In Healthcare Management and Finance, learn to be a transformative healthcare leader and strengthen your understanding of management, finance, and accounting. Across this three-course series, you’ll explore the structure of healthcare organizations and how they work to provide quality healthcare within their communities. Use financial analysis techniques to determine the sustainability of organizations and institutions and better understand how organizations utilize budgets to manage their finances. Physicians and healthcare professionals looking to expand their knowledge of their organization’s practices and advance their careers.
Healthcare Management and Finance Specialization
Healthcare Management and Finance Specialization
Become a transformative leader in healthcare. Explore how healthcare managers navigate the complexities of the healthcare system from both administrative and financial perspectives.
Instructors: Michael Rubyan
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(89 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
Develop a foundational knowledge of healthcare organizations’ structure, management, marketing, leadership, and philanthropic work.
Evaluate the financial performance of healthcare organizations.
Build financial models for business planning in healthcare organizations.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Health Systems
- Business Valuation
- Return On Investment
- Accounting
- Public Health
- Electronic Medical Record
- People Management
- Health Care Administration
- Financial Statements
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Community Health
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Clinical Leadership
- Marketing
- Strategic Planning
- Balance Sheet
- Human Resources Management and Planning
- Mergers & Acquisitions
What’s included
Shareable certificate
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Taught in English
36 practice exercises
Advance your subject-matter expertise
- 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 Michigan
Specialization - 3 course series
What you'll learn
Develop foundational knowledge in the organization of healthcare delivery systems and organizational structures in healthcare nonprofits.
Identify and evaluate the functions, culture, and performance of healthcare provider organizations.
Identify, understand, and shape solutions to the central issues involved in achieving excellence in U.S. healthcare institutions.
Skills you'll gain
Financial Management, Electronic Medical Record, Philanthropy, Clinical Leadership, Health Care, Health Systems, Health Care Administration, Quality Improvement, Health Policy, Performance Measurement, Organizational Structure, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), People Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Leadership and Management, Marketing Communications, Public Health, Community Health, and Organizational Leadership
What you'll learn
Develop an understanding of basic financial accounting concepts and principles.
Explain the format and use of the financial statements for healthcare organizations.
Apply basic financial statement analysis techniques to evaluate the financial condition and performance of healthcare organizations.
Skills you'll gain
Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows, Financial Accounting, Resource Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Fiscal Management, Financial Acumen, Financial Management, Performance Improvement, Accounting, Financial Analysis, and Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
What you'll learn
Evaluate investment opportunities
Build financial models for business planning.
Develop business strategies based on financial models.
Skills you'll gain
Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Decision-Making, Finance, Financial Modeling, Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, Health Care, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Investment Banking, Pharmaceuticals, Cost Benefit Analysis, and Negotiation
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This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
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