Management for the Hospital Professional - The hospital sector from a macro perspective The hospital sector from a macro perspective
Vlerick Business School
Healthcare Management
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This five-day module, spread over three months, explores the macroeconomic landscape of hospitals. You’ll focus on financial management and strategy – and you’ll gain insights into sector trends, financial analysis and strategic directives. You’ll leave the module equipped with the knowledge you need to successfully navigate complex economic challenges – and drive innovative solutions.
Programme Content
Webinar: Introduction and care systems in the sector
Kick-off with an informative webinar that maps out the current healthcare system, including its advantages and disadvantages
Develop a vision on the healthcare policy in Flanders
Session 1: Trends and innovation in the sector
Identify the trends and innovations within the healthcare sector and how they might impact the role of physicians and hospital services in the future
Discover the impact of technological innovations and their impact on your own service
Session 2: Hospital financing
Discover how trends in the hospital sector often evolve at a different pace than financing
Expand your knowledge of the financial evolution in the sector and understand a hospital's various sources of financing
Session 3: Financial management
Master financial terminology (annual accounts, balance sheet, profit and loss account) by means of a simulation
Learn how to evaluate the financial health of your hospital
Session 4: Financial management and the figures within the hospital
Learn to read hospital annual accounts and profit and loss accounts in general
Analyse your hospital's figures to gain more insight into its financial health
Make the connection with other data sources within the hospital, such as the minimum hospital data set (MHD)
Discover your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses
Session 5: Strategic plans and policy plans in healthcare
Learn to interpret how your hospital differs from others
Dive into strategy and what it can mean for your hospital and service
Throughout the programme, you will reflect on your new insights and how they apply to your teams and colleagues.
Register for this practice-oriented module and learn to navigate the complexities of hospital management.
You will leave with robust insights into financial, operational and strategic policy – and you’ll become a driver of change in the healthcare sector.
Interested in more than one module?
This module is part of our 15-day Management for the Hospital Professional programme. If you participate in another module within 3 years, you will receive a 25% discount on the price.
This programme is accredited by the RIZIV.
Programme Audience
Doctors and specialists
Heads of department
Policy-making professionals
Hospital or biological pharmacists
External providers for hospitals
Programme Benefits
Take part in a webinar to understand the different healthcare systems
Discover the trends and innovation that will impact hospital services in the future
Understand hospital financing and different sources of funding
Dive into financial management with a simulation exercise designed to teach you key financial concepts
Explore how financial management can help you make strategic decisions
Learn about strategic healthcare and policy plans
Testimonials
"One particular thing I learned is that to tackle the sticking points in paediatrics, you have to find like-minded people. The great advantage of the Vlerick programme is the network. Partly thanks to the course, I am now a member of many paediatric associations in Flanders and Belgium. Its quite time-consuming, but probably the only way to really achieve something. I now feel like I really know what Im talking about in several areas. Read more ."
An Bael
Paediatric Nephrologist at ZNA
"In addition to gaining new insights, I wanted to be inspired. I wanted to acquire new skills and tips & tricks from the pros. I now understand better where my talents lie and which subjects, such as innovation and people management, fascinate me. I am also better able to recognise and analyze situations or challenges and approach them in a more structured way."
Elisabeth De Waele
Head of Clinical Nutrition Department Intensivist UZ Brussel
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