Course description
Healthcare Management
Earn an official certificate of professional achievement from George Washington University.
You’ll Walk Away With:
- Tools to lead, manage and enhance the performance of a diverse workforce in your healthcare organization through effective communication, decision-making, motivation and problem-solving.
- A comprehensive understanding of healthcare financing, including health payment systems and the healthcare market, as well as insight into the strategic and administrative aspects of your organization.
- A strategic plan that aligns organizational mission, vision, and values to improve patient-centered service delivery, as well as the confidence to drive this culture of change.
- Exposure to thought leadership from a top-ranked healthcare management school,1 and a global network of like-minded professionals in the medical industry.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
- You are a medical professional looking to add functional competencies such as leadership, communication and strategy to your specialized skills. This will empower you to better understand the business aspects of health care, assist your transition into an administrative or managerial role or help you successfully start and run a private practice
- You are responsible for the management of teams and budgets, or have a hand in guiding organizational strategy within the healthcare industry. General managers, consultants, service managers, analysts and directors will learn to lead in a changing medical environment.
- You want to drive patient value, employee satisfaction and financial performance in your role in health service delivery.
Training content
Develop a strategic plan for your healthcare organization that values patient-focused service delivery, as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.
Module 1
Principles of organizational theory in health care
Module 2
Developing effective communication skills
Module 3
Motivation methods to drive performance
Module 4
Building successful teams
Module 5
Organizational culture and change management
Module 6
Healthcare financing systems
Module 7
Strategic planning for your healthcare organization
Module 8
Leadership and personal mastery
Course delivery details
Duration:
- 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
- 6–8 hours per week,Self-paced learning online
Why choose GetSmarter?
- Data-driven course selection
- Outcomes-based design
- People-mediated delivery
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