NURS 617 - Introduction to Organizational Dynamics and Healthcare Systems

(3 hours) This course provides a systematic understanding of organizational principles, practices, and insights pertinent to the management of health services organizations. “System thinking” is utilized to analyze managing partnerships, strategic alliances, networking, and other arrangements between and among physicians, hospitals, health systems, and other provider organizations. The course will emphasize the effective design and management of health care organizations while also influencing and adapting to changes in an environmental context. The role of the transformational leadership model in managing the boundary between the internal organization and its external environment successfully will be explored.