RCS 214 — Respiratory Care Rehabilitation/Diagnostics
Offers an introduction to the medical and ethical issues of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation services and diagnostics procedures. Explores the impact of legislation, regulations, and Medicare law. Discusses the respiratory therapist’s role in patient assessment, treatment plan, home care, and development of outcome measures for the chronic respiratory disease patient. Addresses reimbursement of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation services. Prerequisite: RCS 210 and 211 with grades of C or better.
Prerequisites: RCS 210