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
- Health Care Procedure and Regulation
- Value-Based Care
- Decision Making
- Leadership and Management
- Innovation
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Health Systems
- Employee Performance Management
- Operations Management
- Income Statement
- Organizational Effectiveness
- People Management
- Health Care Administration
- Financial Acumen
- Managed Care
- Insurance
- Financial Statements
- Social Determinants Of Health
- Financial Data
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
Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Income Statement, Financial Analysis, Financial Acumen, Predictive Analytics, Financial Reporting, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Business Modeling, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Data, Financial Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Financial Planning, Business Metrics, and Business Risk Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Health Policy, Medicaid, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Behavioral Economics, Medicare, Insurance, Hospice, Managed Care, Value-Based Care, Payment Systems, Supply And Demand, Health Systems, Health Care, Long Term Care, Health Care Administration, Economics, and Market Dynamics
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Organizational Structure, Organizational Change, Performance Appraisal, Decision Making, Team Motivation, Job Analysis, Leadership Studies, Employee Performance Management, People Management, Leadership and Management, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Strategy, Recruitment, and Organizational Effectiveness
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Social Determinants Of Health, Performance Metric, Qualitative Research, Health Informatics, Process Mapping, Performance Improvement, Health Technology, Innovation, Value-Based Care, Operations Management, Health Care, Health Care Administration, and Lean Methodologies
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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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