Total Quality Management RADT 8250

Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:

• Identify the main principles of Total Quality Management (TQM).
• Justify the need for total quality management in healthcare.
• Apply the principles of Total Quality Management to the cancer treatment health care environment.
• Examine the relationship between quality improvement implementation and health care facilities as unique organizations in structure and culture.
• Evaluate resource utilization and processes for continuous quality improvement within current constraints of the health care system.
• Assess the problems and issues in implementing quality improvements efforts within a health care organization.
• Understand the challenges that exist when managing change within the evolving healthcare system.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the current and emerging issues in the Canadian health care system.
• Examine the relationship between health policy and change in the healthcare system.
• Examine quality management factors that can affect patient safety.
• Recognize the relationship between practice decisions and healthcare budgets.
• Examine the principles of evidence-based decision-making, accreditation, risk management and best practices.
• Apply the principles of risk management in support of best practices.

Effective as of Fall 2025