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AIHCM - American Institute of Healthcare Management
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Certified Patient Pathway Excellence

A self-paced certificate program on designing and improving patient pathways for smoother, safer care.

foundation180 min6 lessons

What you'll learn

  • Identify the stages of a patient pathway.
  • Analyse a pathway to locate bottlenecks and hand-off risks.
  • Apply a redesign technique to reduce delay in a step.
  • Evaluate flow metrics against improvement goals.
  • Sequence the actions needed to implement a pathway change.
  • Recommend a prioritised pathway improvement.

Course content

3 modules · 6 lessons

1. Pathway Thinking
  • What is a patient pathway?Preview8m
  • Mapping a pathway8m
2. Finding & Fixing Friction
  • Spotting bottlenecks8m
  • Redesigning steps8m
3. Measuring Flow
  • Flow metrics8m
  • Making the case8m