Introduction to Disease Management

Catalog description

This course will provide an introduction to the various strategies currently used to reduce health care costs while improving the quality of life for individuals with chronic conditions. This course will examine the long-term effects of COPD, CHF, asthma and other chronic conditions affecting the cardiopulmonary system. Other topics will include the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, (HRPP) its impact on reimbursement, the role of the COPD navigator and other disease management programs and the key role the respiratory therapist plays.