This Specialization was designed to help you keep pace with the rapidly changing world of health and health care. Through partnership with Wharton and Penn Medicine, you’ll learn from experts in business acumen, health care management, and health care policy to develop the skills you’ll need to successfully navigate the quickly evolving landscape of this fast-growing field.* By the end of this specialization, you will have a strong foundational understanding of the American health care system, along with the basic financial and management skills to make better, well-informed decisions that improve the cost and quality of the health care you or your enterprise provides.
The Business of Health Care Specialization
The Business of Health Care Specialization
Advance your career in health care management. Develop business skills and understand the American health care system to improve cost and quality.
Instructors: Sarah Rottenberg
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(1,443 reviews)
Beginner level
No prior experience required
1 month at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
- Value-Based Care
- Decision Making
- Leadership and Management
- Financial Data
- Financial Analysis
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Health Systems
- Innovation
- Financial Reporting
- Health Care Procedure and Regulation
- Insurance
- Employee Performance Management
- Managed Care
- People Management
- Health Care Administration
- Financial Acumen
- Social Determinants Of Health
- Operations Management
- Income Statement
- Financial Statements
What’s included
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Taught in English
17 practice exercises
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- Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
- Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
- Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
- Earn a career certificate from University of Pennsylvania
Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Cash Flows, Income Statement, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Acumen, Predictive Analytics, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Financial Planning, Performance Analysis, Business Modeling, Financial Data, and Performance Measurement
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Insurance, Behavioral Economics, Hospice, Health Policy, Medicaid, Medicare, Health Care, Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Long Term Care, Economics, Managed Care, Value-Based Care, Payment Systems, Health Care Administration, and Health Systems
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Organizational Change, Decision Making, Job Analysis, Organizational Structure, Employee Performance Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Strategy, Recruitment, Leadership and Management, People Management, Leadership Studies, and Organizational Effectiveness
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Performance Metric, Social Determinants Of Health, Lean Methodologies, Health Informatics, Performance Improvement, Health Care, Innovation, Health Technology, Operations Management, Health Care Administration, Process Mapping, Value-Based Care, and Qualitative Research
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Frequently asked questions
This Specialization was designed to allow you to learn at your own pace, so you can get the knowledge you need when you need it. Most learners complete this Specialization in 4-6months, although some do it more quickly or slowly to fit their needs.
Some background knowledge of American health care, whether as a patient, provider, administrator, or student of the topic, is helpful. Basic high school math skills are required for Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers.
We suggest taking the business acumen courses from Wharton before the health care courses from Penn Medicine. You may also Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers before The Economics of Health Care Delivery, and Management Fundamentals before Health Care Innovations.
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