HEALTHCARE POLICY

This course will introduce systems-based practice and health care management to include health care policy, health care delivery systems and the role of providers in disease prevention and maintenance of public health. Topics include reimbursement, documentation of care, coding and billing, quality improvement, risk management, patient safety and prevention of medical errors. It will also focus on professional and legal issues encountered in practice, as well as current trends and political issues that affect PA practice. Communication with patients will be developed through exposure to educational activities in leadership,cultural diversity, health literacy, prevention, and spirituality.