This course explores U.S. health care delivery organizations and payment systems. Perspectives of providers, institutions, insurers, and health care workers are described. The role of information in the continuity of care among institutions and inter-disciplinary care teams is articulated. The electronic information infrastructure is examined with implications for nursing practice.
- Describe the organization of health care delivery in the United States. (SLO 5, SLO 6, SLO 10)
- Distinguish the role of the Professional Nurse in quality of care and cost containment within the US health care delivery system. (SLO 5, SLO 6, SLO 9, SLO 10, SLO 12)
- Articulate the features of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it changed health care delivery in the United States. (SLO 5)
- Describe the concepts of information and computer literacy as they relate to patient care. (SLO 1, SLO 2, SLO 7)
- Explain the relationship between information needs of the: clinician, patient, institution, and insurer and the role of the EHR in all of these needs. (SLO 3, SLO 5, SLO 7, SLO 8, SLO 10, SLO 12)
- Explain the relationship of the EHR to inter-professional communication/collaboration and continuity of care. (SLO 3, SLO 5, SLO 7, SLO 8)
- Articulate the role of information technology in providing safe, quality care. (SLO 1, SLO 3, SLO 5, SLO 6, SLO 7)
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
ISBN: 9781433832161
Sherpath for Issues and Trends in Contemporary Nursing (Mason Verson). 8th Ed.
ISBN: 9780323721400
Lippincott Coursepoint Enhanced for Sewell's Informatics and Nursing
ISBN: 9781975131753
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Assignment |
Percentage for Category |
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Discussion Thread (9) |
90% |
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Safe Health IT CEU (1) |
5% |
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Reflection (1) |
5% |
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Total 100% |
Grades will be rounded per the policy outlined in the RN to BSN Student Handbook
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
75% - 79% = C
≤74% = F
Withdrew = W
Individual course assignments are recorded in percentages to two decimal points. At the end of the course, the final course grade will be rounded to the nearest whole number following the standard rounding rule, where 0.1 to 0.4 rounds down and 0.5 to 0.9 rounds up.
Example: An overall course grade of ≥89.5% is rounded up to 90% and becomes an “A” for the course and an overall course grade of ≤ 89.44% is rounded to 89% and remains a “B”.
A final grade of 75% or higher must be achieved in order to successfully pass this course.
College policy will dictate the drop date.
Attendance to all classes is expected. The online format for this course is asynchronous. Each module will open on Sunday, which is considered a preview day, but students may post in the discussion threads. Due dates are identified within each assignment. If the due date is not provided, it is Sunday at midnight. Any assignment not submitted by the due date will be counted as an absence. 10% will be deducted from the final course grade for each absence beyond two, unless previous arrangements were made with the faculty in writing. If an exam is missed, it may be made up at the discretion of the instructor. However, an automatic 10- point deduction will be applied to the exam grade.
Reading assignments
Lessons within Canvas and publisher websites
Class/Forum discussion posts
Websites accessed free of charge
Critical thinking exercises and other active learning strategies
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