Healthcare Management

Sharpen your health management skills and gain the business understanding necessary to optimize patient care.

While many healthcare professionals start practicing with limited knowledge of business management, there is likely a point in their career when they’re not just taking care of patients, but also taking care of an organization-at-large. Today, there is a dramatically increased demand for clinicians and health services managers who understand the operational and economic impact of their everyday business decisions.

The eight-week Healthcare Management online program from Yale School of Management Executive Education gives you a fundamental grounding in the business principles and organizational practices of the U.S. healthcare system.

Throughout the program, you’ll learn practical health administration and operational skills to help you optimize patient care, manage finances, and enhance operations. Whether you’re medically trained or a professional working within the sector, you’ll gain the organizational skills required to effectively manage and lead as a healthcare provider. Program convenor and former CEO of Yale Medicine, Dr. Paul Taheri will help you leverage management skills and techniques to run more efficient hospitals, become a more effective leader in the industry, and, most importantly, optimize patient care.

This program bridges the gap between clinical training and essential organizational, managerial, and leadership responsibilities. With modules designed to specifically shed light on the U.S. healthcare system, you’ll gain an introduction to practical business topics with real-world application, including payment plans and structures, budgeting strategies, funding, compensation, compliance, and quality assurance. You’ll also explore the macroeconomic forces that have shaped the current healthcare system, and examine the place of hospitals, group practices, and other organizations within the sector.

COVID-19 has revealed the value, necessity, and power of quality leadership in healthcare. While the program was designed and developed just prior to the pandemic, its lessons of business operations and leadership remain relevant to leaders and emerging leaders in healthcare.

This program is aimed at both medical and non-medical professionals who are looking to gain a fundamental understanding of business and organizational principles and their application in healthcare.

It’s ideal for medical professionals who currently manage or aim to run their own private practices and require the financial and managerial skills to do so, or for those who are looking to transition into a more administrative or senior role within healthcare. These may include physicians, registered nurses, surgeons, and allied health professionals.

This program will also benefit non-medical professionals who are responsible for managing teams, budgeting, and guiding organizational strategy or policy, but may be new to the role or lack a background in the healthcare industry. The tools and techniques acquired can be used to sharpen management and leadership skills, or help prepare individuals to take the next step in their organization. These may include medical and health service managers, general managers, consultants, analysts and directors in the healthcare sector.