The Business of Health Care, Short Course | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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Advance your career in health care management. Develop business skills and understand the American health care system to improve cost and quality with The Business of Health Care Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania.

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Overview

The Business of Health Care Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Pennsylvania 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.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will have the opportunity to see the application of key concepts covered in the Specialization to real-world health care challenges using case studies and financial statements from health care initiatives. 

By the end of the Specialization, learners will be able to apply management and financial skills to their own practice by maximizing cost and efficiency of insurance and healthcare operations.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

  • Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers
  • The Economics of Health Care Delivery
  • Management Fundamentals
  • Health Care Innovation

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 4 months
    • 2 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Beginner Level

  • No prior experience required.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months.
  • National

    Free
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 0 USD for the full programme during 4 months.

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Funding

Coursera provides financial aid to learners who cannot afford the fee. Apply for it by clicking on the Financial Aid link beneath the "Enroll" button on the left. You'll be prompted to complete an application and will be notified if you are approved. You'll need to complete this step for each course in the Specialization, including the Capstone Project. 

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