TA 103: Increasing Value and Reducing Waste at the Point of Care
TA 103: Increasing Value and Reducing Waste at the Point of Care
Overview
This course will provide you with an overview of value in health care. We’ll start by distinguishing between cost and value, and understanding how both of these concepts relate to quality. We’ll introduce you to the growing problem of health care spending, as well as the health care practitioner’s role in managing these costs. Finally, we’ll explain how to identify and overcome barriers to providing high-value, cost-effective care.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the potential harm of low-value tests and procedures.
- Distinguish between cost and value in health care.
- Define resource stewardship in health care.
- Describe the ethical case for resource stewardship in health care.
- Identify common barriers to resource stewardship and enablers of inappropriate resource use.
Estimated Time of Completion: 45 minutes
Continuing Education Credits
Course completion typically earns 0.75 Continuing Education credits. Please read the full details to ensure that this course offers your desired credit type. Learn more about Continuing Education credits
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Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to .75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
In support of improving patient care, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the health care team.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement designates this internet enduring activity for a maximum of .75 credits for nurses and pharmacists. This activity is approved to award .75 credits toward Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) recertification.
This activity/program is approved by NAHQ® for .75 CPHQ CE credits.
By attending TA 103 offered by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement participants may earn up to .75 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Subscriptions
This course is available in the following IHI Open School subscriptions: