Master of Healthcare Redesign (M7Z)

The Master of Healthcare Redesign has been developed for healthcare professionals and administrators who are passionate about helping people, and improving the way our health services are delivered to patients and consumers.

There are significant pressures on current health services both locally and broadly. Increased demand for services, driven by factors including the ageing population, expensive technology, and increasing consumer expectations, is leading to rising health expenditure, and poorer outcomes for patients, families, staff and organisations.

Waste in healthcare is also a big issue. Hospital employees typically spend a high percentage of their time on unproductive activities, or tasks that are not improving patient outcomes. For example, medical/surgical nurses in hospitals around the world typically spend only about 30% of their time on direct patient care.

Our flexible, online course is designed to give you the skills, knowledge, and confidence you need to tackle these challenges head-on. Designed to fit around the existing commitments of busy professionals, you will learn to create sustainable, achievable, and impactful redesign solutions to the numerous constraints and issues inherent in health service delivery across primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare, such as protracted wait times, care coordination and integration, access and referral across services, and timely treatment and discharge.

In the third year, you will select from three pathways – research, coursework, or professional practice (leadership development) – to specialise your learning, and explore topics relevant to your workplace, experience, and interest.

Optional face to face masterclasses are also available to take your knowledge further, and offer networking opportunities with your peers.

As a graduate, you’ll be armed with contemporary skills and knowledge to be an agent of positive change in your workplace.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer.

English Language Requirements

For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.

Course Specific Requirements

• Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in a health or human welfare studies and services field, or equivalent overseas qualification, or
• Completed undergraduate degree at AQF7 level from an Australian higher education provider in any discipline (or equivalent overseas qualification) AND at least five years relevant professional and/or industry experience.

• All methods of meeting University of Tasmania English language requirements have a validity period of 2 years unless involving a country specific qualification as listed below.
• Each course offered by the University of Tasmania has a minimum English language requirement for entry as listed below. Applicants must also meet the academic entry requirements for each course.
• Applicants who qualify from a University of Tasmania program, and intend to gain professional registration to become a practitioner in Australia, may need to meet the relevant Professional Accrediting Agency's English language registration standard.
• In exceptional circumstances or cases not covered by the categories outlined below, multiple forms of evidence may be considered on a case by case basis by the Executive Director, Student Operations in consultation with the Director, Academic Quality and Standards.
• The University reserves the right to require that any applicant be required to undergo a test of English language.

Healthcare Redesign is for everyone. Nurses, allied health professionals, pathology staff, paramedics, oral health service providers, radiology staff, medical staff, leadership and administrators, and the wide breadth of occupations that exist in the support services. These and more can deliver real, lasting change to their organisations with Healthcare Redesign skills and knowledge.

With a focus on real-world application, our graduates have been affecting evidence-led change for the benefit of consumers, staff, and organisations in Australia, and around the world.

You may be redesigning leadership and administration systems, actioning quality improvement, or reducing waste. Waste is a major issue in health care, estimated to consume up to 30% of total healthcare budgets*. Every dollar misspent, minute wasted, or item discarded means less resources for meeting patient needs. When you graduate, you’ll be well prepared to address waste in all its forms, which is critical to support the healthcare system meet both its current needs, and the emerging needs of the future.

Graduates with these capabilities are in high demand throughout the sector, at all levels, private and public, as positive, redesign-driven change can be created anywhere.

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