Robert Sandstrom PhD, PT
Department of Physical Therapy
Helene Lohman OTD, OTR/L
Department of Occupational Therapy
James Bramble PhD
Department of Pharmacy Sciences
Center for Health Services Research
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Welcome to the online study guide, designed to accompany Health Services: Policy and Systems for Therapists, 2/e. This website is a free auxiliary to the textbook where you will find review exercises correlated to each chapter of the text. At the completion of each exercise section you may submit your answers to receive an instant score of your results and email them to your instructor. To get started, simply select a chapter from the menu bar on the top page or click on one of the chapter titles below.
INTRODUCTION
This website is a guide for you taking a course in health services for physical therapists and occupational therapists. The website consists of a guide for each chapter of the book. Each guide consists of a review of the chapter objectives with a sample multiple choice question with rationale for each question, a guide to the case example focus question, a guide to readings in the chapter for each chapter review question and ideas about how to explore the concepts in the chapter discussion questions.
The objective of the book is for you to understand and interact with the work environment you will be entering in both clinical education and as a graduate. It is also important information to support a traditional practice management course. Your instructor will probably also provide you with outside readings that will support and supplement in the book. Policy is a “contact sport” so do not be afraid to share your opinions. As you learn more, the information will help you be more informed both in your considerations but in your positions and advocacy. Hopefully, some of you will be involved in your professional association after graduation and will apply this information directly for the benefit of your profession and patients/ clients.
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Chapter 1: Disablement, Policy and Systems
Chapter 2: Access and Cost of Health Care
Chapter 3: Quality of Health Care
Chapter 4: Public Policies Addressing Social Disablement
Chapter 5: Fundamentals of Insurance
Chapter 6: Managed Care and Beyond
Chapter 7: Medicare
Chapter 8: Medicaid, SCHIP, Military/ Veterans Medical Insurance, Indian Health Service
Chapter 9: The Acute Medical Care System
Chapter 10: The Post Acute Health Care System
Chapter 11: Special Education, Public Health and Complementary/ Alternative Medicine
Chapter 12: Effecting Policy Change: Therapist as Advocate
