About this Specialization
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.”
| From | University of Pennsylvania via Coursera |
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| Hours | 73 |
| Instructors | Christian Terwiesch, Roy Rosin, MBA, David A. Asch, MD, MBA, Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD, Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD, Michael Useem, Peter Cappelli, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Guy David, PhD, Richard Lambert, Christopher D. Ittner |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science Business Social Sciences |
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Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Health Care Partner $23k
Health Care Security $38k
Resident Health Care $42k
Health Care Concierge $54k
Health Care Facility $57k
Regional Health Care $61k
Health care giver $62k
Health care Services $63k
Health care sales $65k
Health Care Analyst 1 $68k
Deputy Health Care $83k
Health Care Lawyer $170k
Courses in this Specialization
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Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers In this course, you’ll explore how financial statement data and non-financial metrics can be linked to financial performance. Professors Rick Lambert and Chris Ittner of the... Coursera | University of Pennsylvania |
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The Economics of Health Care Delivery (You were viewing this course) In this course, you’ll learn about the key components of health care, and the economics behind their principles and pricing strategies. Professors Ezekiel Emanuel of Penn Medicine... Coursera | University of Pennsylvania |
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People are the most valuable asset of any business, but they are also the most unpredictable, and the most difficult asset to manage. And although managing people well is critical... Coursera | University of Pennsylvania |
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In this course, you’ll learn the foundational economic theories behind health care innovation and how to optimize your own health care practice or organization. Designed to help... Coursera | University of Pennsylvania |
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| From | University of Pennsylvania via Coursera |
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| Hours | 73 |
| Instructors | Christian Terwiesch, Roy Rosin, MBA, David A. Asch, MD, MBA, Amol S. Navathe, MD, PhD, Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD, Michael Useem, Peter Cappelli, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, Guy David, PhD, Richard Lambert, Christopher D. Ittner |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Science Business Social Sciences |
Careers
An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile (33rd - 99th).
Health Care Partner $23k
Health Care Security $38k
Resident Health Care $42k
Health Care Concierge $54k
Health Care Facility $57k
Regional Health Care $61k
Health care giver $62k
Health care Services $63k
Health care sales $65k
Health Care Analyst 1 $68k
Deputy Health Care $83k
Health Care Lawyer $170k
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