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The Business of Health Care

This Specialization was designed to help you keep pace with the rapidly changing world of health and health care. Through partnership with Wharton and Penn Medicine, you’ll learn from experts in business acumen, health care management, and health care policy to develop the skills you’ll need to successfully navigate the quickly evolving landscape of this fast-growing field.* By the end of this specialization, you will have a strong foundational understanding of the American health care system, along with the basic financial and management skills to make better, well-informed decisions that improve the cost and quality of the health care you or your enterprise provides. *The employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 17% from 2014 to 2024, significantly faster than the average for all occupations. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor. “Occupational Outlook handbook 2016-17 Edition. Medical and Health Services Managers.”

Status: Operations Management
Status: Financial Analysis
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Top reviews across The Business of Health Care

CH

Reviewed Jul 18, 2019

Would be helpful if more case examples were provided from the health industry, such as health service organizations, pharmaceutical companies, or private health insurance companies.

JB

Reviewed Jan 26, 2019

Very interesting introduction to the market and governmental forces behind our healthcare system. I enjoyed that the instructor has direct research experience on this topic and spoke candidly.

AK

Reviewed Aug 18, 2022

Well-designed course to intrigue the curiosity of a new learner. Gives valuable insights into the core fundamentals of management.

KR

Reviewed Jan 17, 2023

Great course! I wish more were focused in behavioral economics in health care.

BP

Reviewed Jul 31, 2021

Great course!, It gives so much insights about how to understand the business performance and to make strategic decision with much better foundations. Thank you!

YL

Reviewed Apr 28, 2021

Great overview about the payment system for health care! But it has too many theories that I don't know how I can apply to real practice.

MR

Reviewed Jun 12, 2020

One of the best courses! Lecturers make it super interesting, is as fun as watching a TV show, but you are learning.

VW

Reviewed Jul 14, 2019

Great frameworks and solid content. A good course as part of a broader foundation.

EA

Reviewed May 17, 2020

Wish week 4 was one long example so that we could go into more detail into making the business model. Overall learned a lot and enjoyed the course.

CO

Reviewed Jun 10, 2022

The course, Economics of Health Care Delivery, is one of the most wonderful courses I have ever taken. It has exposed so many lessons on the economic perspective of health care delivery.

MA

Reviewed Sep 3, 2023

Fantastic case studies and information. Can immediately deploy this information in my work and personal life.

ES

Reviewed Jun 4, 2020

this was a great course which consisted of both economics as well as health which made it more interesting

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