Course detail

Physicians Entering the U.S. Through Alternate Licensing Models or Directly for Fellowship Training

International medical graduates walking and talking within hospital.

About This Course

Physicians who have completed training and/or practiced outside of the U.S., bypassed requirements related to U.S. postgraduate training and entered the U.S. clinical practice through alternate licensing models will enormously benefit from this comprehensive tailored bootcamp course on health systems sciences and clinical practice expectations. 

Course Topics

1. Medical Record Documentation

  • Inpatient notes-H&P, Progress Note, and Discharge Summary
  • Guidance on Assessment and Plan section
  • Examples of medical record documentation and guidance
  • Reference handouts to take home
  • Plus more important topics

2. Coding, Billing, and Utilization Management

  • Introduction to ICD classification system, DRG-APRDRG systems, case-mix index(CMI), plus other topics 
  • Professional coding and billing
  • Hospital coding and billing 
  • Crosswalk between clinicians and utilization management team and case management teams 
  • Plus more important topics

3. U.S. Healthcare

  • Department of Health
  • CMS
  • Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insurance systems
  • Healthcare delivery settings including hospital at home 
  • Care transitions 
  • And more important topics

4. Quality, Safety, and Patient Experience

  • Mortality-What clinicians need to know
  • Hospital Acquired Infections and tips to provide safe care
  • Hospital Acquired Conditions (Patient Safety Indicators) and tips to provide safe care 
  • Hospital Readmission Reduction Program 
  • Plus more important topics

5. Workflow Optimization, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Interpersonal Communication Skills and other relevant topics

  • How to prepare for inpatient rounds
  • Introduction to electronic medical records (EMR)
  • Introduction to interpersonal communication skills competency 
  • Credentialing and Compliance
  • Plus more important topics

Instructors

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Physicians can get in touch with us if interested in obtaining a crash course. You can also receive individual topic-based sessions.

State medical boards interested in creating a Bootcamp for physicians entering the individual U.S. States through the alternate licensing models can contact us for further details.