PTAP 211 - The Health Care System

1 lecture hour, no lab hours, 1 credit hour
Exploration of the health care system and the delivery of PT services. Topics include reimbursement and health care issues (provider and consumer); the team concept of health care; PT practice settings; quality care; ethical and medical-legal issues in health care; the role of the PTA within the PT department and the health care environment; levels of authority and responsibility; writing a resume and interviewing skills.