PHTH 532 - Health Care Systems 4

(3 credits)

This seminar will study the health care delivery system as it relates to the practicing physical therapist. It will introduce concepts of traditional health care delivery in the United States as a foundation to the development of health care in response to changes in disease patterns, technology, funding, legal and social structures and policies. Non-traditional health care environments will be addressed. Specific emphasis will be on evolving managed health care structures and on healthcare financing and reimbursement systems. Students will focus on current issues in health care practice, and will analyze the impact of current trends and issues on delivery of physical therapy services. Spring.