Auditing in Health

Auditing is an essential tool for improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare services. Learn how to identify risks and structure evaluation processes that support organisational improvement.

OBJECTIVES | BENEFITS

Understand the types of healthcare audits and the applicable standards, and develop the skills needed to prepare audit plans, analyse risks and conduct internal audits, including communicating the results.

OUR STUDENTS PROFILE

Professionals and managers from healthcare organisations and organisations in the social and community sectors, as well as from the health industry and health technology sectors. Representatives of municipalities and others interested in evaluating services.

COURSE SYLLABUS

Process, management, quality, operational, financial and clinical practice audits; differences between internal and external audits; professional standards and the international framework for internal auditing. Internal control in healthcare organisations, risk assessment and risk matrices, the COSO methodology, preparation of the audit plan and supporting documentation.