CAQHI Program - Fall 2021

CAQHI-1 | LEVEL: ADVANCED

For questions, please contact the I-QIPS Team

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Applications for the Fall 2021 (Group: CAQHI-1) offering of the Certificate for Added Qualification in Healthcare Improvement Program are closed. All applicants have been notified regarding application decisions.

More information about the program, including CME, is available on the program overview page.

Applicant Acknowledgement: By submitting an application for the Fall 2021 CAQHI Program (Group: CAQHI-1), the applicant acknowledges that they are applying simultaneously for BOTH of the below courses, which are requirements of the certificate program and associated specifically with this respective CAQHI Program offering (Group: CAQHI-1):

Course 1: QI Jump Start - Fall 2021 (1586-6)
Course 2: Leading Healthcare Improvement (LHI) - Spring 2022 (1601-4)

An accepted CAQHI Program application provides the applicant with automatic enrolled in both courses (they will not need to apply separately for each course). HOWEVER, prior to the start of EACH course, all accepted CAQHI Program applicants are required to confirm their continued intention for enrollment in the respective courses by their prompt attention and reply to I-QIPS communications sent to them in this regard.

Note: Each of the above courses is available without enrollment in the CAQHI Program. An applicant, who is interested in taking only one of the courses or would like to take both courses without participating in the CAQHI Program, should apply separately for each respective course of interest. To do so, visit the Education page, where Calls for Applications (by course) are announced when available.

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CAQHI Program Milestones

To view a high-level snapshot of certificate program requirements and associated timelines:

CAQHI Program Overview (see Figure 1)

STEP 1

Course 1: QI Jump Start - Fall 2021 (1586-6)

The QI Jump Start course is the first of two required courses for the CAQHI Program. This intermediate-level course builds upon foundational skills, as well as those concepts acquired from each course session.

The topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to, the following:

systems/design thinking and redesign
models for healthcare improvement
basic measures and tools for conducting quality improvement (QI)
adult learning theory and mentoring
QI scholarship

Visit the QI Jump Start - Fall 2021 (1586-6) course offering page to view the following information about the noted offering:

Course Resources
Course Schedule
Attendance Policy
Required Course Assignments & Assessments

Course Completion Requirements

The successful completion of the QI Jump Start course, as required for the CAQHI Program, is provided on the CAQHI Program overview page.

Visit the QI Jump Start course overview page to view the following information about the overall course:

Goal and Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Content
Delivery
Criteria for Completion
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Evaluation

STEP 2

Course 2: Leading Healthcare Improvement (LHI) - Spring 2022 (1601-4)

The Leading Healthcare Improvement (LHI) course is the second of two required courses for the CAQHI Program. This advanced-level course is designed to develop leaders of interprofessional improvement teams within their clinical settings.

The topics covered in the course include, but are not limited to, the following:

transformational goals
effective leadership
identifying internal and external stakeholders essential to change projects
cultural barriers and facilitators of organizational change

Visit the LHI - Spring 2022 (1601-4) course offering page to view the following information about the noted offering:

Course Resources
Course Schedule
Attendance Policy
Required Course Assignments & Assessments

Course Completion Requirements

The successful completion of the Leading Healthcare Improvement (LHI) course, as required for the CAQHI Program, is provided on the CAQHI Program overview page.

Visit the LHI course overview page to view the following information about the overall course:

Goal and Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Content
Delivery
Criteria for Completion
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Evaluation

STEP 3

Capstone: Healthcare Improvement Project

As the final required step of the CAQHI Program, each enrolled learner is responsible for completing and submitting one (1) healthcare improvement capstone project.

Capstone Submission Instructions

Use the below button to view the Capstone Submission Instructions, where the following information is provided to help you prepare the items required for your capstone project submission:

Capstone Submission Process (2-step process, including streamlined Capstone Submission Form)
Project Requirement
Submission Requirement
Evaluation Criteria

Update: The submission deadline for all CAQHI-1 Capstone Projects has passed and the above button/instructions link is no longer active.

Capstone Submission Deadline

Friday, July 1, 2022 @ 11:59 PM CT

Follow the Capstone Submission Instructions to prepare your submission and ensure alignment with all stated requirements and criteria.

To submit your capstone project, complete and submit the online Capstone Submission Form (referenced in the instructions) by the noted deadline.

A direct link (URL) to the submission form is provided to enrolled CAQHI Program learners at the conclusion of Course 2: Leading Healthcare Improvement.

Capstone Completion Requirements

The successful completion of the capstone project, as required for the CAQHI Program, is provided on the CAQHI Program overview page.

Visit the same page (CAQHI Program overview) to view the following information about the overall program:

Goal and Target Audience
Learning Objectives
Content and Delivery
Criteria for Completion*
Accreditation and Credit Designation
Evaluation

*Note: Detailed requirements specific to the capstone project are provided in the CAQHI Program Criteria for Completion section, including its requisite registration to the BCM I-QIPS QI Project Registry.