Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Management and Administration in Physiotherapy

Management and Administration in Physiotherapy
3
13436
4
Second semester
OB
Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish

Teaching staff


Ms. OLIVER CASANOVA, Xavier - xoliverc@uic.es

Professor responsible for that subject: Mr. Xavier Oliver (mail: xoliverc@uic.es)

Teaching Team:

Mr. Francesc Pol (mail: fpol@uic.es)

PhD. Montserrat Virumbrales (mail: montsev@uic.es)

PhD. Xavier Corbella (mail: xcorbella@uic.es)

Introduction

In the event that the health authorities announce a new period of confinement due to the evolution of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, the teaching staff will promptly communicate how this may effect the teaching methodologies and activities as well as the assessment.


If being a self-employed physiotherapist has been a job opportunity that has historically chosen a multitude of professionals, the circumstances of the current socio-economic environment makes this possibility more evident than ever. Physiotherapy as such, is a profession that provides mutuality, insurance companies, sports clubs, companies, administration, etc ... with Health Service, and we have to know the systems of the buying and selling services of these customers. That's why the therapist must know the administrative procedures and management systems that can lead to the creation of a center or company of Physiotherapy as a cornerstone of entrepreneurship.

Therefore, it is considered very important to provide Physiotherapy students the basic skills that enable them to initiate and develop an active future economy, from an overall view.  

Objectives

  • Educate and train future physical therapists to know and understand how to manage a business and to acquire the basic tools that contribute to the proper functioning of the business.
  • Provide students with enough knowledge to start and grow a business, regardless of size, from a legal and administrative management base of his/her own business.
  • Know the necessary procedures to manage the creation of a physiotherapeutic or business center.
  • Know the system of the buying and selling of Physiotherapeutic services to private or public companies, health insurers, benefit societies and other companies in the sector.
  • Know the basic infrastructure of a physiotherapeutic center and the materials necessary for initiating such activity.

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

  • 02 - The ability to organise and synthesize
  • 05 - The ability to manage information.
  • 14 - Demonstrate initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit.
  • 16 - Demonstrate a sensitivity towards environmental issues.
  • 31 - Knowledge of health care administration and management procedures—especially those related to physiotherapy—within a diverse and changing context.
  • 32 - Knowledge of organisational arrangements and employment models.
  • 33 - Knowledge of criteria and indicators for quality assurance in physiotherapy care according to guidelines for good clinical practice and professional standards.
  • 34 - Knowledge of basic concepts in health, health systems and levels of care. Epidemiology. Physiotherapy in the health process.
  • 35 - Knowledge of the impact of socio-health policies on professional practice.
  • 36 - Knowledge of factors involved in problems of social inequality and in the health needs of different social groups.
  • 37 - Knowledge of ethics, legal and professional issues in physiotherapy practice.

Syllabus

  1. Management processes applied in Physiotherapeutic service
    1. Process management
    2. Continuous improvement
    3.  The organization processes
    4. The process map
    5. Basic processes
    6. The indicators
  2. Health care management quality
    1. The concept of Total Quality care
    2. Quality policy
    3. Quality of Service
    4. Technical Quality
    5. Corporate Quality
    6. Certifications
  3. Legal forms of the profession
    1. The self-employed physiotherapy practice
    2. Particular Civil Society
    3. Professional society
    4. The Public and Public Limited Liability Company (SA, SL)
    5. Tax regulations
  4. Basic contracts
    1. Labor contracts
    2. Local Lease
    3. Contract of service
    4. Bank negotiation

Evaluation period

E: exam date | R: revision date | 1: first session | 2: second session:
  • E1 26/02/2021 I3 10:00h
  • E1 26/02/2021 I1 10:00h
  • E1 26/02/2021 I2 10:00h
  • E2 22/06/2021 08:00h
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