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Healthcare Leadership, Operations, and Finance Fundamentals

University of Michigan via Coursera Specialization

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Coursera Specialization
Pricing

Paid Course
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Effort

4 weeks, 10 hours a week
Sessions

Self-Paced
Level

Intermediate

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In this Specialization, build practical skills in healthcare management, finance, and leadership. Learn how healthcare organizations are structured, how leaders improve quality and teamwork, and how financial decisions shape strategy and operations. You’ll examine clinical leadership, human resources, electronic health records, privacy, facilities planning, fundraising, community partnerships, marketing, and financial management. You’ll also explore healthcare pricing, bargaining, government policy, investment valuation, pharmaceutical R&D costs, and mergers and acquisitions. Leadership modules strengthen communication, self-assessment, advocacy, executive presence, and change leadership. This Specialization is designed for learners who want a broader understanding of how healthcare organizations operate and make decisions. A professional or academic healthcare background is recommended.

Syllabus

Course 1: Introduction to Healthcare Management
Course 2: Introduction to Healthcare Finance
Course 3: Healthcare Leadership Principles

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Introduction to Healthcare Finance equips healthcare leaders with fundamental finance tools and concepts necessary for effective collaboration with experts and managing organizations. In this course, you’ll explore healthcare pricing, investment valuation, and pharmaceutical research and development costing. You will consider the motivation, consequences, and valuation techniques essential to helping you make strategic decisions and engage in effective bargaining in healthcare mergers and acquisitions. Get an inside look at the variations and complexities of healthcare pricing, trade-offs between financial risk and performance incentives, and the bargaining processes vital to pricing strategies and organizational viability. Financial valuation techniques, such as net present value and internal rate of return, are explored alongside financial risk considerations and opportunity costs.
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In Introduction to Healthcare Management, you’ll learn the daily operation and management of healthcare delivery organizations and nonprofits, focusing on transformational leadership and decision-making processes. Explore the structure of healthcare organizations, the roles of clinical professionals, the importance of quality improvement, fundraising and community partnerships, effective communication strategies, and advocacy in healthcare. This course combines theoretical knowledge with practical case studies for a comprehensive understanding of managing complex healthcare organizations.
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Healthcare leaders across the industry strive to improve patient care, foster positive environments for their staff, and make strategic decisions that drive organizational success. In “Healthcare Leadership Principles,” get a firsthand look at the core systems, theories, and concepts essential to becoming a strong healthcare leader. This course will equip you with the foundational skills to apply leadership, teamwork, and communication, empowering you to navigate the complexities of healthcare leadership with confidence. Included in the course is an immersive, extended-reality simulation, where you will make critical decisions to help a team of mountain climbers to the top of a summit. The interactive exercise will allow you to practice the leadership skills learned throughout the course and reflect on the challenges and successes you encountered through the experience. You will also learn to discuss the important role of policy and advocacy and their impact on healthcare. By learning essential leadership skills, you’ll be able to develop your own leadership style and advance your career in healthcare management. This is the first course in the “Leadership for Healthcare Professionals” Specialization, a course series designed to help professionals in all healthcare roles sharpen their leadership skills and advance their careers.