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System-Based Practice Elective

Our goal is to provide you with an enriching experience related to the hospital-based operation. The curriculum has been designed in a way that provides you with a fundamental knowledge of the healthcare industry that will be useful to you as you transition out as an independent physician in the community.

The course objectives are:

  1. Describe the basic building blocks of the health care system including different types of payers.
  2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of status determination (inpatient vs outpatient level of care) and its impact on hospital operation.
  3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of sound clinical documentation practices and their impact on the hospital, quality, and financial metrics.
  4. Describe the complex interactions between utilization review, clinical documentation, revenue cycle integrity including coding, billing, and reimbursement, value-based care models, compliance with regulatory agencies, quality improvement, and legal perspectives.

Here are the course highlights:

  • Duration: 1 week
  • Mode of delivery: Virtual
  • Entry level: PGY-2 and up
  • Method of instructions:
    • Didactics
    • Practical sessions with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and case exercises
  • Method of Assessment: Pre-course and post-course multiple-choice questions (10 questions each)

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If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Course Director:

Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., MBA

Chief Clinical Officer, UAMS
Associate Professor of Medicine

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