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California State University-Sacramento Course Info

Sacramento, California

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PT 648

Health Care Delivery in Physical Therapy I

This course provides a historical overview of health care delivery and financing in the U.S., up to and including the current effects on the delivery of physical therapy care. The continuum of care concept, an overview of national economic policy and the mechanisms for financing physical therapy services will be presented. Administrative topics including human resources, financial management, planning, marketing, patient's rights, and medical records management will be covered.

Units: 2.0

Corequisites:
PT 669 - Psychosocial Issues in Physical Therapy
and
PT 662 - Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy
and
PT 645 - Musculoskeletal Patient Management II
and
PT 644 - Adult Neuromuscular Patient Management II
and
PT 627 - Physical Therapy Educator
Prerequisites:
PT 646 - Acute Care and Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
and
PT 640 - Physical Therapy Interventions II
and
PT 638 - Health, Wellness and Ergonomics in Physical Therapy
and
PT 636 - Geriatrics/Gerontology for Physical Therapists
and
PT 634 - Diagnostic Imaging for Physical Therapy
and
PT 632 - Pharmacology for Physical Therapists
and
PT 630 - Pathophysiology
and
PT 626 - Clinical Agents
and
PT 625 - Musculoskeletal Patient Management I
and
PT 624 - Adult Neuromuscular Patient Management I
and
PT 622 - Evidence Informed Practice II
and
PT 620 - Physical Therapy Interventions I
and
PT 618 - Foundations for Patient Management
and
PT 614 - Neuroscience for Physical Therapy
and
PT 608 - PT/Patient/Professional Interactions
and
PT 606 - Therapeutic Measurements and Techniques
and
PT 604 - Principles of Human Movement
and
PT 602 - Evidence Informed Practice I
and
PT 600 - Pathokinesiology
and
BIO 633 - Human Gross Anatomy for Physical Therapists