Organizational Behavior Management & Informatics

Catalog description

Health professionals operate within various formal and informal organizations. In order to develop and support initiatives that improve the nation’s health, professionals must utilize a broad set of organizational, leadership, and business skills. This course will focus on concepts from organizational behavior and management that are essentials in meeting such initiatives. This course is also designed as a survey course for the advanced practice nurse to explore major existing and emerging technologies and their potential impact. Systems are addressed that support patient centered, safe, effective, timely, efficient and equitable care. An emphasis is placed on the role that information technology supports these systems and on development and use of technologies in 21st century healthcare. Electronic medical records (EMRs), patient safety systems and web -based patient and professional education are among the topics explored.