NSG 550 Health Informatics for Quality Improvement and Safety
This course provides an overview of the principles and theories relevant to quality, safety, and evolving innovations in healthcare. It prepares the student to apply health information technologies and systems to evaluate and improve the quality and safety of patient care. Integrating technology and information systems with continuous quality modes and processes to measure health outcomes is emphasized. Legal and ethical issues related to information systems and patient care technology and consumer health information sources will be presented. Prerequisite: None