is a Healthcare System and Healthcare Delivery? 4 minutes
Delivery of Healthcare Services 6 minutes
Healthcare Delivery Markets and System Drivers 6 minutes
Why Systems Engineering for Healthcare? 6 minutes
Michael C. Grant, MD (Whiting School of Engineering Fall Faculty Meeting Keynote Speaker) 31 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Healthcare Drivers 30 minutes

2 plugins Total 15 minutes

What is a Health System? [YouTube] 8 minutes
Systems Thinking for Health Systems Strengthening [YouTube] 7 minutes

This module will introduce you to the different system types, their characteristics, attributes, with exemplars.

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4 videos1 assignment

In this module, the systems engineering approach will be introduced to enable you to conceptualize the application for healthcare system challenge resolution.

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7 videos1 assignment

7 videos Total 47 minutes

What is Systems Engineering? 6 minutes
Needs, Requirements, Concept Exploration, and Architectures 7 minutes
Architecture Characteristics and Functions 7 minutes
Types of Requirements and Critical Elements of Systems Design 6 minutes
Scope & Context, Interfaces, and Systems Integration 8 minutes
Test & Evaluation, Production & Deployment 7 minutes
What is In-Service Monitoring and Updates? 6 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Systems Engineering Approach 30 minutes

This module will introduce you to the variety of healthcare systems and then map these systems to the appropriate system type for systems engineering application within the systems engineering approach.

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8 videos1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

8 videos Total 53 minutes

Problem Scope, Baseline, and Scenarios & Use-Cases 7 minutes
Healthcare Concepts Exploration and Architectures 7 minutes
Applying Functions and Requirements in Healthcare Systems 6 minutes
Deriving Requirements and Allocating in Systems Design 7 minutes
Healthcare Systems Interfaces and Integration 5 minutes
Risks of Integration and Healthcare Systems Testing & Evaluation 7 minutes
Healthcare Systems Production & Deployment, In-Service Monitoring & Updates 7 minutes
"-ilities" of In-Service Monitoring & Updates and Course Wrap-Up 7 minutes

1 reading Total 1 minute

Special Note: Audio Gap 1 minute

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Healthcare Systems Engineering Approach Applications 30 minutes

1 plugin Total 15 minutes

Peter J. Provonost, MD, PhD [YouTube] 15 minutes

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Dr. Matthew (Matt) Montoya

Johns Hopkins University

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Reviewed on Nov 20, 2020

Very interesting course that could help a lot in good Engineering

Reviewed on Jul 12, 2024

Thank you for the insightful and comprehensive learning experience provided by the Foundations of Healthcare Systems Engineering course!

Reviewed on Feb 20, 2021

VERY INFORMATIVE, THANKS.Good course. I need to get my certificate. thanks & regards to the instructors.

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