Community-based Care Coordination.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online). 3 credits. Prerequisites: NURS 530 , NURS 531 , NURS 532 and NURS 533 , or permission of instructor. Focuses on the development of knowledge and skills essential to provide care coordination in community-based settings. Emphasizes the value of maintaining a primary care provider and connecting the patient with appropriate community resources. Examines concepts of advanced care planning, medication management and patient engagement from the outpatient perspective. Identifies high-risk patient populations and how to best provide effective transitions of care within community settings. Designs an evidence-based capstone project which is used to identify care coordination challenges and propose solutions.