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    Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Augusta University Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Augusta University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FMPC 6000 - Population Health/Business in Medicine (7 Credit Hours)



Students will rotate with the AU population health department in order to gain an understanding of the new models of health care. This will be an interdisciplinary four-week elective during the fourth year of medical school. Medical students will work with the population health team, pharmacy students, Nursing/DNP students, Physician Assistant (PA) students and other members of the healthcare team. The goal of the four-week elective would be for the students to identify and solve real problems facing hospitals and clinics today. Students will understand why the payment structure for healthcare is shifting from fee for service to pay for performance or Value Based Care. Students will understand and be able to explain key terms such as Population Health, Per Member Per Month (PMPM), Shares Savings, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP), Pay for Performance (P4P), and the Medicare Access Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) or the Quality Payment Program (QPP). The students will gain a deeper understanding of the transformation of healthcare to meet the Quadruple Aim of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which is improving the patient experience of care, improving the health of populations, reducing the per capita cost of health care, and improving healthcare wellness.


Lecture Hours: 7

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit
Repeat Status: Yes Repeat Limit: 1
Degree Restrictions: Doctor of Medicine
Schedule Type: Lecture


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