Course: Process and Project Management in a Healthcare Organization

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Course title Process and Project Management in a Healthcare Organization
Course code KKO/P8PRO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimonová Stanislava, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Approaches to managing healthcare organizations, process classification, process maturity. Measurement of processes and setting of process objectives in relation to the strategy of the healthcare organization, methods and tools for quality management. Process model development; methodologies and standards of process modelling. Statistical and graphical tools, advantages and risks of their use in process control. Project management, principles and rules, concepts. Project management as part of strategic management of an organisation. Practical tools for project management. Modelling of selected processes, determination of key performance indicators. Work with management tools, incl. IT tools for decision support and quality management. Project planning, scheduling, resource allocation. Modelling of a selected healthcare project including financial analysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge and skills in the field of process and project management with a focus on healthcare organizations and the application of management informatics tools, then the extension of the topic would include decision support tools, graphical modelling tools and model examples.
Students have the skills and knowledge required for process and project management in a healthcare organization.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Specified compulsory attendance at lectures and seminars. Completing the final assignment with Process and Project Analysis. Passing a written exam test.
Recommended literature
  • FOTR, J.; SOUČEK, I. Tvorba a řízení portfolia projektů. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5275-4.
  • SVOZILOVÁ, A. Projektový management. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-271-0075-0.
  • Šimonová, S. Procesní řízení. Pardubice, 2014.


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