PHA - 513 Physician Assistant Professional Practice

This course is designed to introduce and familiarize the student with the major professional issues and communication skills important to a practicing physician assistant working on a medical team. Topics include the history and development of the physician assistant profession, the physician/physician assistant relationship, physician assistant scope of practice and professional regulations, licensure, certification/recertification, physician assistant program accreditation and physician assistant professional organizations. The course also covers legal issues in health care related to physician assistant practice, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), professional liability, laws and regulations, billing and reimbursement, quality assurance and risk management. Corequisites: PHA-510, PHA-511, PHA-512 and PHA-514. Offered: summer. Retake Counts for Credit: No. Credit(s): 2