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Navigate the New Business of Healthcare. Understand the interconnected nature of healthcare to make a positive impact for patients.
Instructors: George “Russ” Moran
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Assess current and future healthcare trends to identify gaps and suggest informed improvements.
Identify and manage the changes needed in organizations to execute new strategies within a changing healthcare landscape.
Define healthcare quality and examine the implications potential changes would have for members of the healthcare ecosystem.
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This Specialization will provide learners with the knowledge and skills to recognize key shifts in the industry and to have an agile perspective on how these shifts might impact their organizations. Learners will be exposed to the key drivers in the global healthcare industry today so they might apply what they have learned to help their organizations.
Applied Learning Project
In each course you will have an opportunity to solve real-world problems facing the healthcare industry, for example:
In Course 1 you will suggest operational changes to improve the quality of care for consumers.
In Course 2 you will take on the role of a CEO to solve a real-world healthcare payment issue within the company.
In Course 3 you will investigate healthcare websites and compare hospital report cards to determine if they are meeting expectations.
In Course 4 you will take on the role of a consultant to present opportunities and benefits of integrating AI for a specific business.
In this course we will examine the changing role of the consumer in healthcare. Consumers are asking for more accountability in how healthcare is delivered and paid for. Healthcare professionals must make sure that they are delivering high quality, personalized care.
Some of the topics we'll cover are: the healthcare ecosystem, new technologies in healthcare, the development of new payment models, change management in healthcare, data analytics. By the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Explain the new role of consumers in healthcare delivery in order to respond to the demands in this changing industry 2. Identify the key players in the healthcare ecosystem 3. Describe how the healthcare system operates and its impact on consumer-driven healthcare. 4. Articulate the challenges facing consumers and providers in order to find potential solutions for these challenges.
Identify the drivers and trends of healthcare spending from the perspective of various stakeholders.
Critically assess the impact of strategic and financial approaches that have been put in place by the ACA and the various modifications.
Evaluate how healthcare payment models currently work and the new direction that value-based payment is taking.
Identify how financial and non-financial metrics can be appropriately combined to improve a healthcare stakeholders’ value proposition.
Explain key developments regarding how quality of care is measured and evaluated in the US.
Discuss scientific issues and challenges for evaluating quality of care and methods for addressing these challenges.
Identify and apply resources and tools for comparing the quality of care of providers.
Articulate basic framework for evaluating quality of outcomes of care for evaluating and comparing providers.
Determine the factors involved in decision support that can improve business performance across the provider/payer ecosystem
Identify opportunities for business applications in healthcare by applying journey mapping and pain point analysis in a real world context
Identify differences in methods and techniques in order to appropriately apply to pain points using case studies
Critically assess the opportunities to leverage decision support in adapting to trends in the industry
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Each course will take approximately 4 weeks to complete. There are 4 courses in the specialization.
No prerequisite knowledge is required to successfully complete this Specialization.
It is recommended that you take Healthcare Consumerism and Implication for Care Delivery first because it includes introductory material for the other 3 courses.
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Upon completing this Specialization you will be able to do the following to help your organization:
Capture new value
Recognize opportunities for healthcare innovation
Mitigate risk
Engage and serve unique patient populations
Innovate to resist obsolescence
Lead change
Apply technologies or machine-learning to unearth key consumer engagements or operations
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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Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
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