Resource Alert: Management Development Online

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I am very excited to announce that PTManager.com is able to make

available to you online courses to continue to improve your

management and leadership skills. We have developed a strong working

relationship with Dynamic Online - a leading online education source

in our industry. Several excellent courses are now available to you

through our EStore at <www.RehabBusiness.com> - just click on

the " Online Management Courses " Section of our Estore and you'll be

all set to start your online professional growth.

Here is a bit of information on Dynamic Online and several of the

courses available:

Geared towards the healthcare professional, Dynamic Online is a

superior choice for continuing education, ongoing training, and self-

study to secure contact hours for professional certification and to

enhance your skills in this competitive world.

Dynamic Online, Inc. classes are self-paced in the convenience in

your home or office with supporting interactive components including

classes and instructors, e-mail, chats with your teacher, discussion

rooms with other students, bulletin boards, live web site links,

FAQ's, glossary, reference library and more. These course are priced

at an introductory price of $99.

These courses have been approved for CEU's in those states where

prior approval is required for PT and OT. Dynamic is an ASHA approved

provider.

COURSES AVAILABLE

Course Description - The Supervising Therapist

Course Goal: To provide any professional in the field of

rehabilitation the basic philosophical and practical approaches to

becoming an effective supervisor. It is a hands-on course, with solid

theoretical underpinnings, specifically created for beginning and

intermediate therapist-managers.

An eleven-part program that presents foundational skills to

allow mid-and executive managers to properly align the activities of

employees with the goals of the company or organization. With an

emphasis on relationship management, The Supervising Therapist brings

real clinic-based examples to the table in explaining the application

of techniques. Theories of workplace motivation are explored, as are

philosophies of management as they relate to empowerment, leadership,

and maximizing productivity.

Course Description - Managing in a New Rehab World

Course Goal: The goals of this course are to: (1) assist

rehabilitation managers in restructuring operations in response to

changing healthcare delivery systems and reimbursement structures (2)

assist the manager to gain perspective of Medicare, Medicaid

Prospective Payment, managed care organizations and how the systems

impact rehabilitation reimbursement (3) understand the elements of

the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 which affects rehabilitation and

accountability (4) assist the manager to understand the

rehabilitation niche in hospital networks, the value of electronic

information systems and how to strategically plan for the future

The course is designed to achieve an understanding of key

federal legislation, changing healthcare environments, rehabilitation

niche markets and how to strategically plan for the future of

rehabilitation.

Course Description - Managed Care Essentials

Course Goal: This information packed course presented by a popular

nationally known speaker on managed care will provide essential tips

and strategies to assist the therapist, manager and administrator in

developing a working understanding of practice and payment under

managed care.

Formal arrangements with insurance companies are necessary in

the health care delivery system of today and tomorrow. While the

government is advocating for patient rights under managed care they

also aggressively support the growth of managed care, in particular

through the Medicare system. This course will provide necessary tools

and information for the participants to gain an understanding of

managed care that will help them in approaching managed care plans

for contracts, understanding managed care requirements of providers,

and operating successfully in a managed care environment. Topics to

be covered include: why managed care, quality assurance & utilization

review, how to review a managed care contract and negotiate a

contract, documentation requirements, basic and advanced

reimbursement systems, managed care credentialing for clinicians and

clinics, and how to obtain referrals once you are on the network.

Course Description - The MDS: Inside and Out

Course Goal: To understand the importance of the Minimum Data Set

(MDS) in both clinical and financial terms; to use the MDS to best

represent the patient, to develop audit trails; to grasp the legal

and reimbursement issues.

A comprehensive approach to the MDS geared toward hospital based

and free-standing nursing facilities and designed for

owners/administrators, nurses, therapists, social workers, activities

directors, billers and consultants. It is not designed to train the

MDS coordinator; rather to train the team that must input data to and

from the MDS.

Each of these excellent courses are now available to you through our

EStore at <www.RehabBusiness.com> - just click on the " Online

Management Courses " Section of our Estore and you'll be all set to

start your online professional growth.