Medical Practice Administration

Catalog description

Comprehensive introduction to current management requirements as they apply to medical practices within various areas of the healthcare sector. The background of and recent changes to day-to-day operative and administrative requirements, market analysis, professional communications, scheduling, attracting/hiring/training/firing employees, building office manuals, clinical performance reviews, the continuous quality improvement process, managed-care contracting, environmental concerns, reimbursement/collection techniques, and practice marketing plans. To enroll in this course, a student must be enrolled in a healthcare-related major or obtain special permission from the course instructor.