NURS 6392 - Care Management II: Professional, Legal, financial, & Business Issues

Meets with GERON 6392. This course provides an introduction and overview of the practical, legal, financial and professional aspects of care management. Building on the content in the prerequisite courses, Care Management II: Professional, Legal, Financial and Business Issues addresses these particular aspects of care management within the domains of professionalism, comprehensive assessment, cooperation, coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration, managing care for the end-of-life, assessment of the client, family and support systems and establishing, implementing monitoring, evaluating and documenting the plan of care. The content is explored from several perspectives, including the student's own discipline, the discipline of other students in the course, and in the context of ethics, professional standard, health policy and reimbursement. The course is the second in a series that prepares professionals for the responsibility of managing care of a selected population.