Advance your career in healthcare management. Develop business skills and an understanding of the American healthcare system to improve costs and quality.
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This internship is designed to help you stay current in the rapidly changing world of healthcare and healthcare services. In collaboration with Wharton and Pennsylvania Medicine, you will learn from experts in healthcare management, health policy, and business skills.
Upon completion of the internship, you will have a strong basic understanding of the American healthcare system, along with basic management and economics skills, which will enable you to make good, informed decisions that will improve the cost and quality of healthcare.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Learners will have the opportunity to see the application of core concepts learned in the internship, addressing real healthcare challenges through case studies and financial reports in healthcare initiatives.
Upon completion of the internship, learners will be able to apply management and economics skills in their personal work by optimizing costs and efficiency of insurance and healthcare services.
Duration: 8 hours
Rating: 4.5 (930 ratings)
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Duration: 6 hours
Rating: 4.8 (664 ratings)
What you will learn: In this course, you will learn about key components of the healthcare system and the economics behind its principles and pricing strategies. You will understand the complex structure of the healthcare system and health insurance.
Duration: 6 hours
Rating: 4.7 (497 ratings)
What you will learn: The course will teach you how to leverage personal performance and build reward systems, how to design jobs and organize work for high performance, and how to make good management decisions.
Duration: 6 hours
Rating: 4.6 (286 ratings)
What you will learn: In this course, you will learn the basic economic theories behind innovation in the healthcare system and how to leverage them for your own operation or healthcare organization.
