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Spezialisierung The Business of Health Care
Advance your career in health care management. Develop business skills and understand the American health care system to improve cost and quality.
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12,418 kürzliche Aufrufe
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.”
Praktisches Lernprojekt
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.
Karriereergebnisse der Lernenden
40%
Ich nahm nach Abschluss dieses Spezialisierung einen neuen Beruf auf.
25%
Ich erhielt eine Gehaltserhöhung oder Beförderung.
Zertifikat zur Vorlage
Erhalten Sie nach Abschluss ein Zertifikat
Kurse, die komplett online stattfinden
Beginnen Sie sofort und lernen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Tempo.
Flexibler Zeitplan
Festlegen und Einhalten flexibler Termine.
Stufe „Anfänger“
Keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich.
Ca. 4 Monate zum Abschließen
Empfohlen werden 2 Stunden/Woche
Englisch
Untertitel: Englisch, Französisch, Portugiesisch (europäisch), Russisch, Spanisch
Karriereergebnisse der Lernenden
40%
Ich nahm nach Abschluss dieses Spezialisierung einen neuen Beruf auf.
25%
Ich erhielt eine Gehaltserhöhung oder Beförderung.
Zertifikat zur Vorlage
Erhalten Sie nach Abschluss ein Zertifikat
Kurse, die komplett online stattfinden
Beginnen Sie sofort und lernen Sie in Ihrem eigenen Tempo.
Flexibler Zeitplan
Festlegen und Einhalten flexibler Termine.
Stufe „Anfänger“
Keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich.
Ca. 4 Monate zum Abschließen
Empfohlen werden 2 Stunden/Woche
Englisch
Untertitel: Englisch, Französisch, Portugiesisch (europäisch), Russisch, Spanisch
Es gibt 4 Kurse in dieser Spezialisierung
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