NURS 665 Care Management and Coordination: Theory

This course focuses on principles and models of care management and its implementation in a multidisciplinary practice environment that emphasizes health care delivery through system integration. The student is introduced to decision making related to allocation of resources and services, the development of clinical pathways, and evaluation of management approaches. Integral to care management is the promotion of consumer education, involvement, and advocacy.  Students will also be exposed to clinic management, billing and coding practices related to care management. The professional, social, political, legal, ethical, economic, and financial factors that affect health care practice are analyzed.