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ADHA 7040

High Reliability Healthcare: Quality Improvement Methods and Tools · 1 instructor on record · 12 sections

What the course score is made of

90BC evaluations12 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 1 2023 – Spring 2022

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That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”12 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

95thMore work than 95% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Workload”12 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

The course explores applications of quality improvement measures to the healthcare environment. Topics covered include an understanding of high reliability organizations, utilization review, risk management in healthcare, quality management, the use of outcomes research in improving patient care efficacy and safety, and performance management through training. This course is consistent with Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) competencies and can partly contribute to preparation for the certification exam.

The only instructor on record

12 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Patricia Reid PonteNursing	9412 records	95th	58th

There is no ranking to read here: Patricia Reid Ponte is the only instructor with evaluation records for ADHA 7040, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Patricia Reid Ponte

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
NURS 9906DNP Project Seminar 2	1133 records	71
NURS 9904DNP Project Seminar 1	1130 records	74
NURS 8712Healthcare Quality Management	823 records	76
NURS 9908DNP Project Seminar 3	1023 records	71
NURS 8717Foundations of Evidence-Based Advanced Nursing Practice	718 records	71
NURS 8715Nursing Leadership in Complex Health Care Settings	717 records	66

Other ADHA classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
ADHA 7050Smart Healthcare: Digital Strategies and Business Models	218 records	88
ADHA 7000Blueprints of Care: Mapping Health Systems and Structures for Population Health	314 records	92
ADHA 7015Innovative Leaders: Transformational Health Leadership	114 records	96
ADHA 7045From Data to Decisions: Health and Healthcare Analytics	114 records	96
ADHA 7010From Capitol to Clinic: The Intersection of Health Policy and Practice	212 records	90
ADHA 7025The Price of Care: Financial Decision Making in Healthcare	112 records	88

The line

All 13 items · means across 12 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9778th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9780th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9672nd pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9663rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9467th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9678th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9676th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9578th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9675th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9677th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

9195th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

681st pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

12 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Patricia Reid Ponte	Spring 2022	02	97	83	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Fall 2021	02	90	100	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	2024FALL1	01	96	95	80
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Fall 2021	01	93	90	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Fall 2022	01	94	89	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Fall 2023	01	92	92	80
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Fall 2025	01	93	87	60
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Spring 2022	01	90	83	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Spring 2024	01	100	98	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Spring 2025	01	100	100	100
Patricia Reid Ponte	Midterm Spring 2026	01	95	75	80
Patricia Reid Ponte	Spring 1 2023	01	90	87	—

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.