Administration

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide the student with a fundamental understanding of health care administration and management principles, with an emphasis on the field of physical therapy and rehabilitation. During the course, students will identify and analyze current issues in the health care setting. The students will compare and contrast different practice settings and will problem solve situations from rehabilitation environments. The focus will be on contemporary, relevant managerial and leadership issues. Critical topics to be explored will include managerial principles and functions; leadership and communication; quality and performance improvement and accountability; organizational structures and behaviors; financial and reimbursement concerns; marketing, customer relations and service excellence; and the regulatory and external environments.