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NURS FPX 4040 Managing Health Information and Technology

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Course Overview: NURS FPX 4040: Managing Health Information and Technology.

Capella University‘s NURS FPX 4040: Managing Health Information and Technology course equips nursing professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills for managing digital health records, applying data analytics and integrating emerging healthcare technologies. Students learn to improve care coordination, ensure data privacy as well as support evidence-based practice with informatics tools.

 Assessment 1: Collaboration and Leadership Reflection Video.

Assessment 1 requires learners to create a reflection video about their collaborative experiences and leadership strategies in healthcare technology. It measures their ability to explain the role informatics plays in improving patient outcomes and decision-making among interdisciplinary teams.

 Assessment 2: Informatics and Nursing-Specific Quality Indicators

This assessment explores the use of informatics in tracking and improving nursing-sensitive quality indicators. Students explore how health information systems can be leveraged to enhance quality of care by monitoring metrics like patient falls, infection rates and readmission rates.

 Assessment 3: Technology, Care Coordination, and Community Resources

Assessment 3 investigates how technology and community resources interact to coordinate patient care. Students assess digital tools, patient portals, and health apps that support continuity of care for vulnerable populations.

 Assessment 4: Informatics and Future Trends

Learners in this final assessment examine emerging informatics trends and technologies that will shape future nursing practice, such as artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare use cases, telehealth innovations and the role nurse informaticists play in policy and practice development.