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
- Business Valuation
- Health Systems
- Return On Investment
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Accounting
- Health Care Administration
- People Management
- Balance Sheet
- Clinical Leadership
- Human Resources Management and Planning
- Electronic Medical Record
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Community Health
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Financial Statements
- Marketing
- Public Health
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, Clinical Leadership, Philanthropy, Electronic Medical Record, Public Health, Community Health, Organizational Leadership, Quality Improvement, Performance Measurement, Marketing Communications, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Care, Organizational Structure, Human Resources Management and Planning, Health Policy, Health Care Administration, Leadership and Management, People Management, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), and Health Systems
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, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Accounting, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Resource Management, Performance Improvement, Financial Acumen, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, and Fiscal 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, Corporate Finance, Finance, Strategic Decision-Making, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Investment Banking, Health Care, Negotiation, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Return On Investment, Cost Benefit Analysis, and Cash Flows
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Frequently asked questions
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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