Topics in Health Care Delivery and Community Medicine

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of the health care system and characteristics of health services utilization in the United States, public health resources, and epidemiology, as well as assessment and regulation of health care system performance. It also examines the business and legal aspects of health care and podiatric medical practice in malpractice, informed consent, confidentiality, and physician/attorney particular, including podiatric relationship, government regulations and podiatric practice management. Prerequisite: Completion of second year curriculum