The DNP program prepares the graduate to:
1. Design, select, use, and evaluate programs that evaluate and monitor outcomes
of care, care systems, and quality improvement including consumer use of
health care information systems.
2. Analyze and communicate critical elements necessary to the selection, use
and evaluation of health care information systems and patient care technology.
3. Demonstrate the conceptual ability and technical skills to develop and execute
an evaluation plan involving data extraction from practice information
systems and databases.
4. Provide leadership in the evaluation and resolution of ethical and legal issues
within healthcare systems relating to the use of information, information
technology, communication networks, and patient care technology.
5. Evaluate consumer health information sources for accuracy, timeliness, and
appropriateness.
